African Christian theologies in transformation.

Prof Ernst M Conradie (editor)

December 2004

(195 pages)

Breaking the grip of poverty and inequality in South Africa – 2004-2014: Trends, issues and future policy options.

Mr J P Landman, Prof Haroon Bhorat, Prof Servaas van der Berg and Prof Carl van Aardt

December 2003

This report is the executive summary of a research process that included several research papers.

Rape: Rethinking male responsibility.

Prof Ernst Conradie and Dr Lindsay Clowes (editors)

October 2003

(150 pages)

This report of a national conference is an important contribution to the debate on this evil in South African society. Contributions from different disciplines focus on various aspects of the problem.

A new public morality? Religion and education in a time of fundamental social change.

Prof Wolfgang Huber

October 2002

Wolfgang Huber is the Lutheran bishop of Berlin-Brandenburg and honorary professor of systematic theology at Von Humboldt University in Germany (October 2002). In his contribution, Huber reflects on the challenges facing religious education in the information and media society, as well as the place of religious education in the public schools.

The land is crying for justice: A discussion document on Christianity and environmental justice in South Africa.

Dr Renier Koegelenberg (editor)

June 2002

Tamar’s cry: Re-reading an ancient text in the midst of an HIV/ AIDS pandemic.

Prof Denise Ackermann

October 2001

Denise Ackermann (a leading South African feminist theologian) emphasises: “… the AIDS pandemic in South Africa is a complex mixture of issues. … My contention is that at heart HIV/AIDS is a gendered pandemic. As such it requires a theological response that is prepared to wrestle with the implications of gender inequity in our traditions and our practices.”

HIV/ AIDS and poverty – A challenge to the church in the new millennium.

Revd Christo Greyling

September 2001

Christo Greyling is a theologian who has practical experience of congregational work and now mainly works as an HIV and AIDS consultant (September 2001). The author is a haemophiliac who tested HIV positive in 1987. This booklet contains important information on the nature of the challenge the church faces, as well as practical suggestions for the church to become more active in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Greyling emphasises: “Some isolated initiatives from churches are commendable, but as a whole the church’s reaction is led by the passionate few. … The harsh reality is that HIV-infected and affected people experience the Church as silent and absent in their suffering.”

Claiming our footprints: South African women reflect on context, identity and spirituality.

Prof Denise Ackermann, Ms Eliza Getman, Revd Hantie Kotzé and Revd Judy Tobler (editors)

February 2000

(268 pages)

Published in cooperation with the Cape Town Chapter of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, with contributions by Christian, Jewish and Muslim theologians.

A child and family support system in South Africa: A call on government and civil society to join forces in the fight against poverty.

Dirk and Claudia Haarmann

January 1997

The church, transition and transformation in South Africa.

Dr Beyers Naudé

December 1996

Poverty, social policies and the Reconstruction and Development Programme.

Prof Pieter le Roux

July 1995

A plea for a poverty relief programme: Commentary on the welfare and social security budget for 1995/ 96.

Prof S J Terreblanche

June 1995

Economic justice in South Africa: Towards a prophetic theology of community solidarity, economic equity and pastoral care.

Mr Noko F Kekana

April 1995

The ecumenical challenge for South Africa.

Revd Barney Pityana

February 1995

Church and development – The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP): The role of the church, civil society and NGO’s.

Dr Renier Koegelenberg (editor)

1995

(334 pages)

Africa’s development in a global perspective: The sharing of resources in Africa – A challenge to South Africa.

Dr Julius Nyerere

December 1994

The legacy of the past in the New South Africa: Tentative theological reflections on the amnesty issue in the context of a national policy of reconciliation.

Dr Wolfram Kistner

November 1994

Transformation in South Africa: The role of civil society and the church in the Reconstruction and Development Programme.

Ms Cheryl Carolus

October 1994

Justice and the world economic order.

Dr Wolfram Kistner

September 1994

The dynamics of unemployment and job creation in South Africa: Looking behind doomsday projections.

Dr Wolfgang Thomas

August 1994

Church and development – Transition and transformation: A challenge to the church.

Dr Renier Koegelenberg (editor)

1994

(300 pages)

Human scale development: A South African perspective.

Mr John G I Clarke

December 1993

Democratisation in Germany and South Africa: A challenge to the church.

Dr Konrad Raiser

October 1993

The International Monetary System and poverty in Africa: A challenge to Christian mission.

Dr John Malesela Lamola

June 1993

Human rights and development.

Prof Kader Asmal

April 1993

The future of development in South Africa: Problems, realities and new options.

Dr Simon Brand

December 1992

Human rights, reparations and reconciliation.

Prof Kader Asmal

December 1992

Church and development – An interdisciplinary approach: Perspectives from Southern Africa and Europe.

Dr Renier Koegelenberg (editor)

1992

(373 pages)

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