White responses to Black Theology
Revisiting a typology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21492879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J N J Kritzinger (0000-0001-5233-131X, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/hts.v78i3.6945 |
| OpenAlex | W4220871825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article reflects on a threefold typology of white responses to Black Theology (rejection-sympathy-solidarity) which I used in my doctoral thesis (1988). This article, which is dedicated to the memory of Vuyani Vellem, shows how the typology was used by him in a publication. It then points out a number of inadequacies in the typology and places it in a framework of encounters between the praxis of a Black Theology of Liberation (BTL) and a liberating white praxis (LWP). It uses a seven-dimensional ‘praxis matrix’ to explore such encounters, which happen along with an encounter with the praxis of the poor and the praxis of God. Since a typology of white praxes remains useful, an expanded six-fold typology is suggested to replace the previous one.Contribution: The contribution of this article is to deepen reflection on the dynamics of interaction between white theologians and a BTL
Aesthetics · Art · Black theology · Epistemology · Political science · Praxis · Sociology · Solidarity · Theology · Typology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropology · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |