"One in Christ": Fedsem spiritualities of solidarity

This article focuses on spirituality as the basis of life at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem) (1963-1993) during the apartheid years, when Fedsem, groups and individuals within it were subjected to regular surveillance and scrutiny. The spiritual life of the seminary, man...

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Main Author: Duncan, Graham 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2016]
In: Acta theologica
Year: 2016, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-51
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa / Apartheid / Spirituality / Ecumene / Context
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
FB Theological education
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDJ Ecumenism
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Summary:This article focuses on spirituality as the basis of life at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem) (1963-1993) during the apartheid years, when Fedsem, groups and individuals within it were subjected to regular surveillance and scrutiny. The spiritual life of the seminary, manifested most clearly in its worship life, became its source of strength and sustained its mission and vision: to be and yet, to become “One in Christ”. This was conveyed by means of various forms of denominational and ecumenical solidarity as an expression of Christian love. Many attempts were made to try to understand and formulate policies relating to the practice of spirituality in an ecumenical context. These met with varying degrees of success.
Item Description:Fedsem: Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa
ISSN:2309-9089
Contains:Enthalten in: Acta theologica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4314/actat.v36i1.3
HDL: 10520/EJC-52e5165dc