White responses to Black Theology: Revisiting a typology

This article reflects on a threefold typology of white responses to Black Theology (rejection-sympathy-solidarity) which I used in my doctoral thesis (1988). This article, which is dedicated to the memory of Vuyani Vellem, shows how the typology was used by him in a publication. It then points out a...

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Published in:Hervormde teologiese studies 2022-02, Vol.78 (3), p.1-9
Main Author: Kritzinger, Johannes N.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black people
Black Theology
Christianity
Conversion
Encounterology
Evaluation
Orthopathy
Praxis matrix
Racism
Religion
Social aspects
Society
Sympathy
Theologians
Typology (Theology)
White supremacy
White Theology
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Summary:This article reflects on a threefold typology of white responses to Black Theology (rejection-sympathy-solidarity) which I used in my doctoral thesis (1988). This article, which is dedicated to the memory of Vuyani Vellem, shows how the typology was used by him in a publication. It then points out a number of inadequacies in the typology and places it in a framework of encounters between the praxis of a Black Theology of Liberation (BTL) and a liberating white praxis (LWP). It uses a seven-dimensional ‘praxis matrix’ to explore such encounters, which happen along with an encounter with the praxis of the poor and the praxis of God. Since a typology of white praxes remains useful, an expanded six-fold typology is suggested to replace the previous one.Contribution The contribution of this article is to deepen reflection on the dynamics of interaction between white theologians and a BTL.
ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v78i3.6945