Independence or Nothing

About the Book

The intended audience is all the people of the world who are concerned about the oppressed and suffering people deprived of justice and struggling under colonial oppression. The context of the book is the aggression and tyranny the British Southern Cameroonians are undergoing as a result of an artificial union that has subjugated the British Southern Cameroonians to the oppression of the successive La Republique du Cameroun governments (prompted by some Western imperialists) for fifty-seven years now. The book underscores the fact that the principle of self-determination in non-violent ways can solve the legitimate problems many world constituted regions are facing today. Moreover, it is a book that demonstrates in Christian theological ways how the oppressed and marginalized in society can rise up against tyranny and subjugation. The book is about the theology of self-determination. The author of the book (a theologian), inspired by his profound knowledge of Christian theology, believes that, through this theological vision of self-determination, the church must be engaged in the political and economic liberation of Africa and anywhere in the world where people are tyrannized.

About the Author

Jerry Jumbam (Gerald Jumbam NYUYKONGMO) is a catholic priest whose independence of mind allows him to speak without fear on challenging subjects. His first book Why Bernard Fonlon Matters (a bestseller in Cameroon) makes a case for the beatification of one of the greatest saints to have come out of the continent of Africa. He is the author of challenging and thought-provoking articles published in some of Cameroon’s Christian famous newspapers like L’Effort Camerounais, and Cameroon Panorama. He did research and wrote many articles on witchcraft in Cameroon. He has also written extensively on the importance of technical education especially when he was principal of a technical college in Cameroon. He is in Rome for studies and has recently availed himself of this opportunity to do research and contributed in Facebook, blog and twitter on religious, historical and political matters concerning Africa, and especially on the ongoing Southern Cameroons’ Problem in his homeland. His contributions on this issue (the burden of this book) has been incomparable. He holds a licentiate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Urban University Rome and holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Lateran Pontifical University of Rome.