18 May, 2024

Book Review of:

Toward a Synodal Church in Africa: Echoes from an African Christian Palaver
Edited by Ikenna Okafor, Josée Ngalula, Nicholaus Segeja, and Stan Chu Ilo
Orbis Books, 2024  $50  248 pp.
Ebook: $40.50 (Amazon) | $30.49 (Barnes and Noble)

The timing of this important book is perfect. This is a kairos moment for the Catholic Church in Africa as the African voting delegates prepare for the second session of the Synod in Rome in October 2024.

Pope Francis convoked this Synod on Synodality. He says: “Synodality is a style, it is a walk together, and it is what the Lord expects from the Catholic Church of the third millennium.” This challenging invitation has initiated countless dialogues in local churches throughout the world.

In this fine volume (which has also been published under the title Journeying Together for a Synodal Church in Africa: Echoes from an African Christian Palaver by Paulines Publications Africa for $10),……Read More>>>