The death of Nelson Mandela on 5 December 2013 put the spotlight on his religious convictions and faith affiliation. Academics, journalists, and interested members of faith communities asked what his faith perspective ...

I had the privilege, as a non-South African, to be invited to be part of this revisit of the TRC [Truth and Reconciliation Commission] Faith Communities' Hearings and to present some reflections on the contribution of ...

This chapter engages the complexity of a politics of forgiveness in South Africa some 24 years after the end of political apartheid. We shall do so by considering contested understandings of forgiveness among Black and ...

On the 16th of August 2012, 34 mineworkers were killed by police in a conflict between Lonmin’s Marikana2 mine management and their workforce (Botha & Forster, 2017). The leader of the striking miners, Mgecineni Noki,3 ...

This chapter will focus on how children should be treated and raised in a culture where the distinctions between discipline and punishment have been blurred for decades. Why should a rights conception of discipline ...

In this chapter, the focus will be on LGBTIQ+ children and LGBTIQ+ parented families from a Christian sexual ethics perspective. The traditional notion of family is contested by a variety of different structures of ...

Before engaging in scientific analysis and critical reflections, I would like to start with a personal statement: The days in October 2014 in Stellenbosch, as well as the preparatory meeting in February, have been part ...

I have been interested in and following this rite of passage for a long time, knowing that it creates contexts and opportunities within which children can be extremely vulnerable1. On top of this, so many responsible ...