Original Research - Special Collection: Just housing
Just housing: Constructing a theological praxis-agenda in a (South) African city
Submitted: 20 June 2024 | Published: 20 November 2024
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Stephan F. de Beer, Centre for Faith and Community, Department of Practical Theology and Mission Studies, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaAbstract
Against the backdrop of Africa’s urban revolution and the vastly unequal housing patterns in most African cities, this article argues for just housing to be a theological praxis-agenda. Drawing from a very local journey in one South African city, it considers David Korten’s four generations of development as a possible framework to guide such a theological praxis-agenda in (South) African cities.
Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: It proposes simultaneous actions of relief, development, advocacy and global solidarity, grounded in an immersed faith, if the church is to contribute to housing justice in African cities.
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Sustainable Development Goal
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