Towards a missional hermeneutic informing missional ecclesiology and transformative theological education in Africa
Decolonisation and Africanisation are two sides of the same coin and cannot be engaged as separate, either-or options. Africanisation implies transformation by cultural incorporation and assimilation. In a positive way, one focusses on and seeks African attributes that can strengthen and contextualise the curriculum. The end-product displays a rich African-ness. Decolonisation, implies separation, destruction and forceful removal. This targets the colonial curriculum and its eradication. The focus is on what we must dispose of, do away with, discard, and root out. The end-product is a curriculum that is purged from colonialism - without necessarily suggesting an African alternative. A transformative missional hermeneutic is proposed that promotes mutualism between the theological curriculum, missiology, Scripture, and the African context. Gerhard von Rad's Traditionsgeschichte, Hans-Georg Gadamer's Wirkungsgeschichte and JNJ (Klippies) Kritzinger's Encounterology form the backbone of this missional hermeneutic, supported by contributions by African scholars.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Southern African Missiological Society
2019
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95072019000200005 |
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