TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA:
In this theoretical article, I tap into Mbembe’s (1992) concept of mutual zombification to start a debate on the need for African decoloniality theology (ADT) for a contemporary praxis of Christian faith. Observing the praxis of faith in post-colonial states among the “new” religious movements, I a...
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In this theoretical article, I tap into Mbembe’s (1992) concept of mutual zombification to start a debate on the need for African decoloniality theology (ADT) for a contemporary praxis of Christian faith. Observing the praxis of faith in post-colonial states among the “new” religious movements, I argue that there is a need for theologians to rethink theology in the context of religious mafiarisation, extortion, abuse, constitutional delinquency, political oppression and coloniality of God. I use decoloniality theory to articulate and suggest the need for ADT. I answer the question: What are the trajectories of mutual zombification and how will ADT involve? I submit that ADT can provide meaning to faith in post-colonial states that are devoid of coloniality, oppression, extortion, and constitutional delinquency, a Christian faith where people tap into both modernity and post-modernity, as opposed to mutual zombification that favours abusive religious leaders.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb29a4dcd61143c697942a3c3485c8772025-02-11T09:48:11ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892019-06-0139110.38140/at.v39i1.3856TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA:B. Dube0University of the Free State In this theoretical article, I tap into Mbembe’s (1992) concept of mutual zombification to start a debate on the need for African decoloniality theology (ADT) for a contemporary praxis of Christian faith. Observing the praxis of faith in post-colonial states among the “new” religious movements, I argue that there is a need for theologians to rethink theology in the context of religious mafiarisation, extortion, abuse, constitutional delinquency, political oppression and coloniality of God. I use decoloniality theory to articulate and suggest the need for ADT. I answer the question: What are the trajectories of mutual zombification and how will ADT involve? I submit that ADT can provide meaning to faith in post-colonial states that are devoid of coloniality, oppression, extortion, and constitutional delinquency, a Christian faith where people tap into both modernity and post-modernity, as opposed to mutual zombification that favours abusive religious leaders. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/3856Mutual zombificationAfrican decolonialityAbuseIntelligence of faithRecurriculisation |
| spellingShingle | B. Dube TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: Acta Theologica Mutual zombification African decoloniality Abuse Intelligence of faith Recurriculisation |
| title | TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: |
| title_full | TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: |
| title_fullStr | TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: |
| title_full_unstemmed | TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: |
| title_short | TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: |
| title_sort | trajectories of mutual zombification in the praxis of post colonial faith in south africa |
| topic | Mutual zombification African decoloniality Abuse Intelligence of faith Recurriculisation |
| url | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/3856 |
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