Global communion with colonial structure

Charles Raven  |  World
Date posted:  1 May 2018
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Global communion with colonial structure

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby | photo: BBC

In his insightful contribution for this column last month, Chris Sugden showed that the lack of accountability and anxiety about brand protection revealed in the Oxfam scandal are also unresolved problems for the Anglican Communion.

Both have a global reach and both have to deal with imbalances of power and the need for inclusive leadership.

Archbishop is the problem

He concluded by highlighting the potential of the GAFCON Primates to provide a form of faithful but collaborative leadership which seems to be beyond the ability of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The problem, however, is not that the archbishop lacks ability, it is the way he is using his ability.

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