The Lambeth Quadrilateral of the Anglican Communion, although it was written as a template for church unity, offers an excellent grid for a University as well. In this respect, a Christian university is conservative, not delighting in innovation for innovation's sake, but receiving and passing on its heritage as a gift from God. I hope that the heritage of the Anglican Church in Uganda, the great sacrifices of the missionaries and martyrs, will be upheld and emulated by each new generation of students at Uganda Christian University. It is not simply identical with an institution like the Roman Church or a culture like England or the United States. Catholic learning comes from one's own best mother, one's family, land, and people.
Faith is mediated through the culture of the family, the tribe, the nation.
I am very aware of my cultural differentness as an American with very little exposure to life in Uganda. At the same time, I am equally aware of the common bonds we have in Christ. I hope that Uganda Christian University can be an authentic African institution, preserving the ways that God has spoken to his people in this land and integrating that tradition with the best insights and innovations of the modern world and the worldwide Christian movement. A University that is truly Spirit-filled The Holy Spirit is the author of truth and the source of power for the Christian life and mission. Once again a university is not a church or a mission society such that one can claim that the Holy Spirit indwells it.