Just housing: Constructing a theological praxis-agenda in a (South) African city

Against the backdrop of Africa’s urban revolution and the vastly unequal housing patterns in most African cities, this article argues for just housing to be a theological praxis-agenda. Drawing from a very local journey in one South African city, it considers David Korten’s four generations of development as a possible framework to guide such a theological praxis-agenda in (South) African cities.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: It proposes simultaneous actions of relief, development, advocacy and global solidarity, grounded in an immersed faith, if the church is to contribute to housing justice in African cities.

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Verbum et Ecclesia
Published
2024-11-20
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v45i2.3220
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Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Just housing: Constructing a theological praxis-agenda in a (South) African city

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Just housing: Constructing a theological praxis-agenda in a (South) African city

Stéphan de Beer
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Abstract

Against the backdrop of Africa’s urban revolution and the vastly unequal housing patterns in most African cities, this article argues for just housing to be a theological praxis-agenda. Drawing from a very local journey in one South African city, it considers David Korten’s four generations of development as a possible framework to guide such a theological praxis-agenda in (South) African cities.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: It proposes simultaneous actions of relief, development, advocacy and global solidarity, grounded in an immersed faith, if the church is to contribute to housing justice in African cities.

Verbum et EcclesiaVol. 45(2)
University of Pretoria (ZA)
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 11%
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
1.96
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