Black Clergy in the Church of England

Towards a Sense of Belonging

Ericcson T. Mapfumo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXI, 249 Seiten

2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-46505-5 (ISBN)

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This book explores the experiences of ordinands and Black clergy of the Church of England (CofE). An increasing number of Black ordinands (trainees) from African and Caribbean heritages are choosing a ministerial pathway in the Anglican Communion, which has necessitated insights which recognise what they have to bring from their place of origin. Accounts of some of their relationships in the Church of England have been documented and reports on the issues and challenges of institutionalised racism. Anecdotal reference also suggests that the CofE has become a White institution which has not supported its Black clergy in their ministry. The purpose of this book is to present the lived experience of Black clergy in the Church of England, while highlighting some of the challenges they face and to offer solutions to make the church anti-racist.

Rev Dr Ericcson Mapfumo is a part-time lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, Community Ambassador for the pilot project from the College of Policing at Leeds Trinity University, UK, and a Church of England clergy. He is a clergy member of the Zimbabwean Anglican Ministers (ZINAFE) involved in pastoral care and holding communion services in the Zimbabwean vernacular languages (Shona/ Ndebele). As the Vice Principal at Kingdom School of Theology (online theological school), he is also involved in training ministers.

Chapter 1: Introduction: 'Black' Clergy Voices and the Church of England.- Chapter 2: Sociology of the Church of England.- Chapter 3: How Critical Race Theory Can Help Us Understand the Church of England Much Better.- Chapter 4: The 'Palaver' in Black Clergy's Ontology.- Chapter 5: Cognitive Dissonance in Belonging for Black Clergy.- Chapter 6: The Model for Fostering a Sense of Belonging.- Chapter 7: Conclusion and Recommendations.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	XXI, 249 p. 9 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	483 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	belonging • Black Clergy • Church of England • Coloniality • critical race theory • Institutional Racism
ISBN-10	3-031-46505-9 / 3031465059
ISBN-13	978-3-031-46505-5 / 9783031465055
Zustand	Neuware