Mateus Pinho Gwenjere A Revolutionary Priest

The book “Mateus Pinho Gwenjere: A Revolutionary Priest” depicts the life story of a Catholic priest from central Mozambique who in 1967 joined the Mozambique liberation movement, FRELIMO, in Tanzania, and was abducted from Nairobi, Kenya by the FRELIMO government agents in 1975 and summarily executed. Since his life was intertwined with the Catholic Church and the struggle for independence, the book also deals with such.

The book sheds light on his religious thoughts as well as on his socia...