Christian Hermeneutics In South Africa

Author : Hendrik Goede,Nico Vorster
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781776342235

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Christian hermeneutics in South Africa by Hendrik Goede,Nico Vorster Pdf

Hermeneutics remains a divisive and polarizing topic within scholarly and ecclesiastical communities in South Africa. These tensions are not limited to theoretical differences but often crystallize on a grassroots level when local churches and church assemblies have to make important decisions on controversial ethical topics such as ordaining women in church offices, assessing the ethics of gay marriages, and taking a stance on the land debate in South Africa. This book makes a unique contribution in two ways: firstly, it focuses on the uniquely South African hermeneutical landscape; secondly, it relates theories to practical ethical application. The unique scholarly contribution of this consists in it relating hermeneutics to ethics within the South African landscape. A diverse group of scholars have been invited to partake in the project and the views expressed are often quite diverse. This allows readers to develop an understanding and sensitivity of the various angles employed and the interests at stake in addressing difficult societal problems.

Author : Albert Coetsee,Zorodzai Dube,Philip La Grange du Toit,Hendrik Goede,Jaco Kruger,Marius Nel,Susara J. Nortjé-Meyer,J.M Vorster,Nico Vorster,Hulisani Ramantswana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1776342216

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Christian hermeneutics in South Africa by Albert Coetsee,Zorodzai Dube,Philip La Grange du Toit,Hendrik Goede,Jaco Kruger,Marius Nel,Susara J. Nortjé-Meyer,J.M Vorster,Nico Vorster,Hulisani Ramantswana Pdf

Hermeneutics remains a divisive and polarizing topic within scholarly and ecclesiastical communities in South Africa. These tensions are not limited to theoretical differences but often crystallize on a grassroots level when local churches and church assemblies have to make important decisions on controversial ethical topics such as ordaining women in church offices, assessing the ethics of gay marriages, and taking a stance on the land debate in South Africa. This book makes a unique contribution in two ways: firstly, it focuses on the uniquely South African hermeneutical landscape; secondly, it relates theories to practical ethical application. The unique scholarly contribution of this consists in it relating hermeneutics to ethics within the South African landscape. A diverse group of scholars have been invited to partake in the project and the views expressed are often quite diverse. This allows readers to develop an understanding and sensitivity of the various angles employed and the interests at stake in addressing difficult societal problems.

Author : Gerald O. West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bible
ISBN : IND:30000060911371

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Biblical Hermeneutics of Liberation by Gerald O. West Pdf

Peter Walshe analyses the role of the churches in South Africa from 1910 to the present time as they were challenged by the injustices generated by the government's racialism and apartheid policies. He describes their generally phlegmatic response over the years, both institutionally and at the level of the local congregation. During the early years of apartheid the English-speaking churches responded generally with rhetoric and not confrontation while the Dutch Reformed Church biblically justified the government's policies. It was only in the 1970s that some religious leaders and some church groups began to develop both a contextual liberation theology for South Africa and take an active part in the struggle for liberation. Walshe narrates the gap between official statements and the actions of church leaders and the general lack of response from people in the pews even in the 1990s. The book includes the events leading up to the 1994 elections and closes with some provocative questions about the role of the churches in the new South Africa.

Author : Itumeleng Jerry Mosala
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015015476156

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Biblical Hermeneutics and Black Theology in South Africa by Itumeleng Jerry Mosala Pdf

Discussion of why black hermeneutics are important when interpreting scripturefrom a South African viewpoint.

Author : Elizabeth Mburu
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783685387

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African Hermeneutics by Elizabeth Mburu Pdf

Interpretation of Scripture occurs within one’s worldview and culture, which enhances our understanding and ability to apply Scripture in the world. However, few books address Bible interpretation from an African perspective and no other textbook uses the intercultural approach found here. This book brings both an awareness of how one’s African context gives a lens to hermeneutics, but also how to interpret texts with integrity despite our cultural influences. African Hermeneutics was born of Prof Elizabeth Mburu’s frustration at only having textbooks that predominantly followed a Western worldview to teach her African students. Mburu’s approach to hermeneutics is one that begins in Africa, moving from the known to the unknown as students learn to apply her ‘four-legged stool model’ to biblical texts, namely examining: the parallels to African contexts, the theological context, the literary context, and the historical and cultural context. This textbook will help students and pastors interpret Scripture with greater accuracy in their own context, allowing for faithful application in their local contexts.

