The African Synod
Subtitle: documents, reflections, perspectives
By: compiled and edited by the Africa Faith & Justice Network under the direction of Maura Browne.
Contributors: Browne, Maura.; Africa Faith and Justice Network.; African Synod (1994 : Rome, Italy)
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Africa -- Congresses.; Evangelistic work -- Africa -- Congresses.; Africa -- Church history -- 20th century -- Congresses.
Description: From its announcement in 1989 until its convening in Rome in 1994 the African Synod of Bishops became a focus for hope and tension in the region where Catholicism is growing the most quickly. The African Synod is the first comprehensive treatment of this historic event. It provides an up-to-the-minute portrait of the African church, its needs for inculturation, its search for an African ecclesial expression, and its relation to Rome.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Papers based on an African Synod held in Rome, 1994.