The Accra Confession as a response to empire

HTS Theological Studies 74 (4):1-6 (2018)
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The Accra Confession was formulated and adopted by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in Accra, Ghana, in 2004. This article traces the historical development of the Accra Confession and its continued impact on the present. It aims to show the confession as a Reformed response to 'empire'. The article explores the content, debates and challenges the Accra Confession offers to the notion of empire.

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10.4102/hts.v74i4.5284

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The historical context of the Accra Confession.Averell Rust - 2009 - HTS Theological Studies 65 (1).

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