Abstract
African Pentecostalism continues to be a growing part of Christianity both in Africa and the rest of the world. Pentecostal churches in Africa are on the rise at a very high rate. However, theological education in South African universities does not reflect this reality, but continues to be of a western orientation. Therefore, there is an urgent need and demand for a theological education that will be relevant to Africa. It is an urgent need for African Pentecostalism to be integrated into the theological education of South African universities. This can be achieved by integrating African Pentecostalism into the curriculum, by decolonising Pentecostal research and by the emergence of critical African scholars that can address cutting-edge issues in a South African context. Thus, theological education in South African universities shall be a contextual and relevant one.
Highlights
Pentecostalism is defined broadly to include those Christians who consider themselves Pentecostal or Charismatic, embracing the works of the Holy Spirit in the first-century church as described in Acts and elsewhere in the New Testament as relevant and normative for contemporary Christians (Hittenberger 2001:218)
African Pentecostalism is not prescribed as a dominating approach but rather as part of an http://www.hts.org.za
Hadebe continues to highlight challenges that are peculiar to theological education by quoting Amanze who addresses: the decline in numbers and research output of theological faculties in universities across Africa as caused by government’s quest for social and economic development driven by science, not religion; the abstract nature of theology inherited from western paradigms which fails to address contemporary issues affecting the life of Africans in concrete terms
Summary
Integrating African Pentecostalism into the theological education of South African Universities: An urgent task. How to cite this article: Kgatle, M.S., 2018, ‘Integrating African Pentecostalism into the theological education of South African Universities: An urgent task’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 74(3), 5130. African Pentecostalism continues to be a growing part of Christianity both in Africa and the rest of the world. There is an urgent need and demand for a theological education that will be relevant to Africa. It is an urgent need for African Pentecostalism to be integrated into the theological education of South African universities. Theological education in South African universities shall be a contextual and relevant one
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