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The Ecumenical Context of Jamaica by Joe Aldred 

At the beginning of 2016, Joe Aldred spent two months on sabbatical in Jamaica reflecting on the socio-economic and political context of the island and what role churches working ecumenically might play in its postcolonial nation building.

Joe's findings in The Ecumenical Context of Jamaica, featuring ecclesiology, mission and colonial legacy is available here as a PDF download.

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