Smith, Thomas J.2012-02-202012-02-202011-09Smith, TJ 2011, 'A dialogue about the South African "here and now" with the legacies of the early church fathers as interlocutors', Dutch Reformed Theological Journal = Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, vol. 52, no. 3 & 4, pp. 489-496.0028-2006http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18152This article explores what the missional possibilities could be when we explore the present discourse on the Early Church Fathers, with a view to understand our missional calling in the context of post-apartheid South Africa. Three dialogues explore issues of agency, inheritance and consumerism. These dialogues or interruptions open up new conversations that could lead to new imaginations.enFaculty of Theology, Stellenbosch UniversityConsumerismMissiologyVerbruikersweseMissiologieNalatenskapVroeë kerkChurch history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600Fathers of the churchApartheid -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityMission of the churchAgency (Law) -- South AfricaInheritance and succession -- South AfricaConsumption (Economics) -- South AfricaArticle