Author : Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe,Hofmeyr, Johannes W.
Publisher : Mzuni Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789996045202

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African Feminist Hermeneutics by Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe,Hofmeyr, Johannes W. Pdf

This book has six chapters: The first Chapter deals with a brief history on the genesis of African Feminist theologies as an 'irruption within an irruption' of Feminist theological movements in the world including a reflection on its relationship to the secular Feminist Movement, and to similar theologies such as Contextual Theology, Liberation Theology and the Holiness Feminist Movement. The second chapter deals with an introduction to African Feminist Hermeneutics. In this chapter, the three branches of African Feminist Hermeneutics, the general theories, principles and approaches to African Feminist Hermeneutics are highlighted. The third chapter deals with an Evangelical Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics of the Old Testament. The fourth chapter deals with an Evangelical Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics of the New Testament. The fifth is about how Malawian Christian women interpret culture, Bible and power relations to realise their own liberation and chapter 6 concludes the book.

Author : Kelebogile Thomas Resane
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928424994

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South African Christian Experiences by Kelebogile Thomas Resane Pdf

Some of the studies in this publication excavate lost or disappearing indigenous toponyms. Those researchers contribute in a very concrete way to the preservation of indigenous toponyms, and thereby also the associated cultural heritage. The other papers explore how place naming functions as a mechanism with which to create mental maps and exert socio-political power.

Author : Madipoane Masenya Ngwan’a Mphahlele,Kenneth N. Ngwa
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527525788

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Navigating African Biblical Hermeneutics by Madipoane Masenya Ngwan’a Mphahlele,Kenneth N. Ngwa Pdf

This collection interrogates and engages the biblical text, colonial and postcolonial subjectivities and cultural assumptions, as well as lived experiences that encompass varying Africana contexts and Diasporas. In order to do this, it deploys methodologies, exegetical analyses and critical and constructive communal epistemologies. Framed by historical, literary, cultural and theological engagements of issues around wealth and power, gender, sexualities and masculinities, HIV and AIDS, as well as the crises of war and mass violence, the book will be very useful for students, academics, clergy and laity committed to Africana-conscious epistemologies and methodologies, and the impact on biblical studies.

Author : Frederick Mawusi Amevenku,Isaac Boaheng
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781648892837

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Biblical Exegesis in African Context by Frederick Mawusi Amevenku,Isaac Boaheng Pdf

‘Biblical Exegesis in African Context’ explores how the Church in Africa can affirm its uniqueness in terms of the African identity and experiences, and at the same time, remain faithful to the gospel message. The volume begins with an explanation of exegesis and hermeneutics, and the agenda for the rest of the book is set. The second chapter deals with textual criticism, which is the task of determining the originality of a biblical text. In chapter three, issues related to the context of the text are considered, after which the volume proceeds to examine the various literary forms present in the Bible— prominent among them being— Narrative, Law, Poetry, Prophecy, Wisdom Literature, Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles and Revelation. The authors then dedicate the next chapter to discussions on socio-rhetorical interpretation. The final chapters of the book deal with matters solely related to the context of Africa; this part intends to equip readers to be able to interpret the Bible from African cultural perspectives and then apply the gospel message meaningfully to the life of African Christians. Chapter seven deals with the emergence and historical development of African Biblical Studies (ABS), noting its relevance and how Africans can benefit from it. The main contention of the chapter is that Africans will better understand and apply God’s word to their lives if they read the Scriptures in an African way. The volume then explores how African languages can be used to derive the meaning of scripture and apply it to real-life situations. Here, the authors contribute to the development of MTBH by developing a methodological framework for this interpretative tool. The next chapter of the volume deals with mother-tongue theologizing in Ghana. The final chapter considers the legitimacy of female leadership in the Church within the African context through the examination of two Pauline texts. This volume will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate seminary students, students of Biblical Interpretation in religions departments, as well as practicing pastors.

