“The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!’” — Matthew 21:9 NRSV Today the Church remembers Jesus the Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. It …
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Decolonizing the Gospel
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”—Matthew 28:19 NRSV You could sense their fear confined behind those walls.The disciples of Jesus has just recently witnessed His death, resurrection and ascension and as you can probably imagine, they …
Why Must the Church Decolonize?
“You cannot discover lands already inhabited.” – Mark Charles The year was 1452. Pope Nicholas V passed a papal bull that laid the groundwork for the Doctrine of Discovery. This papal bull, called Dum Diversas, gave the Portuguese King Alfonso V the power to reduce pagans and Muslims to a state of perpetual slavery. Soon …