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This book provides a window on the Episcopal Church of Liberia and its Christian witness through the lenses of three bishops who have led the Church since 1980. This is done in the critical context of the experience of the Liberian people since the 1980 coup and the civil war of 1989-2003.
List of contents
List of Illustrations and Tables
Foreword
Bishop Jonathan B. B. Hart
Prologue
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
OneEpiscopate of Bishop George Daniel Browne (1970-1993)
A Measure of the Man, George Daniel Browne
Domestic and International Contexts of Browne's Ministry
Stewardship and Self-Support
Evangelism
Education
Social Issues, Civil War, and the Church to 1993
Identity with Church of the Province of West Africa as Covenant Redefines Relations with American Church
Browne's Ministry Assessed
TwoInterim Between Bishop Browne and Bishop Neufville (1993-1996)
Browne's Health Condition and Ad Hoc Administrative Arrangements
State of the Church on Browne's Sudden Death: Leadership Controversy
Church of the Province of West Africa Oversight Amid Uneasy Relations Between Neufville and Team Ministry
Election of Successor Diocesan Bishop
Assessing the Interim Period
ThreeEpiscopate of Bishop Edward Wea Neufville II (1996-2007)
Another Challenging Beginning
Journey to the Episcopacy
Vision and Thrust of Leadership
Stewardship Ministry
Evangelism Ministry
Education Ministry
External Ties: Church of the Province of West Africa and The Episcopal Church (USA)
Neufville's Episcopacy Assessed
FourEpiscopacy of Bishop Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart (2008-)
Election of Bishop Coadjutor
Events Leading to Consecration of Twelfth Diocesan Bishop
Highlights of First Twelve Years
Tentative Assessment
Conclusion
Epilogue: Church That Was, Church That Is, Church of the Future
Appendices 1-5
1. Bishops of the Episcopal Church of Liberia
2. Biographical Data of Episcopal Church of Liberia and Diaspora Clergy: Clergy of the Episcopal Church of Liberia Since 1980 and Liberian-Born Episcopal Clergy in the Diaspora (USA)
3. Chancellors of the Diocese Since 1976
4. Presidents of Cuttington College/University, 1949-2019
5. Brief Historical Sketch of St. John's Episcopal Church, Lower Buchanan, Grand Bassa County
List of Interviews
Bibliography
Archives
Sources
Index
About the Author
About the author
D. Elwood Dunn is the Alfred Walter Negley professor of political science emeritus, Sewanee: The University of the South.
Summary
This book provides a window on the Episcopal Church of Liberia and its Christian witness through the lenses of three bishops who have led the Church since 1980. This is done in the critical context of the experience of the Liberian people since the 1980 coup and the civil war of 1989-2003.
Additional text
Dr. Elwood Dunn is the foremost historian on the Episcopal Church of Liberia (“ECL”). His commitment to this cause is unwavering. Dr. Dunn’s historical and analytical account, spanning the last forty years of the ECL, provides noteworthy prognosis of issues vital to the sustainability, growth, and future of the Church. Liberian Episcopalians are indebted to him for the extensive research and clear recount of events that helped to shape the Diocese of Liberia.
