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The Kairos in the past, present and future in South Africa: Prophetic voice after 40 years of the Kairos Document

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
This article consists of five parts. Firstly, the statements are documented in the Kairos Document of 1985; secondly, the impact of the Kairos Document on the road to negotiation and freedom in South Africa is discussed.
Leepo J. Modise
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Re-examining a theology of reconciliation: What we learn from the Kairos Document and its pedagogical implications

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
This contribution is derived from a more extensive 2018 PhD study in which the contested nature of the discourses on reconciliation is explored. It provides a conceptual analysis of how reconciliation is understood in the Kairos Document (1985). Regarded
Demaine J. Solomons
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Revisiting the theological underpinnings of the Kairos Document and its relevance for the church in Zimbabwe

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The publication of the Kairos Document in 1985 marked a significant shift in the political, theological and social history of South Africa. The document challenged inequalities, oppression, the apartheid system and structural injustices.
Martin Mujinga, Wessel Bentley
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James Cone�s legacy in Africa: Confession as political praxis in the Kairos Document

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006
This reflection sets out to achieve three goals: the key is to show the legacy of James Cone from a global perspective, specifically his contributions to the development of African theology.
OU Kalu
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Prophetic Theology in Black Theology, with special reference to the Kairos document

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010
The ‘Protest’ and ‘Confessing’ Models in the streams of Black Theology of liberation provide a creative link between the Prophetic Theology in the Kairos document (KD) and the Black Theology of liberation.
Vuyani S. Vellem
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Images of God in the South African Kairos Document (1985)

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The South African Kairos Document (KD) was written, signed and published in 1985 by an ecumenical group of theologians and concerned laity. In 2025, the KD is commemorating four decades since its publication.
Christina Landman
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Revisiting the Kairos document after 40 years: A challenge to the churches in South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
It has been 40 years since the publication of the important Kairos document in 1985. Although much has changed in South Africa, many things have also remained the same.
Johan M. van der Merwe
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The Kairos Document and Baptist Political Theology: Prophetic witness and social justice

Verbum et Ecclesia
This article demonstrates the alignment of Baptist ecclesiology with the Kairos imperative for ethical discernment and decisive action necessary for the contemporary church, drawing on the principles of Baptist Political Theology, including the ...
Thembelani E. Jentile
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The Kairos document, church(es), Christianity and the liberation struggle in South Africa during the 1980s: A reappraisal

Interdisciplinary Journal of Sociality Studies
This article offers a critical reappraisal of the Kairos Document (1985) within the broader context of Chris­tianity and the liberation struggle in South Africa during the 1980s.
Thembani Gxhaweni, Chitja Twala
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“A Moment of Truth”: the Kairos Palestine Document [PDF]

Ecumenical Review, 2011
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