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The distinction of Clint Le Bruyns’ Kairos theology in South Africa [PDF]
This article, contextualised within the commemoration of 50 years of scholarship at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion of the University of South Africa, examines the enduring contributions of Clint Le Bruyns to the development of the ...
Gift Masengwe
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Swart Teologie en Suid-Afrika se kairós
Black Theology and South Africa's kairós South Africa's Black Theology must be seen as a local contextual theology, but with roots in al least the American Black Theology, Latin American Liberation Theology as well as African Theology.
J. J. Kritzinger
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Reconciliation: Divine and Human
Abstract Reconciliation is one of the key motifs used by the apostle Paul and other New Testament authors influenced by him as they sought to express the significance and reach of God’s salvific act in Jesus Christ. To reflect on the theme of reconciliation means reflecting on the very centre of the good news. This theme is not one aspect of the gospel
Christophe Chalamet
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From text: The thirtieth anniversary of the Kairos document in 2015 served as a stimulus for various events reflecting on this historical document and subsequent movement.
Helené van Tonder
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Bindepinde [stout rope] theology and religio-political dialogue in Zimbabwe
The article is motivated by a growing interest to solve local problems by infusing indigenous knowledge systems. It discusses the strained interface between religious and political actors using a local brand of theology, termed bindepinde [stout rope ...
Edmore Dube
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P. Knox, Aids, ancestors and salvation: local beliefs in Christian ministry to the sick
From text: Taking his cue from the Kairos document, Knox engages Aids in the Southern African context, especially the context of Lesotho. The role of the veneration of the ancestors in seeking a possible solution to the challenges posed by dealing with ...
Pieter Verster
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Life in its fullness: Ecology, eschatology and ecodomy in a time of climate change
Given the close relationship of ecodomy with other words that also derive from oikos – especially economy and ecology – the term ‘ecodomy’ opens a space for dialogue with other disciplines, especially economics and the physical and social sciences.
Barbara R. Rossing, Johan Buitendag
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Christian values as the common good, not the good of Christianity?
This article seeks to explain the pro-immigrant attitudes among Church of Norway (CoN) leaders. These are shown in two Norwegian Leadership Surveys (NLS) – 2000 and 2015 – to constitute the Norwegian elite group with the most positive attitudes on ...
Hans Morten Haugen
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The interrelationship between church and state: Some theological models with reference to the right to revolt against the state In this paper consideration is given to the theological models concerning the relation church and state, as accepted by the ...
D. J. Smith
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A call for the restoration of orthodoxy in South African Christian theology
Liberation theology can only be understood as a pseudo-theology inspired by the spirit of Marx. It is not a bona fide or leg itimate theology, but the polar opposite thereof.
B. Engelbrecht
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