"At its meeting in Panama in October 1996, the Anglican Consultative Council expressed its support for a World Council of Churches (WCC) Petition on Climate Change. On Sunday 2 March [1997], this WCC petition was handed to the President of the Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was meeting in Bonn, Germany."
"2005 marks the Anglican Peace and Justice Network's 20th anniversary and its meeting in Jerusalem in September 2004 brings it full circle to its first meeting which also took place in the City of Peace in 1985. Invited by the Right Reverend Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal, APJN convened 23 Provinces of the Anglican Communion under the leadership of Dr. Jenny Te Paa of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia ... (p. 7)". "APJN was both nurtured and shaken during its visit, the former by the warmth of the people of the diocese (virtually all of them Palestinian), and the latter by the conditions of Occupation under which most Palestinians live (p. 7)". "We recognize that the Israeli people have endured attacks and suicide bombings causing great suffering, loss and agony, and that the fear of further suicide bombings continues. We also recognize and lament the historical context of the experience of persecution and genocide by the Jewish people. However, the extent to which the Israeli government has gone in annexing Palestinian land and pushing the Palestinians into cantons and denying this people both dignity and self-determination is unjustifiable. If Israel continues with its actions in the name of security (as is often argued) then their hope for life without fear is diminished as the Palestinian people will continue in their struggle for nationhood (p. 9)".
Contents divided into four main sections.
Contents: List of Participant Provinces -- The Local Context of the Meeting -- Moral Responsibility of Investments -- APJN Statement on Palestinian/Israeli Conflict -- Honoring a Peacemaker -- Regional Conflicts : Seeking Conflict Transformation -- A Personal Challenge to the Communion / Pie Ntukamazina -- The Challenge of Globalization -- Environmental Justice -- Theological Education as Foundational to Peacemaking -- Interfaith Relations as a Tool for Justice -- A Conversation with Mordechai Vanunu -- Recommendations to the Anglican Consultative Council -- Networking -- Business Meeting and Closing Comments.
Section III Recommendations organized into four subject sections: Conflict Transformation -- Theological Education -- Interfaith Relations -- Environment.
The Anglican Church of Canada was represented by Ms. Cynthia Patterson.
Contents divided into five main sections: Introduction -- Section I: The Local Context -- Section II: Far-Reaching Concerns -- Section III: The Church in Areas of Civil/Regional Conflict -- Section IV: Principles Shaping Work in the Communion.
Contents: APJN Participant -- A Beginning -- Report from Aotearoa/New Zealand -- A Special Place -- Globalization and Poverty -- HIV/AIDS -- Justice and Peace Issues in the World -- Young People in the Anglican Church -- Environmental Issues -- Justice for Women -- Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC) -- Death Penalty -- Overview: Areas of Special Concern -- Great Lakes Region -- Burundi -- The Zimbabwean Situation -- Role of the Church in the Sri Lankan Conflict / Kumara B.S. Illanasinghe i.e. Illangasinghe -- Overview: Principles Shaping Work in the Communion -- Theological Education -- Toward Interfaith Understanding.
The Anglican Church of Canada was represented by Ms. Cynthia Patterson and the Rev. Canon Eric B. Beresford who is also "Ethicist for the ACC" i.e. Anglican Consultative Council.
"At a time -- at least in Canada -- when having an active faith is considered a liability for politicians, Elizabeth May stands out for being openly Anglican. May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, is known for environmental activism as equally as she is for declaring her faith". "May says that her faith is such an important part of her life that she remains unfazed. 'It's the source of my strength in dealing with somewhat insurmountable odds -- this profound belief that the impossible is possible'." "'I'm very comfortable in the Anglican church. The element of it that I appreciate the most would apply to many Protestant churches -- inclusiveness, tolerance', she says. May also finds joy in parish life, so much so that before she entered politics, she studied to become a priest. She was halfway through her theological studies at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, but had to abandon the idea as the demands of an emerging party grew. In 2011, May made history by becoming the first Green party candidate to be elected to the House of Commons. Now a parishioner at St. Andrew's in Sidney, B.C., May is still on the parish rolls of St. George's in New Glasgow, N.S., her former home". "May recalls hearing then-Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speak forcefully a the 2009 UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen. 'He said, "to tell lies about climate change is to tell lies about God and it's blasphemy",' says May. 'I just got chills and thought, 'Oh my God, I belong to the Anglican church and we've got this radical Archbishop of Canterbury, and isn't he wonderful ?'"
Anglicans joined tens of thousands in Montreal 3 December 2005 to lead a worldwide protest against global warming during the United Nations climate change conference. From Episcopal News Service.
Bishops attending the Anglican Congress on the Stewardship of Creation in South Africa urged the Communion to take a stronger stand on climate change and related environmental issues.
"This book originated at a consultation on `Anglicanism in a Post-Colonial World' held at the Episcopal Divinity School from June 7-11, 1998" . -- Acknowledgements, p. [vii].
"The essays by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Professor Jaci Maraschin have appeared in the `Anglican Theological Review', and we are grateful to the authors for allowing them to be re-published here." -- Acknowledgements, p. [vii].
Fifteen essays by 16 contributors which address "some of the key questions facing the Anglican Communion: What does it mean for a family of churches historically identified with the Church of England that the majority of Anglicans today are from the South with very different cultures from that of the English ? What does it mean that contemporary global Anglicanism is increasingly moving away from the cultural, political, and economic hegemony of Anglo-American colonialism ?" -- Intro., p. 11.
