Beyond Colonial Anglicanism

by Douglas, Ian T.

• ISBN13: 9780898693577
• ISBN10: 0898693578
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Church Pub Inc

Summary

This is a collection of fifteen provocative essays by a cadre of international authors that examine the nature and shape of the Communion today; the colonial legacy; economic tensions and international debt; sexuality and justice; the ecological crisis; violence and healing in South Africa; persecution and religious fundamentalism; the church amid global urbanization; and much more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	1	(8)
Glauco S. de Lima
Introduction	9	(16)
Part I: Colonialism and the Anglican Communion
The Exigency of Times and Occasions: Power and Identity in the Anglican Communion Today	25	(22)
Ian T. Douglas
The Legacy of Cultural Hegemony in the Anglican Church	47	(24)
Kwok Pui-lan
The Nature and Shape of the Contemporary Anglican Communion	71	(30)
David Hamid
Part II: Challenges of the Present World
From Violence to Healing: The Struggle for Our Common Humanity	101	(20)
Denise M. Ackermann
As We Sail Life's Rugged Sea: The Paradox of Divine Weakness	121	(18)
Kortright Davis
This Fragile Earth Our Island Home: The Environmental Crisis	139	(26)
Jeffrey M. Golliher
Debt Relief: Giving Poor Countries a Second Chance	165	(26)
John Hammock
Anuradha Harinarayan
Power, Blessings, and Human Sexuality: Making the Justice Connections	191	(13)
Renee L. Hill
Global Urbanization: A Christian Response	204	(29)
Laurie Green
Part III: Visions for the Future Church
Scripture: What Is at Issue in Anglicanism Today?	233	(14)
Njongonkulu Ndungane
The Primacy of Baptism: A Reaffirmation of Authority in the Church	247	(23)
Fredrica Harris Thompsett
Leadership Formation for a New World: An Emergent Indigenous Anglican Theological College	270	(27)
Jenny Plane Te Paa
Beyond the Monarch/Chief: Reconsidering Episcopacy in Africa	297	(21)
Simon E. Chiwanga
Culture, Sprit, and Worship	318	(19)
Jaci Maraschin
Toward a Postcolonial Re-visioning of the Church's Faith, Witness, and Communion	337	(31)
Christopher Duraisingh
Contributors	368