Reformed theology in dialogue with a spirituality of creation within the context of religious pluralism in Africa

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dc.contributor.author Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-24T08:35:18Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-24T08:35:18Z
dc.date.issued 2021-02-05
dc.description This article was presented at the African Series of International Conference on Spirituality of Creation organised by missio Aachen in conjunction with the commission of Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation of the Divine Word Missionaries, SVD in Botswana from 7th to 9th January 2020. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract A transforming spirituality is needed to attend to the ‘third-millennial needs’ of Africa to address issues such as relationships (tribal wars, genocide, ISIS, etc.), globalisation ([new]-colonisation and urbanisation), ecology (industrialisation and rhino or elephant poaching) and social issues (the poor, women and children). It is argued that reformed theology, African spiritualities and a spirituality of creation need to be enriched by each other to bring about transformation in Africa. To discover a transforming spirituality of creation, participants need to listen to the different spiritualities and beliefs, without attempting to create a metanarrative. Participants need to acknowledge the differences and even tensions, and embrace these. As such, this article attends to the research question, how can a dialogue between reformed theology and spirituality of creation help to establish a transforming spirituality based on common values for the diverse African continent in ‘our third-millennial world’? CONTRIBUTION : From a multidisplinary theological perspective, the article deals with ‘historical thought’ regarding spirituality and creation. This includes both the textual history from Christianity and oral history from Africa. A missional hermeneutics is used to bring different traditions and beliefs together. en_ZA
dc.description.department Practical Theology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Knoetze, J.J., 2021, ‘Reformed theology in dialogue with a spirituality of creation within the context of religious pluralism in Africa’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 77(4), a6336. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6336. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6336
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84611
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS en_ZA
dc.rights © 2021. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Reformed theology en_ZA
dc.subject African en_ZA
dc.subject Spirituality en_ZA
dc.subject Creation en_ZA
dc.subject Dialogue en_ZA
dc.subject Third millennial world en_ZA
dc.subject Transforming en_ZA
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-01
dc.subject.other SDG-01: No poverty
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.other SDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.other SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title Reformed theology in dialogue with a spirituality of creation within the context of religious pluralism in Africa en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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