A Global South Catechism is designed provide for a complete presentation of the story of faith that “hands on” fundamental theological truths and the possibility of practical spiritual living of these ageless truths with the post-modern context. This work does not offer absolute answer to the great questions of life and faith. It does offer a way to understand those questions in the context of how the mystery can be lived as opposed to trying to attack life as a series of problems to be solved! The future of a 21st Century catechism should be based in the three traditional thematic of Anglican identity, that is oft termed the “three-legged stool”. These are: Scripture, Reason and Tradition. As the Anglican foundations have not changed; how they may be lived out in a dynamic way does and will. The Global South catechism is an invitation to shape that dynamism of lives in such a way that can offer people direction and meaning and serves as an excellent complement to the liturgical Rites of the church and will assist in the reclamation of an Anglican Christian mythic consciousness as had occurred during the great catechetical periods in the Church.

Rev. Dr Kevin Donlon is one of the Corresponding Members of the Global South Theological Formation and Education Task Force

“...how is the church practically to realize what it is called to be? In the ancient church the way to becoming such a community is through a process of initiation beginning with the catechumentate, followed by baptism and climaxing in the eucharistic celebration. This long initiation process, lasting up to three years, aims to help Christians break away from the old pattern of life to embrace the new life in the new community.”