The Family, Justice and the Culture of Life: Afro – Christian Perspectives

Abstract

The African Synod of 1994 brought out and shared with the universal Church the richness of the African cultural concept of family, by understanding the Church as the family of God; this is born from the ontology of the African culture, where the family is the cradle and the fundamental base of humanity and society; it is the sacred place where all the riches of our tradition converge. This paper reveals the depth of the concept of the Church as a family. It further argues that the place of the Church as a family is not a passive one. It rather positions the Church to be in the service of the promotion of justice and the culture of life.

Keywords: Family; Justice; Culture; Life; Afro-Christian; 1994 Synod