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In Search of Life‐Wisdom: Ubuntu, EnvironmEntity and Technology

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 175-189, March 2024.
Abstract This article contends that technology has evolved into a fundamental theo‐philosophical category. Acknowledging the intricacy of technology, it advocates for an exploration of indigenous philosophies to cultivate 'response‐ability' wisdom. The concept of environmEntity is introduced as an alternative to the traditional understanding of the ...
Chammah J. Kaunda
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Kairos theology and church exclusion in Zimbabwe: COVID-19, suffering, and ecclesial agency

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article critically examined the exclusion of the church from Zimbabwe’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis management, focusing on the government’s reliance on scientific and health expertise to the neglect of ecclesial contributions ...
Blessmore Chinhara, Stephan de Beer
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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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Wither black theology of liberation? Perspectives from the late Professor Vuyani Vellem

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
The future of a black theology of liberation (BTL) has been in question since the demise of apartheid in South Africa. The constitution of democracy in the country has raised questions about the relevance and purpose of such a theology in the wake of a ...
Jerry Pillay
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Justice and the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2017
This article engages with the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) from the perspectives of solidarity with the poor and justice for South African society.
Jaco Botha, Dion A. Forster
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Kairos in Poso: Towards a contextual theology of peace after religious conflict

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The communal conflict that struck Poso, Central Sulawesi, in the early 2000s left deep social and spiritual wounds. This article aims to construct a contextual theology of peace in response to that trauma.
Yewin Tjandra, Pieter G.O. Sunkudon, Leopold M. Baginda   +2 more
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Jesus and the Tyche of Jerusalem: A Reflection on the Mission of Jesus in Luke 19:41-44 with special reference to the Mission of Kairos in Greek Mythology

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2014
The paper argues that Luke 19:41-44 has, since the publication of the Kairos Document in South Africa in 1985, been understood in eschatological terms by biblical scholars and missiologists.
Speckman, McGlory
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To be or not to be? A missional and practical theological perspective on being Church without walls amidst coronavirus disease 2019: A challenge or an opportunity?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread globally. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak to be a global pandemic. Millions of people have been diagnosed globally; and at the time of publishing this article, more
Jacques W. Beukes
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From Kairos to Kairos: Prophetic witness in post-apartheid and Global South contexts

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The Kairos Document of 1985 emerged from the praxis of the oppressed in South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, offering an incisive moment of ecclesial self-critique and prophetic theological engagement.
Solomon S. Mahlangu
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Sanctifying Settler Colonialism: An Intersectional Discursive Analysis of a South-African Christian Zionist Media Statement

Journal for the Study of Religion
This paper presents an intersectional discursive analysis of a web statement issued on January 10, 2024 by a group of self-identified South African Christian leaders opposing the South African government’s genocide case against Israel at the ...
Thandi Gamedze, Sarojini Nadar
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