Black Anglicans gather.Afro-Anglican scholars will deliver addresses and facilitate workshops during the third International Conference on Afro-Anglicanism scheduled for July July: see month. 20-27 in Toronto. The conference aims to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re the experiences of black Anglicans (bishops, clergy and laity LAITY. Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is, merely conventional. ) from around the world since 1985, when the first meeting on Afro-Anglicanism was held in Barbados. Issues of health, economic justice, human rights and youth will guide most workshops, which will focus on global issues, spirituality and the black family. The conference is open to those interested in "issues and ideas that continue to fashion the Christian response of Afro-Anglicans," said Canon Stephen Fields, chair of the local planning committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación . Mr. Fields may be reached at (416) 241-4639 or at saintstephenstoronto@sympatico.ca. The conference Web site is www.afroanglican.com. |
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