Background
Ike, Obiora Francis was born on April 7, 1956 in Umana, Enugu, Nigeria. Son of Richard Maduabuchi and Lucy (Mgbafor) Ike.
(A fundamental dimension of man's life on earth is Human W...)
A fundamental dimension of man's life on earth is Human Work. It is the guiding thread which co-ordinates the multifarious activities of man in his attempt to build, renew and elevate the world. Central to the problem of work is man, for he is the being who works and who must be served by work and its products. The Encyclical Letter of John Paul II «Laborem Exercens» devotes adequate attention to the right understanding of the value meaning and social ordering of human work with a consideration of the problems and prospects of Work in an post-industrial society. What has «Laborem Exercens» to offer the African in post-colonial society? This work attempts to re-evaluate-adapt and re-translate the relevance of the social Teachings of the Church in the context of Nigeria.
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Ike, Obiora Francis was born on April 7, 1956 in Umana, Enugu, Nigeria. Son of Richard Maduabuchi and Lucy (Mgbafor) Ike.
Bachelor, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1978. Bachelor's Degree, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1980. Master of Arts in Theological, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1981.
Master of Arts in Philosophy, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1981. DrTheol, Doctor of Philosophy, University Bonn, Germany, 1986.
Director, Catholic Institute for Justice and Peace, Enugu, since 1986;
director, Caritas International, Enugu, since 1986;
professor, CIDJAP Institute, Enugu, since 1991;
director, Agricultural Project JAP Farms, Ugwuomu, Nigeria, since 1987;
Chairman of the Board, Women's Development and Education, Enugu, since 1988. Professor social ethics/Africa study Tilburg U., Netherlands, 1993. Board directors Nigeria-German Contacts, Cologne, Germany, since 1979;, International Catholic Common for Prisoners, Rome, 1993.
Member Nigerian National Bishops Common for Justice and Peace, Lagos, since 1990. Visiting lecturer Theologie Interkulturell Gruppe, Frankfurt, Germany, since 1991.
(A fundamental dimension of man's life on earth is Human W...)
Founder Justice and Peace Group, Nigeria, 1986, Social Ethical Study Group, Enugu, 1989. Member Judicial Committee for Dispensation of Criminal Justice, Enugu State, 1993. Initiator Human Rights Lobby Group, 1986.
Chairman Africa Fund for Self Reliance, 1993. Member Africa Studies Association, Africa Association Advisory Catholic Social Teachings (president 1990), New York academic Sciences, International Political Science Association.