Theology and the (post)apartheid condition: Genealogies and future directions Theological Explorations, Volume 1 -

Rian Venter

Description

Knowledge transmission and generation belong to the core mission of the public university. In democratic South Africa, the transformation of these processes and practices in higher education has become an urgent and contested task. The Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State has already done some original work on the implications of these for theology. One area of investigation that has not yet received due attention concerns the role of theological disciplines, and especially the relation between academic disciplines and societal dynamics. This research project addresses the challenge and this volume reflects the intellectual endeavour of lectures, research fellows and a post-graduate student associated with the faculty. Each theological discipline has its own history and has already experienced reconstruction, both globally and in South Africa. Some of these genealogical developments and re-envisioning are mapped by the contributions in this volume. The critical questions addressed are: what are the contours of the (post)apartheid condition and what are the implications for responsible disciplinary practices in theology? The chapters convey an impression of the vitality of theology at the University of the Free State and in South Africa and give expression to fundamental shifts that have taken place in theological disciplines, and also of future tasks. This research project aims to stimulate reflection on responsible and innovative disciplinary practices of theology in South Africa, which, we envisage, will contribute to social justice and human flourishing. -Rian Venter, University of the Free State

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Trinity
• Africanisation
• Christology
• Higher education
• Theology
• Theory
• Trinitarian
• Nevi'im
• Hermeneutics
• Proverbs
• Missiology
• Eurocentrism
• Afrocentrism
• Methodology
• Systematic theology
• Homiletics
• Africanization
• Contextualization
• Discernment
• Missio dei
• Tolmie
• Practical theology
• Postcolonialism
• University
• Preaching

Informations

• Publié par: UJ Press
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781920382919
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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University of the free state theological explorations

THeology and THe ( ) posT aparTHeid condiTion

VOLUME 1

rIàN vENTER EDITOR

THeology and THe ( ) posT aparTHeid condiTion Genealogies and future directions

rIàN vENTER EDITOR

heoogy and te (post)aparteîd condîtîon: Geneaogîes and uture dîrectîons

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eDItORIàL bOàRD ................................................................................................

lISt OF CONtRIbUtING àUtORS ............................................................................

iNtRODUCtION tO tE SERIES –D.F. Tolmie..........................................................

iNtRODUCtION tO VOLUmE 1 –R. Venter.............................................................. 1. Background ............................................................................................................. 2.Ratîonae................................................................................................................. 3. Contrîbutîons .......................................................................................................... 4. Comments ............................................................................................................... Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

parT 1 | general perspecTiVes

càPtER 1 –R. Venter MàPPING tE POStàPàRtEID CONDItION: iNtERROGàtING tEOLOGICàL DISCIPLINES ..... 1. Background: Dîscourses on teoogîca educatîon ................................................... 2. Horîzon: he postaparteîd condîtîon .................................................................. 3. Dîaectîc: Dîscîpînes and socîety ............................................................................. 4. Relexes: Transormîng dîscîpînes ............................................................................ Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

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càPtER 2 –P.G.R. de Villiers hE NàtURE OF kNOwLEDGE IN tE sOUt aFRICàN tEOLOGICàL DISCOURSE .............. 26 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 26 2. ïnstîtutîonaîsîng curc teoogy ........................................................................... 27 3. ïnstîtutîonaîsîng teoogy în new contexts outsîde te curc ................................ 31 3.1 A sît to unîversîty traînîng o cergy ............................................................. 31 3.2 ïndependent teoogîca acutîes .................................................................... 34 3.3 Proessîona socîetîes ....................................................................................... 35 4. Hermeneutîcs în/and te teoogîca dîscourse ........................................................ 35 5. Wîder orîzons ........................................................................................................ 37 6. Partîcîpatory knowedge: îndîcatîng boundarîes ....................................................... 39 7. A vîsîon or te uture .............................................................................................. 41 8. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 45 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 46

càPtER 3 –K.T. Resane aFRICàNISING à tEOLOGICàL DISCIPLINE: pàRàDIGm SIFtS FOR tE NEw tRENDS ......... 50 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 50 2. From state teoogy to îndîgenîsatîon and contextuaîsatîon .................................... 51 3. From îberatîon teoogy to pubîc teoogy ............................................................ 53 4. From curc teoogy to propetîc teoogy ........................................................... 57 5. From back teoogy to reconcîîatîon teoogy ....................................................... 59 6. From parocîa teoogy to teoogy o dîaogue ..................................................... 61 7. From ecumenîca teoogy to communîon teoogy ................................................ 64 8. From Eurocentrîc ermeneutîcs to Arocentrîc ermeneutîcs .................................. 65 9. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 67 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 69

parT 2 | old TesTaMenT

càPtER 4 –N.F. Scmidt TRàCING tE RELIGIOUS CàRàCtER OF tE PROvERbIàL tRàDItION OF pROvERbS ........... 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 2. ïnternatîona and Sout Arîcan scoarsîp în debate on te God o Proverbs ....... 3. Arîcan înluences on te God o Proverbs and îts proverbîa wîsdom tradîtîon ....... 4. Concusîon: Arîcan înluences on te God o Proverbs ........................................... Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

