Doing theology with children in a South African context : children as collaborators in intergenerational ministry
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Weber, Shantelle
De Beer, Stephanus Francois
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AOSIS Open Journals
Abstract
The vision of Child Theology Africa is to advance a child-friendly continent by doing theology
with, for, about and through African children. In this article we would like to explore the voice,
role and position of the child in church and society, as important and integral to authentic
intergenerational church praxis. This is based on the presuppositions that children should be
regarded as collaborators in doing theology; children should be engaged not merely as objects
but as subjects of research and knowledge generation; children articulate their own experiences
with God; and the biblical imperatives to listen carefully to and engage with children.
Description
This research is part of the
research project, ‘Social
Justice and Reconciliation’,
which is directed by
Dr Stephan de Beer,
Director of the Centre for
Contextual Ministry and
member of the Department
of Practical Theology,
Faculty of Theology,
University of Pretoria.
This research article forms part of a special edition entitled: Theology Disrupted: Doing Theology with children in African Contexts.
This research article forms part of a special edition entitled: Theology Disrupted: Doing Theology with children in African Contexts.
Keywords
African children, Intergenerational ministry, Voice of the child, Role of the child, Position of the child, Church and society
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Weber, S. & De Beer, S., 2016, ‘Doing theology with children in a South African context: Children as collaborators
in intergenerational ministry’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 72(1), a3572. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3572