Faith-based agency and theological education : a failed opportunity?

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De Beer, Stephanus Francois

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AOSIS Open Journals

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After attending to shifts in the landscape of theological education at a public university in South Africa, this article explores the re-imagination of theological education as fostering faithbased agency. With reference to the (potential) role faith-based organisations play in response to developmental challenges in local communities, it then suggests a deliberate retrieval of faith-based sources – locatedness, voices, assets, agency and formation – in liberating theological education. It concludes with concrete curriculum recommendations for consideration.

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Faith-based agency, Theological education, Praxis-methodology, Socio-ecclesial assets, Epistemologies of liberation

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De Beer, S.F., 2019, ‘Faith-based agency and theological education: A failed opportunity?’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 75(4), a5541. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5541.