Contextualising theological education in Africa by doing theology in a missional hermeneutic

This article originated at curriculum development workshops for seminaries at different venues in sub-Saharan Africa. Its goal was to provide guidelines towards finding a hermeneutic key to practising theology contextually as a response to a process of spiritual discernment which would lead to a con...

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Published inKoers (Potchefstroom, South Africa) Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8
Main Author Hendriks, H. Jurgens
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Noordbrug Koers Bureau for Scientific Journals 01.12.2012
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Christianity
Context
Core curriculum
Curricula
Curriculum development
Education
Globalization
Holy Spirit
Hypotheses
Philosophy
Religion
Religious congregations
Religious missions
Social activism
Society
Spirituality
Technological change
Theology
South Africa
Grand Rapids Michigan
Africa
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Summary:This article originated at curriculum development workshops for seminaries at different venues in sub-Saharan Africa. Its goal was to provide guidelines towards finding a hermeneutic key to practising theology contextually as a response to a process of spiritual discernment which would lead to a contextualised, missional theological curriculum and training. It briefly described elements of the history and context of theological training in the Christendom paradigm. It has little faith in the future of this paradigm, and argued that the southern shiftof the heartland of Christianity points us in a new direction. The article said: look at the changing context, the influence of globalisation and the information revolution and revisit key theological parameters in Scripture. Observe what is happening in missional congregations and let all of these developments guide us on a journey to discover a new hermeneutic to do and teach theology in Africa. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0023-270X
2304-8557
2304-8557
DOI:10.4102/koers.v77i2.56