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A matter of consciousness – Introducing Zora Neale Hurston and Katie G. Cannon
(AOSIS, 2021)
This article involves a close reading of two African American authors, Zora Neale Hurston, an
acclaimed novelist and Katie Cannon, an influential theological ethicist. Texts from Steve Biko
on black consciousness and ...
Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development
(AOSIS, 2021)
Climate change and environmental destruction are amongst the most threatening challenges to
humanity and sustainable development globally. Young people find themselves right in the
centre of debates about ecological ...
Young people – citizens in times of climate change? A childist approach to human responsibility
(AOSIS, 2021)
The matters of climate change are presently of concern existentially and ethically to the children
and the youth. Worldwide school strikes in 2018–2019 and the Fridays for Future movement
demonstrate how the young citizens ...
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 ...
A green reformation of Christianity? Anthropological, ethical and pedagogical reflections on ecology as ecumenical theme
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)
This contribution builds upon and contributes to many recent ecumenical calls
for an ecological reformation of Christianity. It seeks to guide such calls on the
use of the term “ecology” by offering five brief statements ...
Karl Barth’s doctrine of creation: Convergence and divergence with African Christology
(AOSIS, 2021)
This article explores the intersection between Karl Barth’s doctrine of creation and African Christology seeking to elicit similarities as well as differences. It argues that this intersection is contested and open to ...
The four tasks of Christian ecotheology: Revisiting the current debate
(Stellenbosch University, 2020)
This contribution offers a description of the tasks of Christian ecotheology both
from a de facto and from a de iure perspective. It suggests that this entails both a
twofold critique and a twofold constructive task, ...
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 ...
Feminist pandemic pedagogies: Podcasting and the study of religion
(Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, 2021)
In this articleI will explore and share my pedagogical practices and ex-periences as a feminist scholar of religion, within the context of a voluntary postgraduate reading group, during the first ...
Narrative and personhood: The quest for triad community development
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)
This article sets out a Christian theological anthropology for community development.
This critical engagement with traditional and doctrinal forms of Christian theological
anthropology will analyse two contrasting ...