Ali Symons reports for the Anglican Church of Canada:
General Synod has released a series of seven video interviews with Canadian and African bishops, capturing the highlights from the Toronto meeting of the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue, June 2012.
The consultation is a fluid group of bishops — from Canada, the U.S., and various African countries — who seek to build common understanding and respect among different parts of the Anglican Communion. It began at the 2008 Lambeth Conference, at a time of great tension within the Anglican Communion over issues of same-sex unions and larger questions of scriptural interpretation.
At Lambeth, Archbishop Colin Johnson of Toronto and the Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki Mukasa, a Ugandan-Canadian, began conversations with African bishops. African and Canadian dioceses then gradually started theological correspondence, first on human sexuality and later mission.
Links provided by the Anglican Church of Canada:
- Watch a brief highlights video with ten quick questions (and answers) about the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue
- Watch the videos online now
- Learn more about the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue
- Read a timeline of the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
