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We must all stand together to prevent violence against women. This was the message of speakers at a conference of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians held on Friday (4 May) at the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU). The conference, themed Gender and Education, formed part of the faculty’s HOPE Project Initiative [...]

Biblical texts, which are often used in debates on homosexuality, do not deal with sexual orientation, but rather with sexual behaviour, said Professor Louis Jonker of the Department of Old and New Testament in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Thursday (12 April). He spoke on the theme The Bible and Gayness [...]

Churches and theological seminaries in Africa should do more to prevent violence, especially sexual violence, against women on the continent, said Ms Lisa le Roux of the Unit for Religious and Development Research at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Tuesday (2 August) at a workshop on gender equality. The workshop is hosted jointly by SU’s Faculty [...]

Theologians from 12 seminaries across Sub-Saharan Africa will congregate at Stellenbosch University (SU) from 1 to 3 August for a workshop on gender equality. Themed Understanding the challenge of Gender Equality locally, the workshop is hosted jointly by the Faculty of Theology, NetACT (Network for African Congregational Theology) and EFSA (the Ecumenical Foundation of South [...]

Communities and churches must talk differently about disability, said Professor Thomas Reynolds of Emmanuel College, Toronto, Ontario, on Thursday (19 May). He was the keynote speaker on the second day of the Conference on Theology, Disability and Human dignity, jointly hosted by the Faculty of Theology and the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies in the Faculty [...]

Persons with disabilities are not always viewed as fully-fledged members of the community. This was the view of Prof Hans Reinders, Professor of Ethics and Mental Disability (Bernard Lievegoed Chair) at the Free University of Amsterdam who delivered the keynote address at a three-day conference themed Theology, Disability and Human Dignity, held at Stellenbosch University [...]

The Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU), in conjunction with the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences, is hosting a three-day conference on the theme of Theology, Disability and Human Dignity. The conference takes place from May 18 to May 20 in Stellenbosch (May 18 and May 19) and Worcester [...]

After years of negotiations and planning, the  Weidenhof House site in Stellenbosch was finally handed over to CS Construction on Monday 7 February for renovations and extensions. At this event Prof Nico Koopman, Dean of the Faculty of Theology of Stellenbosch University, referred to Weidenhof House as ”a house of hope” for students from Africa. Weidenhof House [...]