Contents: Preface / Glauco S. de Lima -- The Exigencies of Times and Occasions : Power and Identity in the Anglican Communion Today / Ian T. Douglas -- The Legacy of Cultural Hegemony in the Anglican Church / Kwok Pui-lan -- The Nature and Share of the Contemporary Anglican Communion / David Hamid -- From Violence to Healing : The Struggle for Our Common Humanity / Denise M. Ackermann -- As We Sail Life's Rugged Sea : The Paradox of Divine Weakness / Kortright Davis -- This Fragile Earth Our Island Home : The Environmental Crisis / Jeffrey M. Golliher -- Debt Relief : Giving Poor Countries a Second Chance / John Hammock and Anuradha Harinarayan -- Power, Blessings, and Human Sexuality : Making the Justice Connections / Renee L. Hill -- Global Urbanization : A Christian Response / Laurie Green -- Scripture : What is at Issue in Anglicanism Today ? / Njongonkulu Ndungane -- The Primacy of Baptism : A Reffirmation of Authority in the Church / Frederica Harris Thompsett -- Leadership Formation for a New World : An Emergent Indigenous Anglican Theological College / Jenny Plane Te Paa -- Beyond the Monarch/Chief : Reconsidering Episcopacy in Africa / Simon E. Chiwanga -- Culture, Spirit, and Worship / Jaci Maraschin -- Towards a Postcolonial Re-visioning of the Church's Faith, Witness and Communion -- Christopher Duraisingh.
"Last summer [2010], 32 downtown Winnipeg kids learned how to cultivate the earth. They used creation-centred biblical principles set out at a day camp run by St. Margaret's Anglican Church and A Rocha (The Rock) -- a Christian conservation and environmental group founded in Portugal three decades ago by a husband-and-wife team of Anglican priests. A Rocha Canada is based in coastal Surrey, B.C., and has a conservation site in the Pembina Valley, but its Winnipeg gardening mission, 'Just Growing' is rooted firmly on some of the needier streets of the city's downtown core. 'Our project here links people with food, community and creation', says Jennifer Kornelsen, a community organizer with A Rocha Canada and one of Just Growing's co-ordinators".
"The Anglican Communion has responded with enthusiasm to the Lambeth Fathers' call for a Decade of Evangelism. In these pages lay persons, evangelists, scholars, bishops, and clergy convey stories of 'Sharing the Good News through Mission' in their part of God's world. As the title suggests, evangelism and mission are inseparable. These chapters express that reality against a background of cultural diversity and experience". -- back cover.
Contents: Foreword / Robert Renouf -- List of Contributors -- An Introduction and a Plea / Colin Craston -- Section I: Evangelism in Mission: Everything Connects -- 1. Proclamation of Good News: Essential Relationships of Mission and Evangelism / David Winter -- 2. Decade of Transformation: Proclaiming, Celebrating and Following Christ as the Paradigm of Change in People, Church and Society / Janet Hodgson -- 3. Compassionate Service to the Needy: Sharing in the Compassion of Christ / James Ottley -- 4. Integrity of Creation: Striving to safeguard the integrity of creation and safeguard and renew the ecological life of the earth / Kenyon Wright -- Section II: Mission in Context: Church and World -- 5. Ecumenical Context / Alexander Malik -- 6. Cultural Context / French Chang-Him -- 7. Context of People of God in Community / Jaci Maraschin -- Section III: Movement to Mission: A Massive Shift -- 8. Training the Laity and Clergy for Mission: The Role of Every Christian -- 9. Renewal of the Church in Mission: The Work of the Spirit in Christian Formation / Sehon Goodridge -- 10. Structures and Strategies for Mission and Evangelism: Sabah Style / Yong Ping Chung -- 11. Mission and Communication: 'Roger and Out' / Roger Herft -- Epilogue: A Story to Tell / Gideon Olajiide.
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"The Anglican Communion has responded with enthusiasm to the Lambeth Fathers' call for a Decade of Evangelism. In these pages lay persons, evangelists, scholars, bishops, and clergy convey stories of 'Sharing the Good News through Mission' in their part of God's world. As the title suggests, evangelism and mission are inseparable. These chapters express that reality against a background of cultural diversity and experience". -- back cover.
Contents: Foreword / Robert Renouf -- List of Contributors -- An Introduction and a Plea / Colin Craston -- Section I: Evangelism in Mission: Everything Connects -- 1. Proclamation of Good News: Essential Relationships of Mission and Evangelism / David Winter -- 2. Decade of Transformation: Proclaiming, Celebrating and Following Christ as the Paradigm of Change in People, Church and Society / Janet Hodgson -- 3. Compassionate Service to the Needy: Sharing in the Compassion of Christ / James Ottley -- 4. Integrity of Creation: Striving to safeguard the integrity of creation and safeguard and renew the ecological life of the earth / Kenyon Wright -- Section II: Mission in Context: Church and World -- 5. Ecumenical Context / Alexander Malik -- 6. Cultural Context / French Chang-Him -- 7. Context of People of God in Community / Jaci Maraschin -- Section III: Movement to Mission: A Massive Shift -- 8. Training the Laity and Clergy for Mission: The Role of Every Christian -- 9. Renewal of the Church in Mission: The Work of the Spirit in Christian Formation / Sehon Goodridge -- 10. Structures and Strategies for Mission and Evangelism: Sabah Style / Yong Ping Chung -- 11. Mission and Communication: 'Roger and Out' / Roger Herft -- Epilogue: A Story to Tell / Gideon Olajiide.
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