Theology amidst Wickedness: Is African Theology Equipped to Address Intractable Societal Issues?
In light of scholarly debates on the wicked problems framework, this contribution offers an appraisal of the role of theology in an African context characterized by myriad wicked problems. I argue that within the (South) African context, the decolonization of theology is indispensable for doing theo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Philosophia reformata
Year: 2020, Volume: 85, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-225 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCC Social ethics NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
decolonizing African theology
B public role of theology B Decoloniality B African Theology B wicked problems B epistemological diversity |
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| Summary: | In light of scholarly debates on the wicked problems framework, this contribution offers an appraisal of the role of theology in an African context characterized by myriad wicked problems. I argue that within the (South) African context, the decolonization of theology is indispensable for doing theology that is self-consciously contextual and therefore responsive to societal issues. This is crucial not least because of the widely recognized public role of religion in Africa. Drawing on the analytical framework of decoloniality and the theoretical concept of wicked problems, I will argue that although the category of wicked problems emerged within the framework of the intellectual world of the Northern Hemisphere, its analytical capacity is no less significant for contemporary African theological discourse on decoloniality. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-8230 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/23528230-8502A007 |