De Beer, Stephanus FrancoisSwart, Ignatius2015-01-222015-01-222014-11De Beer, S. & Swart, I., 2014, ‘Towards a fusion of horizons: Thematic contours for an urban public theological praxisagenda in South Africa’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(3), Art. #2812, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i3.2812.0259-94222072-805010.4102/hts.v70i3.2812http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43380This article constitutes the second introductory article to the special collection on ‘Doing urban public theology in South Africa: Visions, approaches, themes and practices towards a new agenda’ in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies Volume 70, Issue 3, 2014.This article proposes a ‘fusion of horizons’ in constructing urban public theologies in South Africa. This is done through the introduction of five interrelated themes that have emerged from the on-going knowledge and idea production by a distinguishable counterpoint in contemporary scholarly, intellectual and activist engagement with the urban, in the authors’ own South African context but also wider internationally. In advancing a praxis-agenda for urban public theology, the authors subsequently identify the following, albeit not exhaustive, themes: southern urbanisms and the factor of unprecedented urban migration; ‘right to the city’ and urbanisation from below; a reclaiming of the commons; the making of ‘good cities’; and actors of faith in relation to urban social life.en© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Thematic contoursFusion of horizonsPublic theologiesSouth Africa (SA)Urban public theologyTheology theses SDG-01SDG-01: No povertyTheology article SDG-11SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesArticle