The discovery by Charles Darwin of natural selection as the principal mechanism of biological evolution sharpened the classical theological issue of suffering in the natural world. Darwin s discovery revealed predation and starvation to be the engine of biological development. Theological responses to evolution within the Christian tradition have typically failed to come to terms with these features of biological evolution, focusing instead on romantic notions of nature or assumptions about the benefits of progress. As a result, many doctrines of creation have operated with a limited...

Leadership and Conflict in African Churches: The Anglican Experience investigates the involvement of leadership and conflict in the African church focusing on Mkunga H. P. Mtingele and the Anglican Church of Tanzania along with other denominations and organizations in Tanzania, Africa, and beyond.