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"The Spirit of the Risen Lord,
working in the Church and in the world,
gives life and direction to our entire apostolic life".
S.R.L., 8.
SPIRITAN LIFE AUGUST 1991
No 3
CONTENTS
Foreword 5
This isWhereWe Came From, by Maurice Gobeil 9
From Carrick-on-Suirto Rome, by Desmond Arigho 19
Refugees in Southern Africa, by Frans Timmermans... 25
Algeria A Missionary Spirituality in an Islamic Context,
by Rene You 37
Mission "ad gentes" and Traditional Religions,
by David Regan 55
The Terminology and Significance of Evangelization,
by Chukwuwa Okoye 65
Education for a Global Justice, by Eugene Hillman 81
Pentecostal Expansion in Brazil: A Question
for Formation, by Antonio Gruyters 93
The 500th Anniversary of The Evangelization of the
Americas and the Spiritan Chapter 1992, by Bill
Headley, David Regan and Maurice Gobeil 103
Spiritan Life Reviews 109
OtherSpiritanPublications 113
We remind readers thatthe articles published in SPIRITAN LIFE
express the opinions of their authors and not necessary those
of the Editor.
FOREWORD
Preparations for the General Chapter of 1992 are now under
way. It is a good moment at which to raise up anything which
can help us towards a unified vision ofour past. That is why we
open this number of SPIRITAN LIFE with something about "the
roots of our roots."
All over the world today the refugee question is dramatic. In
Africa it is especially horrifying, involving an ever larger number
of people. The account of Desmond Arigho's unusual journey
helps remind us of the plight of so many and also of our
confreres who are engaged in helping them.
Frans Timmermans brings us right into this refugee world,
where, as Refugee Coordinator for the Regional Episcopal
Conference for Southern Africa (IMBISA), he lets us see all
sides of pastoral work for these particularly abandoned men,
women and children.
Refugee work is one present-day aspect of mission which
answers a special need. Redemptoris Missio (December 1990)
reminds us that Mission uses a variety of paths according to a
diversity of situations. In the Islamic context in which he lives,
Rene You points the way to one of those paths. He speaks of
the missionary spirituality which he was gradually led to
experiencethrough dialoguewith Muslim neighbours. Nowthat
the Generalate is studying conditions for the possibility of
expansion among peoples ofthe great religions ofAsia, seems
a propitious momentfor bringing tothe attention ofanglophone
Spiritans Rene's article which appeared in SPIRITUS N° 121,
(December 1990).
6 Foreword
About twenty Spiritans who work in "First Evangelization," will
meet at Chevilly, in France, from the 18 to the 23 of November
next, to share their experiences and make common recom-
mendations. On this occasion it might be asked whether the
meaning we Spiritans have, in the past, given tothe expression
"First Evangelization," is still acceptable today. David Regan
presents some reflections which could lead to a change in
vocabulary.
Our vocabulary should evolve together with our understanding
of mission. The vocation "to announce the Good News of the
Kingdom," (SRL 1), should lead us to keep on developing our
understanding of the term "evangelization". Here Chukwuma
Okoye's article offers us food for reflection.
Spiritan News N° 84 announced two Spiritan meetings
for June 1991 in Pittsburg: one for "Lay Associates" and the
other for "Spiritan Educators." Quite a few Spiritans working in
Africa were amongst those invited. Eugene Hillman reminds
participants, and all of us, that the Justice and Peace
dimension has its place, today, in all forms of educational
activity.
In July it was the turn of Spiritan "Formators" to meet, in
S.I.S.T., Nigeria. The questions raised here in a non-academic
way, by Antonio Gruyters, Novice Master in Brazil, could help
formators continue the reflection. The article, and its sequel,
should be of interest to all those whose work brings them into
contact with the "sects," not just in Latin America, but in Africa
and elsewhere.
The 1992 General Chapterwill be held in Brazil, at Itaici,
near Campinas, in the State of Sao Paulo. Next year also sees
the Fifth Centenary of Colombus' arrival in America and ofthe
evangelization of the area. How should we commemorate that
event: five-hundred years of the history - of civil and religious
Foreword 7
life - of that continent? What should delegates think about the
lot of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, or of the
Africans, brought there in chains to serve the colonies? The
Spiritan ResearchandAnimationTeam, (SRAC) contributeswith
some brief thoughts on the matter.
Forthe SRACteam, thankthose confreres who sent us
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articles or allowed their publication here. Thanks go also to
Roger Heyraud and Vincent O'Grady, here in Rome, who
worked at translating and correcting.
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