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CANA - Christians Awakening to New Awareness This group formed in 1992 after two well attended conferences entitled ‘Christians Awakening to a New Age’, held in 1991. Exposure to teaching from other faiths and learning to meditate had caused people to re-examine their Christian beliefs. Many experienced a great relief in finding others who were similarly expanding their understanding of Christianity and CANA was formed. Later, the name was changed to ‘Christians Awakening to New Awareness’. A great supporter and aid was Father Adrian Smith, a Catholic priest and former missionary. His retreats, workshops and many books including A New Framework for Christian Belief, Tomorrow’s Christian and Tomorrow’s Faith inspired many early CANA members.

In subsequent years of conferences, retreats and sharing, groups were held around the country, and our numbers grew. In 1999 a group of members created a study paper entitled Exploring Ways Forward for Christians in the Twenty-First Century. Later we published a book, A New Framework for Christian Belief. These have been followed by a number of study papers and a further book, Awakening to a New Awareness: stories of contemporary Christians. Since 2016, the focus of CANA has been on the path of transformation within Christianity, awakening to a more universal spirituality, an expanded version of Christianity. Their current website is www.cana.org.uk