Research Catalog

Title

The African Synod : documents, reflections, perspectives / compiled and edited by the Africa Faith & Justice Network under the direction of Maura Browne.

Publication

Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Browne, Maura.
• Africa Faith and Justice Network.
• African Synod.

Description

ix, 286 pages; 24 cm

Summary

From its announcement in 1989 until its convening in Rome in 1994 the African Synod of Bishops became a focus for hope and tension in the region where Catholicism is growing the most quickly. The African Synod is the first comprehensive treatment of this historic event. It provides an up-to-the-minute portrait of the African church, its needs for inculturation, its search for an African ecclesial expression, and its relation to Rome.

Subjects

• African Synod
• Catholic Church Africa > Congresses
• Africa > Church history > 20th century > Congresses
• Evangelistic work > Africa > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Maria Rita Matiku -- 1. The Birth and Development of a Local Church / Elochukwu E. Uzukwu -- 2. The Life of the Church / Frederick Chiromba -- 3. An Analysis of the Church in Africa / New People Media Centre -- 4. The Historical Background of the African Synod / Engelbert Mveng -- 5. A Critical Review of the Lineamenta / Justin S. Ukpong -- 6. Some Proposals for the African Synod / African Synod Communication Working Group -- 7. Our Bishops Want Family on Synod Agenda / Inter-regional Meeting of the Bishops of South Africa (IMBISA) -- 8. Statement / Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria -- 9. Lay People Must Be Empowered / Theological Institutes for the African Synod -- 10. Seven Mission Subjects / Oyo Diocese -- 11. An Open Letter to the Holy Father / New People Editorial Staff -- 12. Admission of Guilt / Northern Theologians -- 13. Message of the Synod / Synod Documents -- 14. Propositions / Synod Documents --
• 15. Some Interventions / Synod Press Releases -- 16. Forgive Us Our Debts / The Bishops of Africa to Europe and North America -- 17. The Church in Africa Today / Michael Kpakala Francis -- 18. The Church - Sacrament of Liberation / Jean-Marc Ela -- 19. On the Road toward an African Ecclesiology / Benezet Bujo -- 20. Christians and Moslems in Africa / Henri Teissier -- 21. The Future of the African Synod / Laurenti Magesa -- 22. Message of the AMACEA and IMBISA Bishops -- 23. Women in the Churches in Africa / Bernadette Mbuy-Beya -- 24. Mass Media and the Shaping of Modern African Cultures / Renato Kizito Sesana -- 25. "The Synod of Hope" at a Time of Crisis in Africa / John Mary Waliggo -- 26. The Church in Africa Today / John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan -- Conclusion / Peter K. Sarpong -- Appendix 2. Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation / John Paul II.

ISBN

1570750386 (alk. paper)

LCCN

95026639

OCLC

• 33984307
• ocm33984307

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries