“Shaping a truly global network through Christian e-publishing? Assessing strategies for access and dissemination within the Dictionary of African Christian Biography”
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2023-07
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[In November 2021, the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) held a consultation in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with theological networks and institutions in Africa on “theological education for sustainable growth in churches and society” to articulate their commitments to Agenda 2063 of the African Union. In a published statement, they voiced concern over “imported” teaching that resulted in “irrelevant theological praxis not responsive to human life and felt needs on the continent” and recognized the gaps in their theological institutions. They called for an ecumenical effort of African churches to “rethink church mission philosophy from a ‘tomorrow’ notion to ‘now’” by fulfilling seven aspirations in their core curricula. Among these were— 1) promoting networking (conferences, connectivity); 2) creating “transformative curriculum that is relevant, integrative, and contextual;” and 3) developing academic publications to “articulate the vision (…) towards the Africa we want, a Continent of God’s desire.”]
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