Ashwin Thyssen
Biographic Data
| ID | 10076664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashwin Thyssen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashwin |
| FAMILY NAME | Thyssen |
| SIGNATURE | THYSSEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7650-5852 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unfinished business: Considering the Belhar Confession’s prophetic critique
In this essay, we seek to relate the prophetic critique of the Belhar Confession to several matters that could be classified as “unfinished business” for the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA). In particular, we argue that Belhar – which has been a confessional document of the church since 1986 – speaks to several ongoing issues which impact South Africa and URCSA in particular. For the sake of this essay, we focus specifically on…
Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa: A Queer Theologian’s Appraisal
The recent publication by Adriaan van Klinken and Ezra Chitando, titled Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa (2021), continues to garner much attention from the theological community. This publication is important on numerous fronts. At least two are noteworthy and inform the present appraisal. First, van Klinken and Chitando’s work speaks to the religious, particularly Christian, realities that beset contemporary Africa. Secon…
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Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa: A Queer Theologian’s Appraisal
The recent publication by Adriaan van Klinken and Ezra Chitando, titled Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa (2021), continues to garner much attention from the theological community. This publication is important on numerous fronts. At least two are noteworthy and inform the present appraisal. First, van Klinken and Chitando’s work speaks to the religious, particularly Christian, realities that beset contemporary Africa. Secon…
Unfinished business: Considering the Belhar Confession’s prophetic critique
In this essay, we seek to relate the prophetic critique of the Belhar Confession to several matters that could be classified as “unfinished business” for the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA). In particular, we argue that Belhar – which has been a confessional document of the church since 1986 – speaks to several ongoing issues which impact South Africa and URCSA in particular. For the sake of this essay, we focus specifically on…
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Queer (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works)