Kivatsi Jonathan Kavusa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kivatsi Jonathan Kavusa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kivatsi Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kavusa |
| SIGNATURE | KAVUSA K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8887-8843 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sustainable eco-theology for African churches
The article reflects on how African Christianity can attempt home-grown solutions for sustainable life in Africa. John Mbiti alleged that missionaries established a Christianity that befits European worldviews and despised African traditional values. Missions, though they brought the Gospel together with literacy and medicine, made westernization the way of human “advancement.†Locals came to believe that “progress†consists not in being themselves…
John Calvin and Creation
John Calvin has been largely studied given his influential role in the Reformation. I come from a Church with strong Calvin traditions. During catechisms, we were mainly taught about Calvinâ€TMs theology in areas such as predestination, redemption, Christology, power and sacramental theology. Little has been said regarding the ecological dimensions of his thoughts. It is only recently that the Presbyterian Church has issued the devotional study g…
The bride as a ‘locked garden’
Song 4:12–15 depicts the body of the bride as a ‘locked garden’ filled with fruits, exotic and medicinal plants and abundant freshwater. These luxuries are said to be plentiful and appealing but carry with them the threat of spoiling. In this way, the garden is ready for enjoyment, but forbidden (locked) at the same time. The geo-metaphor of the bride fits perfectly with the ancient belief of Mother Earth and resists the dominion drive of the Ant…
Creation as a Cosmic Temple
This article is based on Willie van Heerden’s insight into the ecological retrieval of the dominion mandate of Genesis 1:26–27. According to Van Heerden, human dominion has a meaning only when it is read in relationship with the crisis context of the text and particularly the symmetrical structure of Genesis 1:1–2:4a as a whole. In this sense, one discovers that creation does not culminate with human supremacy or dominion, but with celebration (S…
Towards a hermeneutics of sustainability in Africa
Today there are a number of ecological hermeneutics, such as the Exeter project (UK), the Earth Bible project (Australia), the anti-ecological readings and the eco-feminist readings. Whilst these trends provide Christianity with valuable ecological insights, they tend to be more global than specific. The Exeter project claims even to search for the ‘universal’ eco-meaning of the scriptures. Thus, every community should learn from them and try to …
The Intrinsic Worth of Water in Job 38
Christianity has often been accused of promoting an anthropocentric worldview that has contributed to the current ecological crisis. Since Lynn Whiteâ€TMs accusation that Genesis 1:26–28 is responsible for the crisis, biblical scholars and theologians have been discussing this text. Although Genesis 1:26–28 contains hints of anthropocentrism, it does not represent the only way in which the biblical authors viewed humans and their relationship wit…
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The Intrinsic Worth of Water in Job 38
Christianity has often been accused of promoting an anthropocentric worldview that has contributed to the current ecological crisis. Since Lynn Whiteâ€TMs accusation that Genesis 1:26–28 is responsible for the crisis, biblical scholars and theologians have been discussing this text. Although Genesis 1:26–28 contains hints of anthropocentrism, it does not represent the only way in which the biblical authors viewed humans and their relationship wit…
Creation as a Cosmic Temple
This article is based on Willie van Heerden’s insight into the ecological retrieval of the dominion mandate of Genesis 1:26–27. According to Van Heerden, human dominion has a meaning only when it is read in relationship with the crisis context of the text and particularly the symmetrical structure of Genesis 1:1–2:4a as a whole. In this sense, one discovers that creation does not culminate with human supremacy or dominion, but with celebration (S…
Towards a hermeneutics of sustainability in Africa
Today there are a number of ecological hermeneutics, such as the Exeter project (UK), the Earth Bible project (Australia), the anti-ecological readings and the eco-feminist readings. Whilst these trends provide Christianity with valuable ecological insights, they tend to be more global than specific. The Exeter project claims even to search for the ‘universal’ eco-meaning of the scriptures. Thus, every community should learn from them and try to …
Sustainable eco-theology for African churches
The article reflects on how African Christianity can attempt home-grown solutions for sustainable life in Africa. John Mbiti alleged that missionaries established a Christianity that befits European worldviews and despised African traditional values. Missions, though they brought the Gospel together with literacy and medicine, made westernization the way of human “advancement.†Locals came to believe that “progress†consists not in being themselves…
John Calvin and Creation
John Calvin has been largely studied given his influential role in the Reformation. I come from a Church with strong Calvin traditions. During catechisms, we were mainly taught about Calvinâ€TMs theology in areas such as predestination, redemption, Christology, power and sacramental theology. Little has been said regarding the ecological dimensions of his thoughts. It is only recently that the Presbyterian Church has issued the devotional study g…
The bride as a ‘locked garden’
Song 4:12–15 depicts the body of the bride as a ‘locked garden’ filled with fruits, exotic and medicinal plants and abundant freshwater. These luxuries are said to be plentiful and appealing but carry with them the threat of spoiling. In this way, the garden is ready for enjoyment, but forbidden (locked) at the same time. The geo-metaphor of the bride fits perfectly with the ancient belief of Mother Earth and resists the dominion drive of the Ant…
Environmental ethics (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Christianity (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 works)