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| WCC Asia consultation urges churches to
find alternatives to globalization
[8-22-01]
FIJI - Episcopal News Service - August 17, 2001 -
Representatives from 29 countries gathered in mid-August at an
international consultation in Fiji organized by the World Council of
Churches and the Pacific Conference of Churches to wrestle with the
effects of globalization.
It ended with a call for churches to be more prophetic
in their opposition to the distortions of economic globalization, urging
them to search for viable alternatives that won't increase suffering and
poverty, exploit workers or destroy the environment.
Churches of the Pacific offered some viable
alternatives in a presentation called "Island of Hope," a
metaphor for the wholeness of life in which generosity, reciprocity and
sharing of communal resources are central. They described land, sea and
people as being integral parts of one's identity and called for a vision
of solidarity in defense of creation. Participants from Africa and Asia
offered similar metaphors from their cultures.
"The specific role of the church is to provide
insights into ethics and values of life," said Dr. Agnes Abuom of
Kenya, one of the WCC presidents. "We must create places of
sharing, spaces where God's people, with their diverse gifts, resources
and experiences, can come to give and receive -- a place where they
begin a journey together, a journey of affirming an alternative global
family. Economic globalization has separated people and fragmented
communities. The people of God are called to walk together," she
said.
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