A living biography of Angolan ecumenist José Belo Chipenda
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2023-10
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[José Belo Chipenda is one of the most effective African leaders within the Ecumenical Movement during the 20th century. He served in several significant roles in the student Christian movement during the 1960s; the social justice movements during the 1970s and 1980s; in the World Council of Churches during the 1980s; and in the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) during the 1990s – challenging the churches in Africa to redefine their social responsibility in a changing society for the betterment of all
people at local, national, regional, continental and global levels.]
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