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The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/109527 The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point Mdingi, Hlulani khusi@tuks.co.za Binca-Mkhesu, Amina Khusi UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Womanist Ecclesiology Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 21st century Reformed tradition Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2025. The study examined the liberative and oppressive aspects of Reformed traditions in 21st century South Africa. This was achieved through a qualitative womanist analysis of the five solas of the Reformation, namely sola scriptura, sola gratia, solus Christus, sola fide and soli Deo gloria according to Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin. The findings confirmed the shortcomings of Reformed traditions to be the original flaws which are associated with racism, sexism and classism; the universalisation of the Reformers’ interpretations in other parts of the world without contextualisation; and the distortion, suppression and omission of the liberative Reformed teachings. The shortcomings of Reformed traditions demonstrated their need to transform towards a more liberative approach. The womanist approach was identified as adequate to address the shortcomings of 21st century Reformed churches in South Africa due to its comprehensive liberative approach. The womanist recommendations proposed are repentance, ecclesiastical identification with the oppressed, cultivation of the womanist perspective, activism, unity and collaboration, prioritisation of children and youth, as well as enabling transformation at systematic and institutional levels. The study contributes to the development of womanist ecclesiology in 21st century South Africa. University of Pretoria Dogmatics and Christian Ethics PhD (Dogmatics and Christian Ethics) Unrestricted Faculty of Theology and Religion SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduces inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2026-04-10T13:08:22Z 2026-04-10T13:08:22Z 2026-05-26 2025-09-30 Thesis * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109527 (A2026) en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Womanist Ecclesiology Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 21st century Reformed tradition The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title | The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title_full | The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title_fullStr | The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title_full_unstemmed | The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title_short | The need for the 21st century Reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| title_sort | need for the 21st century reformed tradition to transform towards a womanist turning point |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Womanist Ecclesiology Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 21st century Reformed tradition |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109527 |