Theological Reflections series
Continuing Indaba is underpinned by theological reflection. When the task of designing the Pilot Conversations began, reflection on the theological and cultural contexts of the conversations was...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Mission
There is church because there is mission, not vice versa. - David Bosch in Transforming Mission. The Mission of God is the mission of the church. Bishop Michael Doe argues that this is true and...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Conflict Transformation
Christian partnership did not then mean that the partners, although united in their missionary goals, were always in accord on how they were to carry out this mission – witness the disagreement between...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Scripture
We all read Scripture, but we don’t all understand it in the same way. Our context has an impact on the way we read and interpret Scripture. The structures of our families, whether we are rich, poor,...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Culture
Genuine Christian living is always transcultural. In Christ, Jew and Gentile are called upon to eat together breaking centuries of division and hostility. Andrew Walls points out that the letter to the...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Our Anglican Communion
The Episcopal Church’s [TEC] website proudly proclaims. “The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.” Likewise, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai [日本聖公会 — “Japanese Holy Catholic...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: What is Continuing Indaba
Indaba, it’s a Zulu word that was made the “word of the day” during and after the Lambeth Conference of 2008. But has the “average” Anglican/Episcopalian even begun to understand what it is? Indaba is...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Current Issues
While Indaba principles and its processes are intended to assist in a meaningful discussion between opposing viewpoints concerning any subject of importance, there are some issues currently facing the...
View ArticleTheological Reflection: Power Dynamics
All human relationships can be affected by an unbalanced distribution, even if the imbalance is only a perceived imbalance, of power. This holds true whether one is referring to relationships between...
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