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càPtER 5 –S.D. Snyman Wàt àPPENED tO tE PROPEtS IN sOUt aFRICà SINCE 1994? .......................... 88 1. ïntroductîon: Probem statement and metodoogîca remarks ................................ 88 2. Prevîous învestîgatîons on te state o Od Testament scoarsîp în Sout Arîca ... 90 2.1 Le Roux 1993 ................................................................................................. 90 2.2 Deîst 1994 ...................................................................................................... 90 2.3 Lombaard 2006 .............................................................................................. 92 2.4 Van Heerden 2009 ......................................................................................... 92 2.5 Masenya and Ramantswana 2012 ................................................................... 93 2.6 Meyer 2015 .................................................................................................... 94 2.7 Bosman 2015 ................................................................................................. 94 3. Observîng te data .................................................................................................. 95 4. Tracîng te trends în Od Testament scoarsîp pertaînîng to te Latter Propets .... 96 5. Facîng te uture ...................................................................................................... 99 6. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 101 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 102

parT 3 | neW TesTaMenT

càPtER 6 –D.F. Tolmie pàULINE stUDIES IN sOUt aFRICà: dID àNYtING CàNGE IN 50 YEàRS?.................. 107 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 107 2. Pauîne Studîes în Sout Arîca as relected în certaîn voumes oNeotestamentîca... 108 3. Goba trends în Pauîne Studîes .............................................................................. 113 4. Concusîon: Dîd anytîng cange? .......................................................................... 115 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 119

parT 4 | sysTeMaTic THeology

càPtER 7 –J. Urbaniak Wàt màkES cRIStOLOGY IN à POSt-àPàRtEID sOUt aFRICà ENGàGED àND PROPEtIC? cOmPàRàtIvE StUDY OF KOOPmàN àND MàLULEkE ....................... 125 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 126 2. Nîco Koopman: A goba Reormed Jesus wît an Arîcan veneer ............................ 128 2.1 he Reormed vîew o te ordsîp o Crîst and te ‘pubîc vocatîon’ o teoogy ......................................................................................................... 128 2.2 Trînîtarîan and Crîstoogîca oundatîons o uman dîgnîty ......................... 129 2.3 Jesus: he epîtome o dîvîne and uman vunerabîîty .................................... 129 2.4 he treeod oIce o Crîst and te pubîc caîng o te curc ................. 130 3. Tînyîko Maueke: An Arîcan Jesus wît unresoved îssues ..................................... 131 3.1 ‘Crîst în Arîca’: Preîmînary questîons about Crîstîanîty and cutures ..... 132 3.2 Searcîng or an Arîcan Jesus în te ‘îdden transcrîpts’ ................................ 133 4. Wat makes a Crîstoogy engaged and propetîc? ................................................. 135 5. Testîng a ‘goba Reormed Jesus’ and an ‘Arîcan Jesus’ ........................................... 136 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 146

càPtER 8 –R. Venter hE TRIUNE gOD IN sOUt aFRICàN sYStEmàtIC hEOLOGY SINCE 1976 ................... 156 1. Brîe motîvatîon: Focus on God-symbo .................................................................. 156 2. he prevîous generatîon o systematîc teoogîans ................................................... 157 3. Excurse: he Trînîtarîan Renaîssance ....................................................................... 158 4. Present generatîon o systematîc teoogîans ............................................................ 159 5. Excurse: An exampe o new Systematîc heoogy ................................................... 163 6. Future o te Trîune God în Sout Arîcan Systematîc heoogy ............................. 163 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 166

parT 5 | pracTical THeology

càPtER 9 –M. Laubscer and W. Wessels a PROPEtIC wORD ON StUDIES IN PROPEtIC PREàCING? rE-ENvISIONING PROPEtIC PREàCING’S POStàPàRtEID CONDItION ........................................... 171 1. ïn need o a propetîc word on studîes în propetîc preacîng? .............................. 171 2. Geneaogîca mappîng o propetîc preacîng ......................................................... 173 3. Re-envîsîonîng te postaparteîd condîtîon o studîes în propetîc preacîng? ..... 182 4. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 184 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 185

càPtER 10 –K.J. Pali TRàNSItIONS IN tE StUDY OF LEàDERSIP IN pRàCtICàL hEOLOGY ........................... 188 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 188 2. he scope o Practîca heoogy ............................................................................... 189 3. Deinîtîons o eadersîp .......................................................................................... 190 3.1 Dîstînctîon and reatîonsîp between eadersîp and management ................. 193 3.2 ïnluence o secuar teorîes on Crîstîan eadersîp ...................................... 194 3.3 Essence o Crîstîan eadersîp ....................................................................... 196 4. Caracter o eadersîp ............................................................................................ 197 5. he process o înluence ........................................................................................... 198 6. A eader and a oower ............................................................................................ 200 7. Types o eadersîp styes ......................................................................................... 203 8. Roe o eadersîp .................................................................................................... 204 9. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 205 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 208

