“With New Eyes”: Toward Advancing the Commitment of the World Council of Churches to Justice and Peace in Africa
(2018) The Ecumenical Review — Vol. 70, n° 3, p. 455-469 (2018)
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- 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.
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Okpaleke, I. P. (2018). “With New Eyes”: Toward Advancing the Commitment of the World Council of Churches to Justice and Peace in Africa. The Ecumenical Review, 70(3), 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/erev.12375 (Original work published 2018)