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Future(s) for the church on the corner: A proposed praxis of spatial justice for South African congregations

Admin March 13, 2026

By Caroline J. Powell South Africa, is a racially, economically and spatially divided nation, a legacy of our colonial and apartheid histories. Thirty years into democracy, discourse across all spheres of society around land, spatial and housing justice continues to provoke questions about the political and societal will for making access to land ownership and..

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