Abstract:
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.
