Abstract
Ubuntu as a spirituality of liberation for black theology of liberation
Highlights
This article seeks to celebrate the academic contributions made by professor Vuyani Vellem, his work in black theology of liberation (BTL) in South Africa and Africa
Vellem once pointed out to us that Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park symbolises two cultures in conflict with one another in the democratic dispensation of South Africa. He maintained that the precarious rupture of the liberation movements and the formation of new political movements such as Congress of the People (COPE) signalled ambiguity that has prevailed since the dawn of democracy (Vellem 2012)
Considering the above-mentioned debate perhaps Vellem is right to argue that African religiosity is expressed in African indigenous churches (AICs) and they are a site of the spirituality of liberation, which includes Ubuntu ethics/philosophy
Summary
This article seeks to celebrate the academic contributions made by professor Vuyani Vellem, his work in black theology of liberation (BTL) in South Africa and Africa. Responding to Fallist movements in South Africa, Vellem (2015) argued that BTL should not seek to reinterpret, rethink and repeat BTL’s tried and tested ways of responding to black pain caused by white racism and colonialism
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