Haase_UZ_x007E_DTh (2).pdf - South African Theological Seminary

November 2004 the Kenyan primate refused the remaining $100,000 of a total $288,980
grant for theological education given in 2002 by Trinity Episcopal Seminary. “We are
not to mortgage our faith,” Nzimbi said. “We do regret the money lost, but we rejoice on
our stand for the Gospel and the truth” (Duin).
In addition, the Archbishop of Nigeria (Akinola) encouraged the development of
independent African theological institutions, further distancing faithful Africans from
apostate Western groups. During the first ever all-African Anglican bishops meeting held
in Lagos, Nigeria (Oct. 2004), all in attendance agreed to the new initiative. “The time
has come for the church in Africa to address the pitfalls in our present theological and
Western worldview education, which has failed to relate with some of the socio-political
and economic challenges and Christian faith in Africa,” their communiqué said. “We
need well-resourced, highly rated and contextually relevant theological institutions that
can engage intelligently with our peculiar challenges from an African perspective”
(LeBlanc). Africans often cite Amos 3:3 -- “Do two walk together unless they have
agreed to do so”
The Anglican Church of Uganda issued a position paper in May 2005 entitled:
Position Paper on Scripture, Authority, and Human Sexuality. The Ugandan’s [rightly]
lay full blame for the Anglican crisis on the West. The Ugandan’s further believe there is
a crisis of authority concerning The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Lambeth Conference
of Bishops, The Primates Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council, who will not
deal with the crisis precipitated by the EC-USA and the Canadians. They believe false
teachers, according to Acts 20:29-30, have divided the church and now scandalize her
before the world.
We in the Church of Uganda are convinced
that the Authority of Scripture must be
reasserted as the central authority in the
Anglican Communion. From our point of
view, the basis of our commitment to the
Anglican Communion is that it provides a
wider forum for holding each other
accountable to the Scriptures, which are the
seed of faith and the foundation of the Church
in Uganda. The Church of Uganda, therefore,
upholds Resolution 1.10 of Lambeth 1998 that
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