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Church of the Empire

The Church of England and Race in Global Perspective

Church of the Empire

The Church of England and Race in Global Perspective

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Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334063452
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 01/09/2026
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm

As consciousness around racial justice increases, and questions around the Church of England’s response continue, the church is discovering that this is not a one-dimensional issue, but requires the engagement of multiple disciplines and lenses. Staying Awake in Gethsemane offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives brought together to consider how a racial justice lense sheds new light on the life and theology of the Church of England. Contributors including Anthony Reddie, Stephen Cottrell and Kwok Pui-lan consider how racial justice might influence how we think about everything from the leadership and governance of the church to the shape of vocation and formation, and from the role of pioneer ministries to the function of the parish.

Acknowledgements About the Contributors Preface Foreword Introduction Sanjee Perera Part One 1. A New Humanity in Christ Stephen Cottrell 2. Re-Stating the Centrality of a Gospel of Liberation: The Case for Black Theology Anthony G. Reddie 3. Listening Closely: The Emergence of a Gypsy Voice Steven Horne, Martin Burrell and Sue Butler 4. A Post-Pandemic Theology within the Church and with the Poor Mario I. Aguilar Part Two – The Tangled Narratives of Historical Impressionism 5. A Civilizing Church: Christian Mission and the European Scramble for Africa Harvey Kwiyani 6. A Cup of Cold Water: Global Mission and Culture Blindness Rachele Vernon O’Brien 7. Dialectics Across Empires: Echoes of Sixteenth Century Othering in Today’s North Atlantic Anglicanism Carla E. Roland Guzmán 8. Emigrants of the Empire: Fragmented Legacies that Pluck Up and Destroy Lauren Banks 9. From the Diocese of Victoria to the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui: A historical survey of Anglicanism in Hong Kong (1841-2025) David Ho Young 10 Émigrés of Empire and Colonial Homophobia: The Racialized Logics of Exclusion from Past Laws to Present Legacies Audrey Quay 11. Ambiguities in Anglican Liturgy Phillip Tovey Part Three – The Pragmatics of Racial Justice Strategy in the Church of England 12. The Wicked Problem of Racism in the Church of England Sanjee Perera 13. Voices in the Wilderness: Racial Justice and the Structures of the Church of England in the Twenty-first Century Malcolm Brown 14. The Hare and the Tortoise: Diversifying Theological Education Keith Gruneberg and Mike Higton

Sanjee Perera

Canon Dr. Sanjee Perera is a cognitive psychologist and theologian and currently lecturer in Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall Durham. She is also an Honorary Canon of Liverpool Cathedral and holds fellowships In Theology & Religion at the University of Durham and the University of Chester. She was previously the Archbishops’ Adviser for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns in the Church of England.