Theologians and Anger in the Age of Fallism: Towards a Revolution of African Love
Christian theology will be poised to play a constructive role in the current social transition in South Africa only insofar as it is capable of revolutionizing people's love while patiently listening to and being shaped by their anger. In this article, I offer the comparative study of Public th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2017]
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Black theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 87-111 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Anger
B Public Theology B Rage B Black Theology B fallism B Revolution |
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| Summary: | Christian theology will be poised to play a constructive role in the current social transition in South Africa only insofar as it is capable of revolutionizing people's love while patiently listening to and being shaped by their anger. In this article, I offer the comparative study of Public theology and Black theology as the best candidates to embrace such a radically prophetic voice. The main discrepancy between the two approaches lies in the different trajectories of their revolutionizing effect. Public theology tends to explore the redemptive, unifying and humanizing potential of Christian love, yet fails to thoroughly deconstruct the imperial power structures which are the ultimate cause of the anger of the structurally disenfranchized majority of South African people. Black theology, rooted in a postcolonial rather than postmodern perspective, has the capacity to be vulnerable to the moods of the marginalized and organic with their rage, yet it lacks coherence and a plan of action. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2017.1313643 |