Buitendag, JohanSimut, Corneliu Cristian2020-10-142020-10-142020-06-23Buitendag, J. & Simut, C.C., 2020, ‘Ecodomy as education in tertiary institutions. Teaching theology and religion in a globalised world: African perspectives’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 76(1), a5956. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.5956.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v76i1.5956http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76471This research is part of the project, ‘University, Education and Theology’, directed by Prof. Dr Johan Buitendag, Department of Systematic and Historical Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria.On 29 July 2017, an international colloquium entitled ‘Re-Imagining Curricula for a Just University in a Vibrant Democracy – Carrying the Conversation Forward’ was held at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. A wide range of scholars from African and non-African countries provided variegated perspectives on how tertiary theological and religious education could contribute positively to the development of contemporary societies – African and non-African. This article focuses on the colloquium’s African contributors by means of the concept of ecodomy, envisaged as a constructive process. Whilst the attending academics came from Europe, the USA, South Africa and Ghana, this article takes into consideration only the contributions provided by African scholars. The purpose of this selection is to identify ecodomic or constructive ways to argue in favour of university education in the fields of theology and religion which share the potential to be applied across the whole African continent. Bearing in mind that Africa has been dealing with decolonisation awhile, these African contributions investigate issues such as contextualisation, science, practice, illumination and holism from the governing principle of decolonisation, which is also the overarching societal umbrella for academic development in Africa. This study concludes with an assessment and a proposal written from an exclusively South African vantage point which demonstrates the viability of tertiary theological and religious education for the ongoing ecodomic development of African societies.en© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.EducationEcodomyUniversityTheologyReligionConstructiveAfricaTertiary institutionTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsTheology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle