Ecclesia Ghana : realising Afro-Catholicism in Ghana

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Morris-Chapman, Daniel John Pratt

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Church History Society of Southern Africa

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What is the essence of the Gospel? Which aspects of the church’s ministry are contingent? The story of the Anglican Church in Ghana offers an opportunity to reflect upon these questions. While the history of this colonial church is fraught with ethnocentrism, it also demonstrates a number of ways in which a rich theological tradition can be realised on Ghanaian soil. This essay explores these possibilities with the hope of identifying an authentic Afro-Catholicism.

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Ghana, Anglican church, Anglo-Catholicism, Afro-Catholicism, Ethnocentrism, Church ministry

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-04: Quality education
SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Morris-Chapman, DJP 2015, 'Ecclesia Ghana : realising Afro-Catholicism in Ghana', Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 86-104.