Envision and Criticize: Doing Public Theology When Democracy Seems to Fail
This article discusses the development of a public theological response to the various challenges that have confronted South African democracy over the past twenty-five years. A public theology addresses three interdependent themes, namely the inherent public contents of faith, the public rationalit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-108 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDD Protestant Church NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Dignity B prophetic criticism B prophetic envisioning B priestly public theology B Public Theology B royal-servant public theology |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the development of a public theological response to the various challenges that have confronted South African democracy over the past twenty-five years. A public theology addresses three interdependent themes, namely the inherent public contents of faith, the public rationality of faith and the public significance of faith. The praxis of a Trinitarian theology and anthropology of vulnerability captures the emphasis liberation theology placed upon dignity, healing, justice, freedom and equality. The focus on human rights is a vehicle for justice while the call for unity—within the church and society at large—seeks a reconciliation that overcomes alienation. It seeks an end to oppression and dehumanization. In a context where the democratic vision of dignity, healing, justice, freedom and equality for all, especially for the most vulnerable, are not fulfilled, the prophetic modes of envisioning and criticism have to enjoy priority. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341564 |