Author : Alejandro F. Botta,Pablo R. Andiñach
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781589832411

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The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation by Alejandro F. Botta,Pablo R. Andiñach Pdf

Author : J. Hans de Wit,Hans De Wit,Gerald West
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004166561

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African and European Readers of the Bible in Dialogue by J. Hans de Wit,Hans De Wit,Gerald West Pdf

Addressing an urgent and deeply felt need for more dialogue between interpreters of the Bible from radically different contexts, this book reflects in a comprehensive and existential manner on how to establish new alliances, how to learn from each other, and how to read Scripture in a manner accountable to ‘the dignity of difference.’

Author : Bonganjalo Goba
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : UVA:X001505706

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An Agenda for Black Theology by Bonganjalo Goba Pdf

Kritisk teologisk hermeneutik set fra et sydafrikansk perspektiv

Author : Gerald West,Musa Dube
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004497108

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The Bible in Africa by Gerald West,Musa Dube Pdf

Although the arrival of the Bible in Africa has often been a tale of terror, the Bible has become an African book. This volume explores the many ways in which Africans have made the Bible their own. The essays in this book offer a glimpse of the rich resources that constitute Africa's engagement with the Bible. Among the topics are: the historical development of biblical interpretation in Africa, the relationship between African biblical scholarship and scholarship in the West, African resources for reading the Bible, the history and role of vernacular translation in particular African contexts, the ambiguity of the Bible in Africa, the power of the Bible as text and symbol, and the intersections between class, race, gender, and culture in African biblical interpretation. The book also contains an extensive bibliography of African biblical scholarship. In fact, it is one of the most comprehensive collections of African biblical scholarship available in print. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Author : Marius Nel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429995934

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Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa by Marius Nel Pdf

Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection. However, since the Second World War Pentecostals have largely abandoned their pacifist viewpoint as they have taken on a more literal Biblical hermeneutic from their interaction with Evangelical denominations. This book traces the history of nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic of the Bible is needed by today’s Pentecostals in order for them to rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change. The book focuses on how Pentecostalism has manifested in South Africa during the twentieth century. Much of the available academic literature on hermeneutics and exegesis in the field of Pentecostal Studies is of an American or British-European origin. This book redresses this imbalance by exploring how the Bible has been used amongst African Pentecostals to teach on the apparent paradox of a simultaneously wrathful and loving God. It then goes onto suggest that how the Bible is read directly affects how Pentecostals view their role as potential reformers of society. So, it must be engaged seriously and thoughtfully. By bringing Pentecostalism’s function in South African society to the fore, this book adds a fresh perspective on the issue of pacifism in world Christianity. As such it will be of great use to scholars of Pentecostal Studies, Theology, and Religion and Violence as well as those working in African Studies.

Author : Rian Venter
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781920382919

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Theology and the (post)apartheid condition by Rian Venter Pdf

Knowledge transmission and generation belong to the core mission of the public university. In democratic South Africa, the transformation of these processes and practices in higher education has become an urgent and contested task. The Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State has already done some original work on the implications of these for theology. One area of investigation that has not yet received due attention concerns the role of theological disciplines, and especially the relation between academic disciplines and societal dynamics. This research project addresses the challenge and this volume reflects the intellectual endeavour of lectures, research fellows and a post-graduate student associated with the faculty. Each theological discipline has its own history and has already experienced reconstruction, both globally and in South Africa. Some of these genealogical developments and re-envisioning are mapped by the contributions in this volume. The critical questions addressed are: what are the contours of the (post)apartheid condition and what are the implications for responsible disciplinary practices in theology? The chapters convey an impression of the vitality of theology at the University of the Free State and in South Africa and give expression to fundamental shifts that have taken place in theological disciplines, and also of future tasks. This research project aims to stimulate reflection on responsible and innovative disciplinary practices of theology in South Africa, which, we envisage, will contribute to social justice and human flourishing. -Rian Venter, University of the Free State