Transformation Through the Different Other

"From the horrors of his story as a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda, Ntamushobora provides an African perspective on issues of injustice, racism, ethnic conflict, and violations of human rights. . . . He leads the reader to think in fresh ways about what it means to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves."

--Sherwood Lingenfelter, Professor and Provost Emeritus, Fuller Theological Seminary



"In this book Faustin shares much of his story and how God has used people, very different from him, to transform his life. God wants to do this for us too. As you read this book I am sure God will use it to open your eyes so you can see and experience the transformational impact others are having on you--for the glory of God."

--W. Matthew Reed Jr., Pastor of Missional and Adult Ministries, Calvary Church



"Faustin Ntamushobora, pastor, scholar, and compelling storyteller, eloquently describes ubuntu theology, centered in restorative justice based upon forgiveness. Sharing heart-wrenching personal stories as a Rwandan genocide survivor, as well as spiritual, intellectual, and cultural eurekas in the discovery of the different other, the author unfolds the only salve for the problem of the human heart: the transformative work of Jesus Christ, healer and hope of the nations."

--June Hetzel, Dean of Education, Biola University



"Today, discourses between Africa and the rest of the world, particularly the West, haven't quite sobered up. Such encounters, fueled by the problem of active exclusion and rubbishing of each other's perspectives, often raise their voices in blame-games and grandstanding. . . . Ntamushobora introduces ubuntu not only as the distinguishing principle that separates Africa from the rest of the world, but he also presents it as the hermeneutic key to the question of race, self-understanding of Africa, and a basis for contemplation of transformation as something that happens through 'the different other.'"

--James Kombo, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Daystar University