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    ISBN: 9781786410146
    Imprint: Langham Global Library
    Format: Paperback
    Dimensions (mm): 229 x 152 x 13
    Publication Date: 31/07/2025
    Pages: 240
    Language: English

    Reconciliation and Justice in Africa

    Exploring New Opportunities for Local Contexts

    Edited By
    Sipho Mahokoto
    and
    Christo Thesnaar

    £17.99

    The world is groaning beneath a seemingly endless cycle of oppression and injustice. This is particularly evident in Africa, where colonization, racism, and violent conflicts have left deep scars on both nations and peoples.

    In this collection of essays, theologians from across Africa draw from their nations’ painful histories to grapple with the complex questions of reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing. Using examples of religious, ethnic, and tribal conflicts across the continent, these essays explore reconciliation and justice in the context of liberation theology, biblical studies, ecclesiology, and pastoral care. An excellent resource for peacemakers and academics alike, this book offers a powerful and contextualized vision of the gospel’s power to restore justice and offer true hope to a wounded world.

    Author Bios

    Sipho Mahokoto
    (Edited By)

    SIPHO MAHOKOTO is a senior lecturer in the systematic theology and ecclesiology department, and the director of the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology at Stellenbosch University. He has PhD in systematic theology and also serves as a part-time Minister of the Word in the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA). He is the co-editor of Broken Bodies and Redemptive Tables: The Lord’s Supper and its Theological, Historical, and Socio-Political Dimensions (Bybel Media, 2020).

    Christo Thesnaar
    (Edited By)

    CHRISTO THESNAAR is a professor of practical theology at Stellenbosch University, where he also gained his doctorate. His main research areas are themes related to reconciliation such as memory, intergenerational trauma, justice, healing, and restitution. He was a founder member of the Institute for the Healing of Memories and currently serves on their board. He also heads up the Unit of Reconciliation and Justice at the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, University of Stellenbosch.

    Endorsements

    A powerful and timely contribution that speaks far beyond Africa’s borders. This is a courageous and thoughtful resource for anyone engaged in the work of peacebuilding and sustainable reconciliation.

    Zeina M. Barakat, PhD
    Executive Director,
    European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution,
    Europa-Universit.t Flensburg, Germany

    This is a remarkable book. In light of the numerous violent conflicts of our times, presently and in the past, in Africa and beyond, reconciliation and justice is a topic of particular urgency. This book makes African voices visible and thereby shows outlines for the future of a theology that is truly global in its horizon.

    Bishop Emeritus Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, PhD
    Moderator, World Council of Churches
    Extraordinary Professor, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    Honourary Professor, University of Bamberg, Germany

    This book, with contributions from authors of various African countries and contexts, is very timely and sorely needed. The theme of justice and reconciliation is discussed by scholars who are driven by logos, ethos, and pathos. This book from Africa is a gift to churches and societies in Africa and across the world.

    Nico Koopman, DTh
    Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel,
    Professor of Public Theology and Ethics,
    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    This collection offers authentic African perspectives on reconciliation and justice, highlighting the continent’s struggles with conflicts, economic issues, and the legacy of colonialism.

    Joram Tarusarira, PhD
    Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding,
    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    Table of Contents

    1. Introduction
      1. 1 Loyalty and Solidarity to Refugees and Asylum Seekers: An Attempt to Address the Impact of Xenophobia on Reconciliation
        Christo Thesnaar
      2. 2 Liberation and Reconciliation in an Age of Scepticism: An Emerging Black Theological Agenda
      3. Demaine J. Solomons
        3 Is It Time to Give Up on Forgiveness among Black and White South Africans?
      4. Dion A. Forster
      5. 4 Costly Reconciliation and Costly Justice in The Belhar Confession: A Challenge for South African Citizens and the Churches after the Collapse of Apartheid
        Sipho Mahokoto
      6. 5 Justice and Reconciliation in the Post-Genocide Rwandan Context
        Nagaju Muke
      7. 6 Confronting Whiteness and White Racism in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa: An Intragroup Approach to Reconciliation
        R. Louis van der Riet
      8. 7 Reconciliation amid Xenophobia against Burundian Refugees in Cape Town: A Pastoral Study
        Benaya Niyukuri
      9. 8 Justice and Reconciliation: Opportunities in Nigeria
        Oholiabs D. Tuduks
      10. 9 Identity as a Means of Reconciliation: A Thematic Reading of First Corinthians in Light of Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
        Endale Sebsebe Mekonnen
      11. 10 Issues of Power Imbalance, Inequality, and Reconciliation in Sudan
        Aida N. Weran
      12. 11 A Pastoral Perspective on Traumatized Ex-Combatants of uMkhonto we Sizwe
        Mbulelo Gcaza and Lourens Bester
    2. Contributors

    Contributors

    Demaine J. Solomons

    Demaine J. Solomons is associate professor of systematic theology and ethics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Dion A. Forster

    Dion A. Forster is a professor of public theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, and is extraordinary professor in the department of systematic theology and ecclesiology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Nagaju Muke

    Nagaju Muke is a senior lecturer at Africa College of Theology (ACT) Kigali, Rwanda, where she also serves as research director. She holds a PhD in missiology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Louis van der Riet

    R. Louis van der Riet is a research associate in the department of systematic theology and ecclesiology, stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, where he serves on task teams for gender justice and anti-racism. He holds a PhD in systematic theology from Stellenbosch University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.


    Benaya Niyukuri

    Benaya Niyukuri is currently the director of Paraclete Counselling Mission and a research fellow in the department of practical theology and missiology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.


    Oholiabs D. Tuduks

    Oholiabs D. Tuduks is a senior lecturer of practical theology at Gombe State University, Nigeria, and a research fellow in the department of practical theology and missiology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Endale Sebsebe Mekonnen

    Endale Sebsebe Mekonnen is a research fellow in Old Testament and New Testament groups at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, president of Shiloh International Theological Seminary, Ethiopia, and ACTEA accreditation director. He holds a PhD in New Testament studies from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and in development studies from University of the Western Cape, South Africa.


    Aida N. Weran

    Aida N. Weran is an independent researcher, senior lecturer, and deputy of academic affairs office at Nile Theological College (NTC) Khartoum North, Sudan. She is an alumni of Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Mbulelo Patrick Gcaza

    Mbulelo Gcaza is an ordained pastor of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa. Currently he is serving in the South African Army as Staff Officer 2 Military Skills Development System Human Resource Management. He is an uMkhonto we Sizwe ex-combatant. He received his MDiv in practical theology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


    Lourens Bester

    Lourens Bester is an alumni of Stellenbosch University, South Africa.


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