Abstract
Following the union of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (PCSA) and Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (RPCSA) to form the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) in 1999, it was necessary to consolidate theological education of a united church. This was a wise and bold decision by UPCSA, as a first attempt to integrate the training of both black and white students, but more importantly to give institutional expression to the advancement of unity. University of Pretoria (UP) became a major training centre of the UPCSA. Collaboration in ministerial formation between UPCSA and UP, its partner institution, has been plagued by manifold challenges. The challenges which will come under the spotlight are ecumenism, relationship between the university and the UPCSA, curriculum and spirituality.
Highlights
It is a privilege to contribute a piece in honour of Rev
We argue that the Faculty of Theology at University of Pretoria (UP), just like at other universities offering theological degrees and subjects elsewhere in the country, is not immune to such onslaughts on humanities, it will be interesting how the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA), as one of the major partners at UP, negotiates such turbulences for the sake of its ministerial training survival
The closure of Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (FEDSEM) and the Rhodes University Faculty of Divinity had a devastating effect on ecumenical ministerial training, and the participating churches (UPCSA included) fled into their own denominational training schemes
Summary
It is a privilege to contribute a piece in honour of Rev. Professor Graham Duncan. According to Duncan (2012:66), the merger between PCSA and the RPCSA to form UPCSA in 1999 had serious implications on theological training for a united church.
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