Faith-based agency and theological education: A failed opportunity?

Abstract

After attending to shifts in the landscape of theological education at a public university in South Africa, this article explores the re-imagination of theological education as fostering faith-based agency. With reference to the (potential) role faith-based organisations play in response to developmental challenges in local communities, it then suggests a deliberate retrieval of faith-based sources – locatedness, voices, assets, agency and formation – in liberating theological education. It concludes with concrete curriculum recommendations for consideration.

Keywords

• faith-based agency
• theological education
• praxis-methodology
• socio-ecclesial assets
• epistemologies of liberation