African Synodal Theology | A Tall Tree Is as Strong as Its Roots

“Synodality” means “journey together” and for the late Pope Francis synodality expresses “the Church’s nature, her form, style, and mission.” Yet, even several years into the synodal journey, it remains an ecclesiology in need of a theology. Here, many of Africa’s leading Catholic theologians respond to that need, clarifying and deepening the understanding, knowledge, and practice of synodality in the local churches.

Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, a Nigerian-born Jesuit theologian, is currently dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. He is the author of several Orbis books, including Theology Brewed in an African Pot, Religion and Faith in Africa: Confessions of an Animist, and The Pope and the Pandemic: Lessons in Leadership in a Time of Crisis