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Beyond nostalgia in the search for identity: Black liberation theology and the politics of reconciliation
(AOSIS, 2021)
Practitioners of Black liberation theology often reflect on the emergence of this theological
expression by means of a nostalgic launch into the past, seeking ways to address some of
today’s most pressing concerns. In ...
Nietzsche and our discourses on identity
(AOSIS, 2021)
Through his views on perspectivism and the will to power, Nietzsche indirectly influences
many current discourses on identity. This article places these themes in the broader context of
Nietzsche’s thought. Firstly, it ...
Khoisan identity: A contribution towards reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2018)
This article seeks to explore the identity of the Khoisan as symbolic for reconciliation
in South Africa. What contributions can the narrative of a marginalised people such as
the Khoisan make to reconciling a divided ...
Towards an approach to development as mission: the category of personhood as addressed by Amartya Sen?
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)
This paper is concerned with the role of personhood in development. I will be looking
at the extent to which the influential model of development proposed by Amartya Sen
does justice to the category of personhood. I will ...
Domestic violence in the Old Testament and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A question of identity
(AOSIS, 2021)
With the global COVID-19 pandemic and different levels of lockdown being enforced across
the world, domestic violence has escalated at an alarming rate. The restrictions on movement
that lockdown has placed on countless ...
Church, narrative, community and identity in times of migration
(AOSIS, 2020)
Migration is perceived by many communities as a threat to national unity, social cohesion, nationality or common identity. This article is an attempt to address the following question: How does or should the church as a ...
Church’s response to migrants’ quest for identity formation
(AOSIS, 2021)
Migration has received diverse responses from the dominant powers in the political, social
and religious spheres. Assimilation, domination and cohesion are some of the responses to the
integration of people who cross ...
Intersection of personhood and culture: A narrative approach of pastoral care to gender-based violence
(Klaasen, J. (2018). Intersection of personhood and culture: A narrative approach of pastoral care to gender-based violence. Scriptura ,117 (1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.7833/117-1-1348, 2018)
What contribution does a narrative approach make to effective care for those
affected by gender-based violence? Notwithstanding the contributions of feminist
theologians who take experience and identity seriously (Ackermann ...
Identity formation at the dawn of liturgical inculturation in the Ethiopian Episcopal Church
(AOSIS, 2023)
This article reflects on the impact of the inculturation of liturgy in the Ethiopian Episcopal
Church (EEC) on identity formation within the context of African Christianity. In the EEC, the
quest for African Christian ...
Toward gender justice
(World Council of Churches, 2023)
This article reflects on our experiences of facilitating the Bible studies for the Just Community of Women and Men pre-assembly gathering to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in August–September 2022. ...