Doing Theology after the TRC

Many Canadians, including the leadership of the mainline churches, are still trying to come to grips with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and its Calls to Action as they rethink the colonial foundation of both the Canadian state and the churches. Given the role of Canadian mainline Chr...

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Subtitles:A different tenor
Main Author: Andraos, Michel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: School [2018]
In: Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 295-301
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Evangelization
B Indigenous Peoples
B Indigenous church
B Decolonization
B Colonization
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Summary:Many Canadians, including the leadership of the mainline churches, are still trying to come to grips with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and its Calls to Action as they rethink the colonial foundation of both the Canadian state and the churches. Given the role of Canadian mainline Christianity and the churches in this history, the work of unmasking the colonial theology that sustained the “evangelizing and civilizing” foundational projects of the state and the violence they produced becomes an urgent theological task that is yet to be tackled seriously. With a primary focus on the Catholic context, after a brief historical survey this article considers some of the key theological questions inspired by Indigenous voices and proposals that theology after the TRC can no longer ignore.
ISSN:1918-6371
Contains:Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/tjt.2017-0151