Black theology in South Africa : a case study /
by Sabine A. Ritter.
- 1996.
- xiv, 118 leaves, bound ; 31 cm.
Typescript. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Description of Black Culture Chapter 3: South Africa's History and Politics Chapter 4: Contents of Black Theology in South Africa Chapter 5: Analysis of Black Theology in South Africa Chapter 6: Findings and Concluding Comments Table of Illustrations
Author's Background -- Introduction to Black Theology in South Africa -- Aim and Limitations of the Research -- Thesis Procedure. African Culture in South African Context -- Animistic World-View -- Distinctives of Traditional African Culture -- Man in Relationship to His Environment -- Man in His Relationship to Man -- Concept of Time and Space -- Traditional African Thinking. History of the Peoples of South Africa -- Original Population of South Africa -- Arrival of the Europeans -- Discovery of Mineral Wealth -- Era after the Boer Wars -- Political Developments sinnce 1910 -- The Broederbond -- Features and Implications of Apartheid -- Opposition to Apartheid -- Dutch Reformed Church and Apartheid -- Background to Apartheid Theology -- Biblical Argumentation for Apartheid -- Pragmatic Argumentation for Apartheid -- Other Churches and Apartheid -- General Comments on the History of South Africa. Black Consciousness -- Liberation-Salvation -- Three Leading Black Theologians -- Allan A. Boesak -- Bishop Desmond M. B. Tutu -- Bishop Manas Buthelezi -- Overview of three Three Black Theologians. The Hermeneutical Question -- Analysis Based on the Lausanne Covenant and Scripture -- Analysis in View of Third World Theologies. Comments on Black Culture and Black Theology -- Comments on the South African Context -- Comments on the Content of Black Theology -- Comments on the Black Theologians and their Theologies -- Comments on the Black Messiah -- Final comments. Historical Line of Salvific Events.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions--Dissertations.