Liberative Notions of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice from the Perspective of the Global South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21820890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Stiles-Ocran (University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-116 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diaconia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-3261 • E-ISSN: 2196-9027 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.13109/diac.2021.12.2.99 |
| OpenAlex | W4312718057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The concept of diaconia is a novel theological approach in most African countries and the Global South, probably because diaconia is a Northern theological concept that largely reflects the top-down Christian social practice of providing relief and assistance to needy communities and countries mostly within the Global South. This paper explores the liberative notions of diaconia and Christian social practice from the perspective of the Global South. It attempts to reflect on an emerging praxis and theology from below as opposed to the predominant Northern theological approach. It argues that, whereas some Southern scholars advocate a shift from emphasizing liberation theologies to reconstruction theology, the concept of liberative diaconia is significant because it represents a grounded theology and praxis from below. Tracing the various liberation theological strands (in particular, from Latin America to South Africa), the paper asserts a new kind of spatial theory, namely, liberating heterotopic diaconia. This typical liberative diaconia engages indigenous communities and individuals to bring about freedom, justice, and transformation among the marginalized in some indigenous West African communities
Economic geography · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Geography · Global South · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Liberation theology · Political science · Praxis · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
The Diaconal Church
Interlocution after liberation
A Theological Theory of Communicative Actions
Diakonia as Christian Social Practice
African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development
A Theology of Reconstruction
Liberation or Reconstruction? Black Theology as Unfinished Business in South Africa
Latin American liberation theology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |