The Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Zambian Church History

Using the representations of Anglican Cathedral Holy Cross in media, this article retrieves Cathedral’s role public life Zambian church history order to tease out its significance post-independence Zambia. In drawing on a case study and social capital theory, shows that Cross, as pre-independence religious building, was represented national house worship, heritage site political shrine. By this, it worship space played hosting functions varied nature, symbol heritage. As shrine, for guiding nation fostering reconciliation critical moments country. These not only revealed dynamics church’s role, but also closely aligned through intersection state relations The argues although popular aspect contemporary history, religious, material cultural allowed contribute