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Service Honors a Catechist to the Enslaved

The historic French Church du St. Esprit commemorates the life of Élias Neau, a Huguenot who ministered to New York City’s enslaved Africans.

A Substantial Alternative to Retiring

Nigel Biggar delivers a damning tally of what he forthrightly labels the evils of the centuries-long British colonial enterprise meriting moral condemnation.

Inculturation and Indigenization: An African Theologian’s Perspective

The task of indigenization and inculturation - making the universal local while still globally recognizable - is the next step beyond the current configuration of the Communion Instruments.

Lisboa: A Figural Reading for a Crippled Church

Slaves were brought from Africa to work in mines soon after gold was discovered in the backlands of Brazil. The discovery of gold made...

The Great Burning

The Necessity of Reconciliation Between the Church and Indigenous Communities for Ecological and Relational Healing One of the themes for this summer’s Lambeth Conference is...

The Currents of Colonialism

Climate Colonialism and the Anglican Communion One of the themes for this summer’s Lambeth Conference is ecology. We have invited authors to reflect on what...

Communion Could Have More Say in Choosing ABC

A change in the selection process would reflect the fact that the Archbishop of Canterbury wears multiple hats.

New Anti-Colonial Name for Rwandan Anglicans

Archbishop Laurent Mbanda said the church he leads will be known as "The Anglican Church of Rwanda," and that removing the word "province" from the former name affirms that Anglican identity is found in "Biblical doctrine."

Welby to Visit Massacre Site in Tour of South Asian Churches

Welby may formally apologize at Amritsar, site of an event that triggered colonialism's demise, will stand in solidarity with persecuted South Asian Christians.

Guilt and Persecution

Bp. Philip Mountstephen: “There is a lot of post-colonial guilt around a residual sense that the Christian faith is an expression of white Western privilege.”

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