11 articles in this issue
Marilyn Naidoo,Gugulethu Engelbetter Ndlovu
The paper describes the lived experiences of present-day African Christian couples in urban South Africa with the aim of understanding the effect family involvement has on their marriages. This article contributes to understanding the marital experiences ... see more
Emmanuel Akatukunda
The unprecedented urbanisation trends in Africa have not been matched with the corresponding theological formation and praxis that is consciously oriented towards the urban in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and spirituality. Nevertheless, theological insti... see more
John S Klaasen
Urbanisation takes on different forms, including industry expansion, technological innovation, modern architecture, new business forms, and new infrastructure. However, in many city centres, such development is accompanied by uprooting people, splitting f... see more
Bernhard Ott
The ecumenical document Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World begins with the statement, “Mission belongs to the very being of the church. Proclaiming the word of God and witnessing to the world is essential for every Christian.” This study explore... see more
Benjamin Isola Akano
While the global community was coming out of the havoc wrecked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians suddenly woke up to an upsurge in kidnappings, ritual killings, banditry, terrorism, rape, and other forms of criminality. As a result, the practice and pro... see more
Stephan de Beer
Urban theologising in South Africa has to solidify its intentionality, commitment, rigour, and outcomes if it is to contribute in liberating, constructive and transformative ways to the shape and content of current and future South African cities. This pa... see more
Innocent Mabheka
The commercialisation of religion and abuse of people’s belief systems, addressed by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), prompted the author to write this... see more
Kwame Oppong-Konadu
In missiology, scholars have often used conceptual models to represent specific trends emerging from Christian missions. However, these models occasionally run the risk of oversimplification. “Reverse mission” is one such model. It concerns a supposition ... see more
Zuze Johannes Banda
In his book, Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred, Gevisser laments the demise of the African Renaissance dream, which many had envisaged during the presidency of former-President Thabo Mbeki. In light hereof, this article demonstrates that it is in the habit ... see more
Elijah Baloyi
One of the issues characterising South Africa after the apartheid regime is the rural-urban migration. Apart from this becoming a fast-growing practice, it also poses a serious challenge to the service delivery of urban municipalities because of the exten... see more
Tianji Ma
Despite numerous appreciations, David Bosch's multidimensional and comprehensive concept of mission is still confronted with the persistent core criticism that it is too comprehensive and does not contain a criterion by which the concept of mission can be... see more