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Article: Mission after the Harare assembly: what can be envisaged?(World Council of Churches' assembly at Harare, Zimbabwe held in 1998)
- Article from:
- International Review of Mission
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
- Author:
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What can be envisaged?
Introduction
Time is passing quickly and, for those who had the privilege of attending the WCC assembly at Harare in Zimbabwe, the vivid memory of the experience is fading and will soon become part of history. Yet it seems only yesterday that we were all taking photos and collecting souvenirs, trying to immortalize different parts of this great gathering of the ecumenical family. With these few months of distance we can say without fear of contradiction that this second assembly on African soil was a success. We can say a heartfelt 'bravo' to those who gave themselves body and soul to organizing this great event. Endorsing what ...