The Challenge for Christian Unity and Reconciliation Today from a Decolonial Perspective

This article draws on decolonial resources to interrogate the meaning and possibility of unity and reconciliation from a Christian perspective in a postcolonial world. Highlighting the need to remap modern ecumenism, the article draws on Pope Francis' dreams of a new relationship of the church...

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Main Author: Barreto, Raimundo C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2022
In: International review of mission
Year: 2022, Volume: 111, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-87
Further subjects:B Interculturality
B Christian Unity
B Ecumenism
B Reconciliation
B Decoloniality
B Liberation
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Summary:This article draws on decolonial resources to interrogate the meaning and possibility of unity and reconciliation from a Christian perspective in a postcolonial world. Highlighting the need to remap modern ecumenism, the article draws on Pope Francis' dreams of a new relationship of the church with the peoples of the Amazon to explore the meaning of Christian unity and reconciliation discourse vis-à-vis socio-economic, racial, cultural, and epistemic divides.
ISSN:1758-6631
Contains:Enthalten in: International review of mission
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/irom.12403