Resources for the 2009 Second African Synod

 

 

The 2009 Second African Synod will take place in Rome on 4-25 October, 2009 on

the theme "The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace."

 

   1.                   Books and Booklets

 

a.                     The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and

                  Peace: In Light of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops. The

                  Proceedings of the 10th Interdisciplinary Theological Session (2008) (Nairobi: CUEA

                  Publication, 2008).

 

b.                    A Commentary on the Lineamenta ("Guidelines") for Synod of Bishops

                 Second Special Assembly for Africa. The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation,

                  Justice and Peace (Nairobi: Justice and Peace Commission, 2007). See also the Swahili

                  Version Ufafanuzi wa Lineamenta (Nairobi: Tume ya Haki na Amani, 2007).

 

c.                      Healey, Joseph G. "Innovations and New Trends in Small Christian

                  Communities (SCCs) in Africa Today," Hekima Review, 40 (May, 2009), 85-100.

d.                     Healey, Joseph. "New Learnings in Animating a Small Christian Communities

                  (SCCs) Model of Church in Africa Today," African Christian Studies (CUEA), 24:2 (June,

                  2008), 7-37.

 

e.                     Healey, Joseph. "Small Christian Communities (SCCs) Promote Themes of

                  2009 Second African Synod," Hakimani: Jesuit Journal of Social Justice in Eastern Africa,

                  05/09 (January to June, 2009).

 

f.                      Henriot, Peter and Dominic Liche. Church in Africa: Relevant and Credible?

                  The Challenge of the Second African Synod (Lusaka: Jesuit Centre for Theological

                  Reflection, 2008).

 

g.                    Instrumentum Laboris ("Working Paper") for Synod of Bishops Second

                  Special Assembly for Africa. The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and

                  Peace (Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 2009 and Nairobi: Paulines Publications

                  Africa, 2009).  Vatican Website:

                           http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20090319_instrlabor-africa_en.html

 

h.                    Justice, Reconciliation & Peace. Kenya Lenten Campaign, 2009 (Nairobi: KEC

                 Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, 2009).

 

i.                      Lineamenta ("Guidelines") for Synod of Bishops Second Special Assembly

                  For Africa. The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace (Nairobi:

                  Paulines Publications Africa, 2006).

 

j.           Mejia, Rodrigo. We are the Church: Sharing in Small Christian Communities

                 (Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa, 2009). 

 

k.          Proceedings of the 16th AMECEA Plenary Assembly on "Reconciliation

                  Through Justice and Peace." Lusaka, Zambia from 27 June to 7 July, 2008 (Nairobi:

                  Privately printed, 2008).

 

 

2.      Links to Websites

 

African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN): http://afjn.cua.edu

AMECEA: http://www.amecea.org

Catholic Information Service for Africa (CISA): http://www.cisanewsafrica.org

Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers Africa Region: http://www.maryknollafrica.org

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC): www.maryknollogc.org/togetherwithafricacelebratinghope.html

            See special section on "Together with Africa: Celebrating Hope"

SEDOS: http://www.sedosmission.org

Vatican: http://www.vatican.va

Yes, Africa Matters: http://yesafricamatters.wordpress.com  (sponsored by the Catholic Task Force on Africa --CTFA)

ZENIT: http://www.zenit.org

 

 

Updated: 19 June, 2009