“THE GOAL OF RESEARCH IS NOT THE INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD, BUT THE ORGANIZATION OF TRANSFORMATION.”
CHATTERTON ET AL., 2010:261
Research themes
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Demythologising social cohesion: Towards a practical theological vision
This article considers the topical issue of social cohesion. It seeks to demythologise the issue bringing it into critical conversation with eight related categories. It...
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‘Between life and death’: On land, silence and liberation in the capital city
This article reflects on the unfinished task of liberation – as expressed in issues of land – and drawing from the work of Franz Fanon...
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Whose knowledges shape our city? Advancing a community-based urban praxis
Wie se Kennis(se) Vorm ons Stad? Op Soek na ’n Gemeenskapsgedrewe Stedelike PraxisIn die artikel word verskillende plekke van kontestasie en hoop in die middestad...
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Absence, presence, remembrance: A theological essay on frailty, the university and the city
This essay is reflecting on frailty, the university and the city, in relation to each other. It seeks to transcend the binary concepts of presence...
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Urban South Africa: An opportunity for liberating theological education
This article proposes the city as an opportunity and resource for liberating theological education. It explores going beyond adding “urban” to theological education as an...
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Contesting inner-city space: Global trends, local exclusion/s and an alternative Christian spatial praxis
This article explores global patterns in the spatial formation of inner cities. It indicates how such patterns often perpetuate multiple local exclusions contributing to dehumanising...
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