Gerald John Pillay’s prophetic role in the South African and New Zealand contexts

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title Gerald John Pillay’s prophetic role in the South African and New Zealand contexts
 
Creator Hofmeyr, Johannes W.
 
Subject — Gerald Pillay; Role of a prophet; South Africa; New Zealand; Michel Welker; Albert Luthuli; Social justice
Description In this article, the question in focus is the church and Christianity’s prophetic responsibility towards society, and how in the specific case of the South African-born theologian Gerald John Pillay, his prophetic voice should be characterised. The question is addressed as to whether he was an activist at the barricades or a soft-spoken intellectual in his views on society. After a brief discussion on his bio, the focus is on the phenomenon of being a prophet towards society. Then, the focus, largely based on a literature study, moves to Pillay’s perspectives on the South African and New Zealand contexts, and then a discussion of some of Pillay’s writings on being a prophetic voice follows. Finally, in the conclusion, his specific style and model of being a prophetic voice are analysed.
 
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Date 2019-07-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
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Identifier 10.4102/hts.v75i1.5395
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 1 (2019); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2019 Johannes Wynand Hofmeyr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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