"With New Eyes": Toward Advancing the Commitment of the World Council of Churches to Justice and Peace in Africa

In commemorating 70 years of the existence of the World Council of Churches (WCC), especially its global commitment to promoting justice and peace, there is need to enhance its work especially in Africa. While acknowledging and appraising the WCC's efforts, this article suggests that the challe...

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Subtitles:The World Council of Churches at 70
主要作者: Okpaleke, Ikenna Paschal (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: The ecumenical review
Year: 2018, 卷: 70, 发布: 3, Pages: 455-469
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KCB Papacy
KDJ Ecumenism
Further subjects:B Justice
B Ubuntu
B Pope Francis
B World Council of Churches
B Ecumenism
B Africa
B Peace
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总结:In commemorating 70 years of the existence of the World Council of Churches (WCC), especially its global commitment to promoting justice and peace, there is need to enhance its work especially in Africa. While acknowledging and appraising the WCC's efforts, this article suggests that the challenging case of Africa requires we seek and deploy fresh insights. This essay identifies poor ecumenical relations among churches in Africa as a key obstacle to the WCC's effort. However, it argues that the principles of dialogue espoused by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium could serve as powerful resources for the WCC in reimagining an ecumenical Africa that is committed to justice and peace.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12375