Friendship in a time of protest? : Friedrich Schleiermacher and Russel Botman on the fabric of (civic) friendship
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2019-11-19
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Abstract
Friendship is not often associated with citizenship, politics or civil society – and yet this
contribution proposes that civic friendship(s) may be worth consideration as an expression of
peacemaking and peacebuilding: the dynamic interplay between our ‘social’ and ‘individual’
selves working towards peace and countering violence. This theological consideration of
friendship deals with the interaction between individuality and sociability in the work and
thought of a theologian who was deeply interested in such interplay and which may therefore
be helpful in theological reflection on friendship. This contribution draws on two theologians
who were involved in higher education themselves – the German theologian Friedrich
Schleiermacher, who served as rector of the Humboldt University of Berlin (1815–1816), and
the South African theologian Russel Botman, who served as rector of Stellenbosch University
(2007–2014) – from whom we may learn about (civic) friendship.
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CITATION: Marais, N. 2019. Friendship in a time of protest? : Friedrich Schleiermacher and Russel Botman on the fabric of (civic) friendship. HTS Theological Studies, 75(3):a5592, doi:10.4102/hts.v75i3.5592.
The original publication is available at https://hts.org.za
The original publication is available at https://hts.org.za
Keywords
Friendship, Peacemaking, Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 1768-1834, Botman, H. Russel
Citation
Marais, N. 2019. Friendship in a time of protest? : Friedrich Schleiermacher and Russel Botman on the fabric of (civic) friendship. HTS Theological Studies, 75(3):a5592, doi:10.4102/hts.v75i3.5592.