Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Berlin Institute for Public Theology

Lectures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. Concepts of Public Theology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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01: Why public theology? African, European, Asian, American perspectives

 

Introduction by:

 

Prof. Dr. Dion Forster (Stellenbosch U)

Rev Dr. Sivin Kit (LWF)

Prof. Dr. Torsten Meireis (HU Berlin)

 

 

Speakers:

 

 

 

Rev. Dr. Hermen Shastri, General Secretary, Council of Churches of Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Marcia Pally, New York University, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Godwin Akper, Professor of Systematic Theology, National Open University of Nigeria

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany

 

 

 

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02: Public theology and biblical exegesis

 

Prof. Dr. Julie Claasens, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

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03: The 'theology' in public theology

 

Prof. Dr. Dirk Jacobus Smit, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA

 

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04: The 'public' in public theology

 

Prof. Dr. Torsten Meireis, BIPT, HU Berlin, FRG

 

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05: Public theology in an Islamic Perspective

 

Prof. Dr. Aslam Fataar, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

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06: Public Theology and African Theologies of Liberation

 

Prof. Dr. Rothney Tshaka, University of South Africa (Unisa), Pretoria, RSA

 

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07: Public theology, social media and digitalization

 

PD Dr. Frederike van Oorschot, Forschungsstäte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft (FESt), Heidelberg, FRG

 

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08: Contextuality and Intercontextuality in Public Theology

 

Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Sinner, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brasil

 

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II. Doing public theology: Issues, agents and practices

 

 

 

 

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09: Politics, democracy, civil society in a globalized world

 

Dr. Florian Hoehne, BIPT, HU Berlin, FRG

 

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10: Creation and sustainable development

 

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Kivatsi Kavusa, Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL-Goma), DR Congo

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Clemens Wustmans, BIPT, HU Berlin, FRG

 

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11: Ways of Life and Human Rights

 

Prof. Dr. Nico Koopman, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

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12: Science, learning, and faith

 

Prof. Dr. Dion Forster, Beyers Naudé Center of Public Theology, University of Stellenbosch, RSA

 

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13: Blessed are the Peacemakers

 

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, Bethlehem Bible College, Israel

 
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14: Gender and sexuality

 

Prof. Dr. Esther McIntosh, York St. John University, UK

 

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15: Faith actors in civil society: between civil commitment and resistance

 

Prof. Dr. Sunday Bobai Agang, ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro, Nigeria

 

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16: Local Faith Communities - Religious Leaders: Public Appearance and Leadership

 

Prof. Dr. Kung Lap Yan, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

 

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17: Education, agency and the public

 

Prof. Dr. Henrik Simojoki, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, FRG

 

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18: Voicing International Issues: Public Theology on an International Scale

 

Dr. Selina Palm, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

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19: Prosperity, Work and Economics

 

Prof. Dr. Piet Naudé, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

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III. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

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20: Approaches to public theology: two conversations on doing public theology

 

Moderated by Rev. Dr. Sivin Kit, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversation I:

 

 

 

Rev. Dr. Seferosa Carroll, WCC, Geneva, CH

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Chang Hwan Kim, Fuller Theological Seminary, Houston, Pasadena, USA

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Nico Koopman, Stellenbosch University, RSA

 

 

 

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Conversation II:

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Huber, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, FRG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Esther McIntosh, York St. John University, UK

 

 

 

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Information for Institutions of Theological Education:

You may apply for video and audio 'packages' of the material for dissemination to your students and will receive it free of charge, provided you credit BIPT, Beyers Naudé Centre and the LWF.

Please contact: maritasnyman@sun.ac.za

 

We thank the Graduate Centre of the Theological Faculty of Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Stellenbosch University and the Lutheran World Federation for their generous support of the project.