càPtER 11 –W.J. Scoeman and J.A. van den Berg pRàCtICàL hEOLOGY ExPLORING INtERDISCIPLINàRY PRàCtICES: hE qUESt FOR ENGàGING wIt LIvED RELIGION IN tE sOUt aFRICàN CONtExt .............................. 213 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 213 2. Broadenîng te scope o Practîca heoogy ............................................................. 214 3. Possîbe proposas or reconstructîng a Sout Arîcan Practîca heoogy ................. 217 4. Lookîng or reevance wîtîn and beyond Practîca heoogy .................................. 220 5. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 227 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 229

parT 6 | Missiology

càPtER 12 –G. van der Watt MISSIOLOGY IN à POStCOLONIàL POSt-àPàRtEID sOUt aFRICà ............................. 235 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 235 2. Wat are tese cangîng contexts înluencîng our understandîng o mîssîon? ......... 237 2.1 he postcoonîa context ............................................................................. 237 2.2 Puraîty/postmodernîty .................................................................................. 238 2.3 Sît o te centre o gravîty o Crîstîanîty .................................................... 239 3. Some eatures o re-îmagînîng mîssîon .................................................................... 240 3.1Mîssîo Deî240as oundatîon ................................................................................. 3.2 Turn towards pneumatoogy ........................................................................... 241 3.3 AIrmatîon o îe ........................................................................................... 241 3.4 Mîssîona eccesîoogy – curc partakîng în God’s mîssîon ........................... 242 3.5 Focus on context – dîscernment ..................................................................... 242 3.6 From te margîns ........................................................................................... 243 3.7 Evangeîsm as propetîc dîaogue ................................................................... 243 4. Posîtîonîng o Mîssîoogy as teoogîca dîscîpîne ................................................... 244 5. Focus areas în a reevant currîcuum or Mîssîoogy ................................................. 248 5.1 Relectîon onmîssîo Deî.................................... 249as te oundatîon o mîssîon 5.2 Mîssîona eccesîoogy, oca congregatîons and mîssîona eadersîp .............. 249 5.3 Dîscernment o contexts/communîtîes and communîty deveopment ............ 250 5.4 Propetîc/pubîc wîtness ................................................................................ 251 5.5 Evangeîsm and dîaogue wît peope o oter aîts or no aît ................. 251 5.6 Sarîng în partnersîp .................................................................................... 251 Bîbîograpy ................................................................................................................. 253

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ediTorial Board

Pro. D.F. Tomîe Serîes Edîtor

Rev. M. Laubscer

Pro. W.J. Scoeman

Pro. S.D. Snyman

Pro. J.A. van den Berg

Pro. R. Venter

lisT of conTriBuTing auTHors

Pieter G.R. de Villiersîs extraordînary proessor at te Unîversîty o te Free State. Hîs researc ocus îs spîrîtua ermeneutîcs, Bîbîca spîrîtuaîty and te Book o Reveatîon.

Martin LaubscHer teaces Homîetîcs and Lîturgy at te Unîversîty o te Free Sate. Hîs researc înterest încudes te teoogy o Kar Bart and propetîc preacîng.

JosepH Pali îs a ecturer în te Department o Practîca heoogy at te Unîversîty o te Free State. He competed îs PD în 2016 on te topîc “Leadersîp and transormatîon în te Arîcan curc: A practîca teoogîca study o one denomînatîon”. Hîs researc înterests are congregatîona studîes, eadersîp, transormatîon and cutura studîes. He as pubîsed tree artîces o wîc two were co-autored.

Kelebogile homas Resanea Dîpoma în Bîbîca Studîes rom obtaîned Joannesburg Bîbe ïnstîtute, and te Undergraduate Dîpoma în Bîbîca Educatîon rom Coumbîa Bîbe Coege în te Unîted States o Amerîca. He ods a B.h. and B.A. Unîsa, PGDE NWU, B.A. heo. Hons., M.A heo. and a PD Unîversîty o Pretorîa. He as been a Teacîng and Learnîng Manager or te Facuty o heoogy at te Unîversîty o te Free State sînce 2014. Hîs maîn ocus învoves empowerîng te ecturers and students în te areas o academîc deveopment, researc, teacîng, and earnîng. Hîs contînuîng researc îs te New Apostoîc Reormatîon and pubîc teoogy at arge.

Nicolaas Fryer ScHmidt serves as a senîor ecturer în te departments o Bîbîca and Reîgîon Studîes at te Unîversîty o te Free State. He obtaîned îs PD at te Hebrew Department o te Facuty o Humanîtîes under te tîte “God îs a sage: Human cognîtîon and metaporîca conceptuaîsatîon în Bîbîca Hebrew wîsdom”. Hîs înterests are ocused on cognîtîve scîence, reîgîon and conceptua metapor, as we as on te ways wereby te dîvîne and reîgîous concepts o God and proverbîa wîsdom may be cognîtîvey, conceptuay and metaporîcay înked or mapped onto one anoter, în order

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