“We’re not liberated yet in South Africa”

This article makes a case for employing the concept of humanity as the core category in the struggle(s) for liberation in the context of the Central Methodist Mission (CMM) in inner-city Johannesburg. It does so through engaging with the praxis of the leader of the CMM and, in particular, analysing...

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Publicado en:Religion & theology
Autor principal: Hankela, Elina (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Brill 2014
En: Religion & theology
Otras palabras clave:B Humanity liberation theologies South Africa Central Methodist Mission Johannesburg Paul Verryn
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario:This article makes a case for employing the concept of humanity as the core category in the struggle(s) for liberation in the context of the Central Methodist Mission (CMM) in inner-city Johannesburg. It does so through engaging with the praxis of the leader of the CMM and, in particular, analysing his theological reflection. The concept of humanity offers a flexible framework for an on-going liberationist ministry in a changing society; it also allows the ministry to retain a liberationist edge while it addresses the complex manifestations of inhumanity in actual communities. Moreover, the case of the CMM shows that the content and method of grassroots liberationist ministry overlap: as much as the concept of humanity defines the content, it also has methodological implications for reading the signs of the times.
ISSN:1574-3012
Obras secundarias:In: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02101005