Abstract:
The issue of land in South Africa has been going on for so many years without
a breakthrough, it prevented progress in the process of reconciliation and
Justice for the Black people of South Africa. This research seeks to find ways
in responding to the Land debate. This research also seeks to contribute to that
debate by bringing attention to the question of Land debate from a theological
premise and through black liberation theology. The thesis seeks to establish
theological grounds for understanding the land question. The thesis further
seeks to project from a black liberation point of view the way in which the
dispossession of land in south Africa dehumanises Black people. Furthermore,
the thesis discusses major point in the process of land redistribution in South
Africa with the lenses of Black liberation theology, what land mean to the Black
people of South African which then brings an understanding of the reason why
they demand their land back. The study will begin by arguing about the land
question from the doctrine of creation then proceed to reflect on theological
anthropology and finally discuss the land question from the perspective of black
liberation theology and the policies around land.
