“Papa Don’t Preach”: Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada
Considering the ninety-four Calls to Action published by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc), this article aims to articulate how a “theology of apology” might shape Roman Catholic mission in Canada. It begins by examining Roman Catholic participation in the trc and interrogating the absen...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/tjt.2018-0120 2023-10-09T21:51:33+02:00 “Papa Don’t Preach”: Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada Robinson, Chanelle 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Toronto Journal of Theology volume 35, issue 1, page 9-24 ISSN 0826-9831 1918-6371 Religious studies journal-article 2019 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120 2023-09-19T23:36:36Z Considering the ninety-four Calls to Action published by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc), this article aims to articulate how a “theology of apology” might shape Roman Catholic mission in Canada. It begins by examining Roman Catholic participation in the trc and interrogating the absence of a formal Roman Catholic apology. By highlighting the importance of centralizing the lived experiences of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (fnmi) peoples, it also unsettles conventional Catholic understandings of liberation theology in a Canadian context. The radical possibility of a decolonized understanding of Church mission is proposed as a pedagogy for confronting ecclesial culpability in residential schools. Finally, this article unpacks the ecclesiological implications of a theology of apology as an ecumenical praxis of being allies, through love of neighbour, with Indigenous peoples, and it envisions the possibilities of right relationality among (settler) Roman Catholics in Canada with FNMI communities and the land. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Canada Toronto Journal of Theology 35 1 9 24 |
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Considering the ninety-four Calls to Action published by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc), this article aims to articulate how a “theology of apology” might shape Roman Catholic mission in Canada. It begins by examining Roman Catholic participation in the trc and interrogating the absence of a formal Roman Catholic apology. By highlighting the importance of centralizing the lived experiences of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (fnmi) peoples, it also unsettles conventional Catholic understandings of liberation theology in a Canadian context. The radical possibility of a decolonized understanding of Church mission is proposed as a pedagogy for confronting ecclesial culpability in residential schools. Finally, this article unpacks the ecclesiological implications of a theology of apology as an ecumenical praxis of being allies, through love of neighbour, with Indigenous peoples, and it envisions the possibilities of right relationality among (settler) Roman Catholics in Canada with FNMI communities and the land. |
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