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Former Archbishop of Canterbury directly linked to slave trade

Premier Christian News
An 18th century Archbishop of Canterbury approved payments to buy slaves in Barbados, according to documents seen by the Observer.
4 months ago

Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy

The Guardian
An archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century approved payments for the purchase of enslaved people for two sugar plantations in Barbados.
4 months ago

Newly found ties between Lambeth and slave trade ‘painful but important’ says Archbishop Welby

Church Times
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has thanked journalists and historians for uncovering links between an ...
4 months ago

Beatings, brandings, suicides: life on plantations owned by Church of England missionary arm

The Guardian
Documents from Lambeth Palace archives show how one of Justin Welby's predecessors approved the purchase of enslaved people for the notorious Codrington sugar...
4 months ago

Developer to rent luxury apartments in historic building and help regenerate footfall in Chesterfield town centre

Derbyshire Times
History has been rewritten to reflect the heritage of a prominent listed building in Chesterfield town centre which has been transformed...
8 months ago

Religion and Innovation in Human Affairs Grant Recipients

Boston University
Religion and Innovation: Naturalism, Scientific Progress, and Secularization Religion, the Enlightenment, and the Paradox of Innovation.
24 months ago

“We are deeply deeply deeply sorry.” - Archbishop Justin Welby

Anglican Communion News Service
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, apologised to the people of Jamaican for the “vile and disgusting sin” of slavery.
2 months ago

Slave trader Colston left bequest to Church of England, archive shows

The Guardian
As archbishop of Canterbury visits Jamaica, research reveals trader left money to church's missionary arm.
2 months ago

Will the Anglican church come clean and pay its debt over slavery? Not from what we have seen so far

The Guardian
The recent revelation that Thomas Secker, the 18th-century archbishop of Canterbury, approved payments for the purchase of enslaved Africans on two Barbadian...
4 months ago

Archbishop of Canterbury laments “disgusting sin” of slave trade

Christian Daily International
The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from The University of the West...
2 months ago