While many persons within westernised or westernising nations such as the United States of America and South Africa continue to place importance on matters of faith, a growing number of those persons approach matters of faith informally rather than formally and individually rather than institutionally. The implications of this are that among 21st century populations..
Read moreCommunity engagement as the organic link with the street: Creating a learning community between the academy and homeless people in Tshwane – Nico Botha
Does the current community engagement project, of the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology at the University of South Africa (UNISA), respond to the conceptual discourse on community engagement? Informed by this question this article’s objective is two-pronged. Firstly, an attempt is made to locate the project’s beginning in a proper historical perspective..
Read moreResponsibility: A case for the homeless in the City of Tshwane – Eugene Baron
It is without doubt that the marginalised and destitute, such as homeless people, need all the help they can get to un-shackle them from poverty-stricken circumstances. Yet the reverse side of this is that marginalised, homeless people can become too dependent on such interventions, without taking responsibility for their future outcomes and consequences. The article reports on a..
Read moreFaith communities, social exclusion, homelessness and disability: Transforming the margins in the City of Tshwane – Thinandavha D. Mashau, Leomile Mangoedi
Social exclusion is a reality in South Africa today. Its faces are diverse and varied; social exclusion can be defined in terms of social, economic, political and religious dimensions. This diversity also applies to the context of homelessness in the City of Tshwane. The research on which this article is based sought to explore the issue of..
Read moreA vision for peace in the City of Tshwane: Insights from the homeless community – Lukwikilu Mangayi, Themba Ngcobo
Communities living on the margins of society, such as the homeless, are overlooked in the process of building a vision for peace in the City of Tshwane. This article, therefore, seeks to explore the issue of a vision for peace from the perspective of the homeless in the City of Tshwane. Isaiah 65:17–25 was used..
Read moreThe role of urban religion in seeking peace beyond the mere absence of community conflict: A reading of Ephesians 2:11–22, with the homeless in the City of Tshwane – Reginald W. Nel
Urban religion, often visible in the work of faith-based organisations which consciously aim at unshackling the debilitating realities of urban marginalised communities, needs to be consciously inclusive in all its endeavours. In particular, this is crucial for actions such as those of the Tshwane Leadership Foundation that consciously seeks the peace of the city beyond..
Read moreSpatial Justice and Reconciliation Conference – Report 2017
On 31 May 2017, the research groups Spatial Justice and Reconciliation and Ubuntu research project collaborated and hosted a one day conference: Spatial Justice and Reconciliation. It was held at Thembelihle Village, 83 Struben Street, Pretoria. Authors were invited to present papers that were published in the special 2016 HTS Spatial Justice edition, flowing from a previous joint consultation..
Read more“Rainbow: premise or promise?” Consultation on Social Cohesion and Reconciliation – Report 2013
From 22-23 August 2013, 59 people gathered in Cafe Burgundy’s at the University of Pretoria to consider the status of reconciliation and social cohesion in South Africa today. The Consultation adopted the format of story-telling and world cafe, allowing for intense interaction and conversation in a safe space, surfacing critical themes and issues, articulating these into 7 questions,..
Read moreFaith in the City – Report 2017
The Centre for Contextual Ministry is hosted in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria. Since 2012 the Centre has a specific research project entitled “Faith in the city” with as sub-title “the (dis)engagement of church and theology in relation to healing urban fractures, with specific reference to the City of Tshwane”. What started as an..
Read morePathways out of Homelessness Report – 2015
The Pathways out of Homelessness research report is a result of a transdisciplinary research project with more than 40 researchers from various faculties such as Theology, Social Work, Family Medicine, Architecture, Law, Urban Design, Anthropology, and others. Part of the research process, a summit was held to create a platform for practitioners, policymakers, politicians, people who are..
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