Buitendag, JohanSimut, Corneliu Cristian2017-11-202017-11-202017-10-24Buitendag, J. & Simut, C.C., 2017, ‘Teaching theology at African public universities as decolonisation through education and contextualisation’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 73(1), a4806. https://DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v73i1.4806.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v73i1.4806http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63236This research is part of the project, ‘University, Education and Theology’, directed by Prof. Dr Johan Buitendag, Department Dogmatics and Christian Ethics, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.This article is based on the contributions presented at an international colloquium held at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria as part of its centenary celebrations on July 29, 2017. The responses of the participants are based on the University of Pretoria’s (2017) draft paper on curriculum transformation, titled, ‘Reimagining curricula for a just university in a vibrant democracy’.This article is an attempt to provide a systematic and integrative picture of the main contributions presented at the colloquium which addressed the current state of theological education, proposals for the basic values to be laid as foundation for a new theological curriculum and concrete attempts to build such a curriculum in South Africa, the African continent and especially at the University of Pretoria with a particular stress on decolonisation as contextualisation. In dealing with these aspects, the article focuses on whether or not theology as an academic field has a future in university and society by implementing a concrete programme of decolonisation which is adapted – by means of education – to the specifics of various local contexts including those in Africa. If the answer to this question is positive – and the colloquium contributors, as well as the authors, of this article do believe to be so – then one must find out how theology should be done in the university, how theology should work in society and what (kind of) theology should be taught in the university so that its impact in society is continuously transformative and permanently relevant to human life and human existence in Africa and throughout the world.en© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Theological educationCurriculumSouth Africa (SA)University of PretoriaColloquiumAfricaTheologySocietyTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-13SDG-13: Climate actionTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsTheology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle