A perspective on notions of spirituality, democracy, social cohesion and public theology

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ID12856530
AutoresRothney S Tshaka (0000-0003-0762-6201, University of South Africa, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen35
Número3
Fecha de publicación2014-08-20
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaVerbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705
EditorialAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/ve.v35i3.1336
OpenAlexW2135169913
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas3

This article explores the notions of spirituality, democracy, social cohesion and public theology briefly. Whilst these notions seem unrelated to each other, the article finds that they are indeed very much related especially in a conversation pertaining to the role of theology in democratic South Africa today. It argues that these notions are particularly important if one seeks the unity of a dislocated people. The word dislocation here refers to more than merely those who were dispossessed of their wealth and land, but speaks especially also to a spiritual dislocation which happened as a result of that material dislocation. Black liberation theology which has always been public must be seen to incorporate issues of the spiritual in its reflections. All this, it is argued, has pertinent repercussions for social cohesion in South Africa today

Cohesion (chemistry · Conversation · Democracy · Environmental ethics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Theological Perspectives and Practices

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