QUÉBEC CITY — Shooting sprees have become a sad and seemingly daily part of life in the United States. A steady drumbeat of headlines reminds Americans that the next shooting is never far away: three killed and two injured in Nashville on Jan. 12; five injured in Alachua, Florida, on Jan. 15; two killed and 14 injured in Benton, Kentucky, on Jan. 23; two killed and three … [Read more...] about ‘We’ll Weep When You Weep’
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Abp. Welby Joins U.N. Board
Archbishop Justin Welby is one of 18 global leaders and experts asked by António Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, to form a new high-level advisory board on mediation. The board will provide the secretary-general with advice on mediation initiatives and back specific mediation efforts around the world. In addition to Archbishop Welby, members of the new … [Read more...] about Abp. Welby Joins U.N. Board
‘We Will Be Seeing More of This’
The Diocese of Virginia’s three bishops write: The echoes of the heartbreaking tragedy that was Charlottesville will remain with us for a long time to come. We have every indication that we will be seeing more of this. Angry white supremacists seem already to be organizing to bring their ugly and racist rhetoric to other towns and cities across our Commonwealth and across the … [Read more...] about ‘We Will Be Seeing More of This’
Brotherly Relations in Cairo
Adapted from ACNSSignificant meetings in Cairo last week helped form alliances for peace between Muslims and Christians in Sudan, South Sudan, and Malaysia.The Most Rev. Mouneer Anis, primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East, organized meetings involving Anglican leaders, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (the renowned Islamic university, mosque, and center in Cairo), and Pope … [Read more...] about Brotherly Relations in Cairo
Make Room for Healing
Review by Brian Grantz“With new understanding we can reject both despair and old patterns that merely choose sides.” This is both the central thesis and an honest plea from Alex Joyner in A Space for Peace in the Holy Land. Joyner’s concise book explores how Christians might distinctively and effectively engage the deep divisions and conflicts that characterize relations … [Read more...] about Make Room for Healing
Working for Peace in Burundi
By John Martin in LondonClouds of fear hover over the east African nation of Burundi following a failed coup on May 13. Churches, however, are working to counter the purveyors of violence, and Christian agencies have moved swiftly to assess the needs of the swelling numbers of displaced persons.The crisis in Burundi began in late April when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced … [Read more...] about Working for Peace in Burundi
ACNA Race, Mission Dialogue
From the Anglican Church in North America, an account of a 20-member “Conversation on Race and Mission Among African Americans”:In November of this past year, the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri became a further catalyst for our ongoing conversations about race across the United States and within the Anglican Church in North America. In response, Archbishop Foley Beach called … [Read more...] about ACNA Race, Mission Dialogue
‘Our Tribe Is Women’
Via Anglican AllianceThe conflict in South Sudan broke out on 15th December 2013 when a political disagreement arose in the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party pitting the President, H.E. Salva Kiir, and his former Vice President Riek Machar. This came just 2 years after independence. The conflict turned violent, taking on tribal dimensions between the Dinka … [Read more...] about ‘Our Tribe Is Women’