African spirituality in transformation: Fragments and fractures of the shifting sacred
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | African spirituality in transformation: Fragments and fractures of the shifting sacred | |
| Creator | Steenkamp-Nel, Annalie | |
| Description | The ‘transformation’ of disciplines and organisations has been increasingly pursued by South African policymakers. Many understand community engagement or development as ‘structural’ or ‘agentive’. For most African citizens, however, transformation’s starting point is the obligation towards the divine and towards others. It will be suggested that spiritual transformation (as an aspect of African spirituality) is more appropriate for the South African setting. The article will offer the overarching foundational spiritual framework of spiritual transformation as a possible object to a future discourse. A literature review will allow the mapping of different transformational stages or movements. The dynamics of the African spiritual-based concept of joy as a bridge to new possibilities will be tracked. The findings will point to the importance of clashing or complementing spiritual experiences, directing Africans towards a new spirituality. It will be indicated how change agents can develop sustainable transformative methodologies for different contexts, relevant to the developmental challenges of communities and organisations. Successful transformation involves nurturing communities from a spiritual perspective, specifically the experience of joy as part of the original African spirituality. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-08-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v74i3.4941 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 74, No 3 (2018); 10 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4941/11579
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