Walk a Mile in My Shoes
CNN reports on Usoni , a futuristic television drama produced in Kenya that is about reversed immigration. The show depicts Europe in 2063, where life has turned unlivable after a deadly series of...
View ArticleChurch of England's Call for Dialogue on Gays Rebuffed in Africa
Ahead of his five-day visit to Africa, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby issued a statement reminding Anglicans of the commitment the Church of England made eight years ago to the pastoral care and...
View Article'What is to prevent me from being baptized?'
Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch. A Bible study.read more
View ArticleAfrican Church Leaders Resist Gay Rights, Call it a Colonial Import
A call for greater acceptance of gays and lesbians has put African and Western churches on a collision course, as some African clerics liken mounting criticism from the U.S. and Europe to a new wave of...
View ArticleUnintended Journeys -- Showing the Effects of Natural Disasters and Climate...
“Humanity is intimately tied to the world we live in, and every societal action and technological advance has an effect on the earth,” reads one of the plaques in the current Unintended Journeys...
View ArticleAt Angelina Jolie-Chaired Summit, Faith Leaders Work to End Sexual Violence
Religious leaders from across Africa and England came together Wednesday to discuss the role clergy should play in preventing and responding to sexual violence.The panel was part of the three-day...
View ArticleChurch of England Approves Women Bishops in Historic Vote
After 20 years of turmoil and angry debate, on Monday the General Synod of the Church of England said “yes” to women bishops.The first could be named by the end of the year with the appointment of at...
View ArticleThe View from Africa
“There is nothing quite like the African bush to sooth and rejuvenate.” That experience was conveyed to me by a South African church leader who has been helping plan the speaking tour I just arrived...
View ArticleIn Africa, Church Leaders Responding to Climate Change Locally and Globally
As climate change devastates communities in Kenya, church leaders are helping to address the crisis locally while also calling on industrialized nations to own up to their responsibilities for spewing...
View ArticleIslamic Insurgency Isn’t Just a Mideast Problem — Look to Africa, Too
The rise of the so-called Islamic State dominated headlines in 2014, and trained the eyes of the world back on the Middle East.Perhaps it should have looked at Africa as well.In 2014, Africans suffered...
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