Dion A Forster
Biographic Data
| ID | 3071671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dion A Forster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dion A |
| FAMILY NAME | Forster |
| SIGNATURE | FORSTER D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Systematic Theology at the University of Stellenbosch |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Violence in Africa
CITATION: Nel, M. J., Forster, D. A. & Thesnaar, C. H. (eds.) 2020. Reconciliation, forgiveness and violence in Africa : biblical, pastoral and ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480532.
State Theology and Political Populism? A Kairos Critique of Religious Populism in South Africa
What hope is there for South Africa? A public theological reflection on the role of the church as a bearer of hope for the future
What hope is there for South Africa? What role can the church play as a bearer of hope in South Africa? This article seeks to address these important questions. Firstly, it problematises the contemporary notion of hope in South Africa by showing that it is a complex theological and social concept. Next, a nuanced understanding of hope is presented by adopting a public theological methodology that brings dominant theological perspectives on eschat…
African relational ontology, individual identity, and Christian theology
African theology has a great deal to contribute to the theological discourse on human identity. Relationships are central to the formation, expression and understanding of who an individual person is. The African philosophy of ubuntu, more accurately expressed as umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (a person is a person through other persons), affirms the critical understanding that identity arises out of intersubjective interactions between persons. This p…
African relational ontology, individual identity, and Christian theology
African theology has a great deal to contribute to the theological discourse on human identity. Relationships are central to the formation, expression and understanding of who an individual person is. The African philosophy of ubuntu, more accurately expressed as umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (a person is a person through other persons), affirms the critical understanding that identity arises out of intersubjective interactions between persons. This p…
What hope is there for South Africa? A public theological reflection on the role of the church as a bearer of hope for the future
What hope is there for South Africa? What role can the church play as a bearer of hope in South Africa? This article seeks to address these important questions. Firstly, it problematises the contemporary notion of hope in South Africa by showing that it is a complex theological and social concept. Next, a nuanced understanding of hope is presented by adopting a public theological methodology that brings dominant theological perspectives on eschat…
Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Violence in Africa
CITATION: Nel, M. J., Forster, D. A. & Thesnaar, C. H. (eds.) 2020. Reconciliation, forgiveness and violence in Africa : biblical, pastoral and ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480532.
State Theology and Political Populism? A Kairos Critique of Religious Populism in South Africa
Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)