Ministry and Leadership in a Christian Community under Persecution – Archbishop Ben Kwashi Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life Public Lecture given by zoom Friday July 29th at 12 noon GMT I have had a journey with ill-health since 1975 when my kidneys gave way. Shortly after that my house was burnt. With Andrew Boyd I have […]
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Combatting corruption The former Archbishop of Kenya and head of the Kenyan Anti-corruption Commission gave the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life monthly public lecture for August on A Value based anti-corruption initiative to combat corruption to an international audience via zoom. Dr Eliud Wabukala reported that at their recent meeting, the All Africa Council of
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Namibian Journal of Social Justice – Vol 2, November 2022. pp 161 -176 Abstract: Social injustice is neither morally neutral nor does it happen in a social vacuum. To create an authentic environment which reflects some measure of social justice will need concrete symbols or life-enhancing goods. Thus, to genuinely reflect humane values requires outward expressions
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Myanmar is currently in the grip of a brutal and isolating civil war. Christians in this nation are struggling greatly to continue to train the next generation of leaders as conflict rages around them. At the request of our partners in the country, OCRPL’s networking arm called the Global Institute for Leadership and Development (GILD)
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by Canon Dr Chris Sugden. Presentation at Red Wednesday International Conference on Freedom of Religion in Public Space, Charles University, Prague, November 29. 2023 In a cartoon in a recent Private Eye Magazine a father says to his child: “Let’s pray for peace in the Middle East”. The child replies: “But isn’t the whole thing
by Dr Rebecca Supriya Shah. The purpose of this paper is to prompt Western Christian organizations—funded and led by people whose histories are intertwined with colonialism—to examine the impact of their “gaze” on people in the Majority World. Today, because of the vast scale of the Christian humanitarian and relief industry, Christ-centered development assistance must
To be pioneer of anything is often a privilege. I consider myself privileged partly because I am the first to have a PhD in my clan within the Dinka of South Sudan since the creation of the world. I am also the first to graduate with a PhD in Systematic Theology in the history of
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I have become fully versed in the world of Islamic beliefs and practices and it is helping me a great deal to better relate to Muslims in my community. Through OCRPL I am able to share this knowledge with people in my local church.
OCRPL was used of God to fulfil my desire for further studies, initially hindered by the constraints of time and financial resources. Through the online studies, I gained from the rich and culturally diverse lecturers who constitute the OCRPL faculty. The academic approach to the study of religion (Islam in particular) challenged my misinformed and
OCRPL is connecting all internationally. Through the initiative of this programme, I have learned how to deal with culture in our social life. The experience qualified me for academic and theological study. There is a lot of networking which results in genuine friendships. The study has equipped me with very interesting information and has allowed
