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Jesus in the mall? Public theology for a public church in South-Africa today

Jesus in the mall? Public theology for a public church in South-Africa today. Bloemfontein 27 Augustus 2008 Piet.naude@nmmu.ac.za. Public theology. Public theology provides frame for church/Christians to help establish God’s embracing salvation in the world

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Jesus in the mall? Public theology for a public church in South-Africa today

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  1. Jesus in the mall? Public theology for a public church in South-Africa today Bloemfontein 27 Augustus 2008 Piet.naude@nmmu.ac.za

  2. Public theology • Public theology provides frame for church/Christians to help establish God’s embracing salvation in the world • Against: *professionalisation *individualisation of salvation *establishing of consumerculture *national theology

  3. Public church • Public church wants to sensitize members for issues of public importance and equip them to live their faith in public • Against: *safe space for inner migration *seeking like-mindedness *survival existence

  4. CHALLENGES CHALLENGES S P I R I T U A L I T Y RECONCILIATION IDENTITY RECOVER ING VALUES DEMOCRACY

  5. FIVE CORE-CHALLENGES • Reconciliation and restorative justice (one church) • Identity/plurality and globalization (catholic church) • Restoring values and lawlessness (holy church) • Democracy and gospel (Christian church) • Integrated spirituality (community)

  6. CPI MAP 2006

  7. HIGHEST CPI* SCORES 2006 (*Corruption perception index : 10=no corruption)

  8. 42. Mauritius 5.1 • 51. South Africa 4.6

  9. Moral development Culture (customs) Parents Tradition (history) Friends AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION Corporate culture School/ teachers Religion Mass media (TV/Internet/movies/advertisement

  10. Adult spirituality • Growth in religious fundamentalism • Growth in Pentecostalism with signs of world-avoidance and “glory-theology” • Dutch reformed tradition: Calvin, Warneck and Scottish pietism • Communio sanctorum (Heidelberg Catechism, Gen 12, Mt 5 and Bonhoeffer) • The hymn of Philippians 2!

  11. CONCLUSION Reconciliation Unity Identity Catholic Restoring values Holy Democracy Christian Spirituality Community

  12. The world belongs to the Lord…

  13. Responsible Renewal conference, Bloemfontein English summary compiled by Lyzette Hoffman, from Prof Piet Naudé’s original presentation: “Jesus in die mall? Publieke teologie vir ‘n publieke kerk in Suid-Afrika vandag” delivered in Bloemfontein, August 27, 2008.

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