New Wine into Old Wineskins? African Reactions to Arrupe's Governing Vision (1965-1978)
This essay traces the history of postcolonial African Catholicism through Pedro Arrupe's involvement from 1965 to 1978, and some Africans' reactions to the implementation of his vision, especially in relation to the creation of the Jesuit Vice-Province of West Africa (VPAO). It shows how,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institution of Catholic Studies
[2019]
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Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu
Year: 2019, Volume: 88, Issue: 176, Pages: 471-507 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Wines
B Arrupe, Pedro, 1907-1991 B Catholic Church B Animal skin containers B Jesuits |
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| Summary: | This essay traces the history of postcolonial African Catholicism through Pedro Arrupe's involvement from 1965 to 1978, and some Africans' reactions to the implementation of his vision, especially in relation to the creation of the Jesuit Vice-Province of West Africa (VPAO). It shows how, for African Jesuits discussed in this essay, namely, Nicolas Ossama, Eboussi Boulaga, Meinrad-Pierre Hebga, and Engelbert Mveng, the institutional shift enacted by Arrupe was like new wine in old wineskins. They saw a gap between vision and implementation, which, as this essay discusses, might be explained by the lack of African representation in Jesuit consulting bodies in the 1970s. While this lack of representation preceded Arrupe's generalate, the essay outlines how it nevertheless shaped the implementation of his vision. (English) |
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