Unpacking the downside of sustentasie on African theology and theologians: a need for contextual black theology as a liberative ingredient for the black Reformed churches
| Autor: | Elijah M. Baloyi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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contextual theology
lcsh:BS1-2970 liberation theology media_common.quotation_subject Black church Financial independence 050109 social psychology Context (language use) 0603 philosophy ethics and religion lcsh:The Bible Black theology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology Subsidy autonomy Theology domination media_common 060303 religions & theology White (horse) 05 social sciences Religious studies Destiny 06 humanities and the arts dependance lcsh:BV1-5099 black church Liberation theology lcsh:Practical Theology Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | HTS Theological Studies, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8, Published: 2016 HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, Vol 72, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2072-8050 0259-9422 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3161 |
| Popis: | The practice of the black church being a follower of the leading white church is a continuous process in the Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid Afrika (or Reformed Churches in South Africa in English). This makes it difficult to contextualise Reformed Theology to address African challenges and problems. There are many reasons for the subordination of the black theologians, but for the sake of this article, I identified the issue of sustentasie1 as one of the causes. The lack of financial independence implies that the black church2 cannot determine their destiny by revising, transforming and even Africanising their theology to fit into their context and challenges, since that would mean they are biting the hand that feeds them. This article will argue that it is time that Africans stop being a theological duplication of the Western theologies and that they take responsibility to ensure that their theology addresses the immediate situation of the Black Reformed people (contextualised) with or without the support from the white church. |
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