Africans are reported to be spiritually oriented and religious and we are. Across the religions in our continent we share a deep awareness that we live our lives in a world we did not create and with spiritual realities, we must take account of. So it is most encouraging to us that Indonesia has taken the lead for those of us from the Global South to bring religion to this global platform of discussion and seeking solutions to the challenges that face our nations.

As one Israeli political scientist has put it, Israelis realize that politics is the art of the possible, not a court for morality. Netanyahu's rivals never brought up his ongoing corruption imbroglio because it was old news that divides voters down the middle, with the Right considering it elitist persecution of one of their own.

What is the current state of Israel? Both its society and politics? And what about its messianic Jewish community?

Occasionally, he will single out a denomination including his own -- the Southern Baptists -- as well as Roman Catholics, Quakers, Methodists, Mormons, Muslims, and Anglicans.

What has driven pilgrims from evangelical Baptist, Presbyterian, Free Church, and non-denominational ranks? What have they found to be the chief attractions of Anglicanism?

Reasons to Leave

I read Webber's original account of those who walked the Canterbury trail, and I've also informally interviewed several Anglican pilgrims. As I've done so, several themes have emerged. Here are some common reasons Anglican Christians have given for leaving their evangelical roots: