Regular readers of The Way in the last few years will have gained some familiarity with different approaches to spiritual direction as it is practised in Britain and Ireland, the United States, Australia and even, to some extent, in mainland Europe and Latin America, through articles published in translation. Little has been written to date about the topic from an African perspective, however. A recent conference, held in Johannesburg has enabled us to remedy this situation, and we are proud to present in this special issue for 2013, entitled ‘African Spirituality’, a number of the key papers presented there. The title of this issue might perhaps have been made plural: ‘African Spiritualities’. Africa is a continent rich in variety—of culture, language and faith—and this is becoming more evident as the era of European colonialism recedes. Such variety calls for flexibility on the part of spiritual directors, to enable them to respond appropriately to what they hear.
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