The document says that, in January 1986, the Virginia Theological Seminary Board chose to reject the 1985 General Convention resolution calling for divestment of holdings in corporations active in South Africa and to reject appeals from the church in South Africa to apply economic pressure on South Africa. Instead, it endorsed the Sullivan Principles, guidelines for non-racial corporate responsibility by U.S. firms in South Africa. The document includes quotes from the Kairos theologians; the Rev. Allan Boesak; Archbishop Desmond Tutu; the Rev. Leon Sullivan; the General Convention resolution, Anaheim; General Convention resolution, Detroit; the Lambeth resolution, Canterbury; and Charles P....
The document says that, in January 1986, the Virginia Theological Seminary Board chose to reject the 1985 General Convention resolution calling for divestment of holdings in corporations active in South Africa and to reject appeals from the church in South Africa to apply economic pressure on South Africa. Instead, it endorsed the Sullivan Principles, guidelines for non-racial corporate responsibility by U.S. firms in South Africa. The document includes quotes from the Kairos theologians; the Rev. Allan Boesak; Archbishop Desmond Tutu; the Rev. Leon Sullivan; the General Convention resolution, Anaheim; General Convention resolution, Detroit; the Lambeth resolution, Canterbury; and Charles P. Price. The document discusses comprehensive economic sanctions, the withdrawal of U.S. companies, the Episcopal Church Pension Fund, petroleum, nuclear material, gold, military and intelligence cooperation, the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, Bexley Hall, the Episcopal Divinity School, the School of Theology at Sewanee, and General Seminary.
