HOPE? THE CHURCH AS ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY IN A CONTEXT OF DISRUPTION
22 and 23 June 2021
Please join us for this year's Winter School which will take place online. The programme is attached (below). Please note that on Day 1 (22 June) you must choose between four themes for the parallel sessions. The rest of the Winter School will be on one link.
Please register by 17 June by clicking here: https://forms.gle/9YEctgxfXkzE4zuv8
The MS Teams links to the Winter School will be sent to you on 18 June.
The Winter School is hosted by:
The cost for this year's Winter School is R50. Please pay into the account details to the right with reference R3201WS followed by your initials and surname, then email the proof of payment to bleibbrandt@sun.ac.za.
Bank details for electronic payments | |
Beneficiary | Stellenbosch University |
Bank | Standard Bank |
Branch | Stellenbosch |
Branch Code | 050610 |
Account Number | 073006955 |
Programme in detail:
Tuesday 22 June 2021
09:00 – 09:05 | Word of welcome: Reggie Nel, Dean, Faculty of Theology |
09:05 – 09:10 | Arrangements: Anita Cloete, Chair, Winter School organising committee |
09:10 – 09:30 | Devotion: Tshepiso Gregory Moreosele |
09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote 1: Ronelle Burger |
10:00 – 10:30 | Break |
10:30 – 12:30 | Parallel sessions |
P1 Biblical perspective | 10:30 – 11:00: Julie Claassens Narrative possibility in the context of traumatic discordance: Reading Biblical and contemporary trauma narratives. 11:00 – 11:30: Marius Nel Waiting for the Apocalypse 11:30 – 12:00: Peter Nagel Does the church perpetuate violence disguised as hope? 12:00 – 12:30: Discussion |
P2 Youth | 10:30 – 11:00: Lucas Mpendulo Reflections on youth ministry within black townships; Jeanette Sibanda The role of ministers working with youth in contexts of violence 11:00 – 11:30: Panel: Melanie Thirion, Dwain Ludick, Ryan Baadjies, Ntando Mlambo Youth ministry and violence 11:30 – 12:00: Selina Palm Hope in action? How can local churches respond effectively to the task of ending violence against children? 12:00 – 12:30: Discussion |
P3 Gender violence | 10:30 – 11:00: Lisa le Roux Church: silent and complicit, or hope in action? 11:00 – 11:30: Sine Chisale Sexual gender-based violence and Covid-19: African women theology of disability as public theology, an introduction 11:30 – 12:00: Zukisa Fumba Living with the wounds 12:00 – 12:30: Discussion |
P4 Church safe space | 10:30 – 12:30: Caroline Powell, Charlton Alexander and Wayne Renkin Can churches create safe spaces in a time of crisis and beyond? Lessons learnt in 2020 |
Wednesday 23 June 2021
09:00 – 09:30 | Devotion: Mariëte Frantz |
09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote 2: Elizabeth Hoorn Petersen |
10:00 – 10:30 | Break |
10:30 – 11:00 | Stella Viljoen The media, violence and representational cultures |
11:00 – 11:30 | Tamlynn Roberths A pastoral plea to witness & minister in spaces in need of relational hope & justice for families in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic |
11:30 – 12:00 | Cas Wepener The struggle for hope continues. The preaching of Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, 2009 – 2019 |
12:00 – 12:30 | Bonganjalo Mbenenge: Ubuntu economics, inclusive economy |
12:30 – 13:00 | Keynote 3: Trevor Herbert Followed by closing |