Category - william wilberforce

From apology...to moral action on slavery

Pearl Duncan — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:08:08 +0100

Following the Westminster Abbey protests Pearl Duncan, who found the records of her slave ancestors in the archives of the Church of England, looks at moving beyond apology

Christians support Abbey slavery protest

staff writers — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:56:44 +0100

A man who disrupted a service marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade has gained support from Christians of African descent.

Protester disrupts slavery service at Westminster Abbey

staff writers — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:48:51 +0100

A protester has interrupted a commemorative service at Westminster Abbey marking the bicentenary of the act to abolish the slave trade.

C of E should consider reparations for slave trade says Archbishop of Canterbury

staff writers — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:07:31 +0100

The Church of England should consider paying reparations for its role in the slave trade, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today.

Senior bishop criticises evangelicals and other Christians over slave trade abolition

staff writers — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:00:48 +0000

A senior Church of England bishop has criticised evangelicals who backed the campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade and highlighted how his predecessors justified the trade and opposed William Wilberforce's attempts to end it.

March in chains to apologise for transatlantic slave trade begins

staff writers — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:30:37 +0000

Campaigners bound in chains have set off on a 250-mile march to commemorate the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

Memory of slave trade puts Anglican rows in perspective

staff writers — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A slave market whipping post once stood where the high altar now rises inside Zanzibar's 127-year-old Christ Church Cathedral. Here the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, began the Eucharist on 18 February 2007 with prayers asking "forgiveness for the past, mercy for the present, and humility for the future" - writes Bob Williams for Episcopal News Service USA.

Hunger for justice in 2007, says Archbishop of Canterbury

staff writers — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:29:04 +0000

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that we need to feel the same hunger for justice that ended the slave trade if the world is to be changed for the better.