![[Book review] Kwame Bediako: African Theology for a World Christianity](/media/cache/thumbnail/0/32/3282sp_625w_410h_1x_1y.jpg)
Hartman summarises the work of Ghanaian theologian Kwame Bediako, drawing on his three books and more than 75 articles, and addressing that cultural baggage from a contemporary African perspective: ‘Bediako asks what it means to be African and Christian after the shortcomings of colonialism.’
Like other believers in conflict zones, Ukrainian Christians have been wrestling with issues of war that many Western Christians have long discussed only in theory... issues that may become reality sooner rather than later. Ukraine is becoming a laboratory of ethics for the global Church. We would do well to listen very carefully.
When we are impacted by the reality of war Christians need a strong theological foundation rooted in Scripture not doctrinal tradition that emerged from another context with questionable bias. Rather than choosing a side, we need to fix our eyes on Jesus and the ethics of the kingdom of God, because the future of the world does not ultimately depend on the success of empires.
The Church was the United States of America’s first volunteer network. Long before civic and governmental infrastructures existed, congregations faithfully fed families, welcomed immigrants, cared for the vulnerable, and stitched together the fabric of American society. This is sorely needed once more.
War broke out in the Middle East during the Movement Day Evangelical Church conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world changed and the conversation shifted. From his lock-down, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, an Arab Israeli from Nazareth, Rev. Botrus Mansour reflected on what remains important for followers of Jesus.
Cuba is at a social and economic crossroads, facing shortages of food and medicine, prolonged power outages, and deep uncertainty about the future, according to recent journalistic and social analysis reports. This situation affects both the daily lives of millions of Cubans and the ways in which religious communities attempt to respond.
The community of evangelical communicators and leaders is already marking its calendar following the recent official announcement from the Christian media organization Confederación Iberoamericana de Comunicadores y Medios Cristianos (COICOM).
A new form of church designed specifically for farmers has taken root in eastern Switzerland, reshaping traditional worship schedules and formats to fit the rhythms of agricultural life, according to a report by Dienstagsmail.
India’s Roman Catholic bishops have recently elected the country’s first Dalit cardinal to lead them. The symbolism is powerful. But can one man, in perhaps four years, dismantle the caste walls that still run through the Indian Church?
Artificial intelligence may be able to generate polished sermons, complete with structure, illustrations and theological analysis, but it cannot embody lived faith, suffering or spiritual encounter, speakers said at a Korean church conference examining the future of preaching in the AI era.
About a third of practicing American Christians say the spiritual advice they get from artificial intelligence is just as good as that from a pastor, with practicing Christians more likely to agree with this notion than non-practicing Christians and non-Christians, according to new research from the Barna Group.
For decades, the case for legal abortion rested on two central claims: that women’s rights depend on autonomy over their bodies, and that legal access would make abortion safer than the dangerous black-market alternatives it replaced. If those claims still matter, pro-choice advocates should be deeply concerned about how abortion pills are being distributed today and work with the pro-life movement to change it.
