Towards a Contextualized Conceptualization of Social Justice for Post-Apartheid Namibia

by Basilius M Kasera

Overview

The search for justice, beyond the basic political understanding, is profoundly theological and ethical. In this work, Dr. Basilius M. Kasera analyses the meaning of justice in post-apartheid Namibia from a biblical perspective. He argues that notions of justice carry no meaning unless they emanate from the community of the affected. Every group of people, by virtue of being God's image-bearers, are able to assess their own context and provide befitting solutions. However this kind of agency has not been afforded to the post-apartheid Namibian society, which continues to operate on borrowed models of justice. While extrapolating on Allan Boesak's beneficial theological concepts of justice, Dr. Kasera encourages theologians and Christians at large to participate in the creation of meaningful, effective, and transformative policies, programmes, practices, systems, and justice institutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839738791
Publisher:	Langham Academic
Publication date:	05/31/2024
Series:	Studies in Public Theology
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

BASILIUS M. KASERA has a PhD in public theology and ethics from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. For thirteen years, he worked in the humanitarian and academic sector for organisations like Catholic AIDS Action Trust and Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary. He currently lectures at the University of Namibia, where he continues to engage in issues of theology, religion, ethics, and public life. He is also a board member of the Southern African Christian Initiative and Sending in Missions.