Study Compassionate Theology in South AfricaAs an ecumenical Faculty of Theologyat the University of Stellenbosch we engage the pressing social and moral challenges of our South African and African context through a deep spirituality of compassion and academically sound theology. The celebration of our multiculturality and diversity becomes a wellspring of hope in suffering, and justice that impacts society. Our teaching and research focuses on the public sphere where questions of development, moral regeneration, poverty and HIV/Aids are addressed by critical theological reflection that fosters an international and interdisciplinary approach. We strive to integrate the values of integrity, creativity, hospitality and transparency on our journey of faith and action towards human diginity and an integrated Christian identity. Our programmes invite participation at pre-graduate and especially at post-graduate levels, with the full aray of theological disciplines as avenues of study and research.  Our
pregraduate programmesprepare participants for ministry in
a church, Christian leadership, pastoral work and community-related
service on terrains of development, HIV/Aids, conflict management, and
poverty. Our postgraduate
programmes offer research opportunities at Diploma, Masters
and Doctoral level and even caters for students from other disciplines
who want to further their postgraduate studies in theology. Our
programmes centre around contextual and relevant theological training,
cherishing the Bible as source of knowledge and insight. We want to
impact ethically and publicly and contribute to the process of social
transformation. We have a South African and African focus, that at the
same time fosters other international academic contact and partnerships.
The diversity of the faculty's students as well as staff creates an
interesting and dynamic context in which the interwoveness of theology
in all of her aspects can be experienced and celebrated.The faculty follows anintegrated approach to learningwhich means that programmes are so structured as to incorporate knowledge, skills and values through practical learning experiences combined with theoretical reflection in class. Learning at the faculty is supported by up to date technology in the form of a computerlab, a system for learning on the web, as well as the use of audio-visual equipment in the teaching process. All this is undergirded by a deep spirituality which is celebrated as a faculty. Our new faculty chapel serves as focal point for our desire to engage in ethical questions, the problem of meaning and suffering and the crucial question of human dignity and identity, in a spirit of contemplation, preaching and worship that centres around Scripture. The faculty fosters its close ties with the broader societythrough the activities of its centres, units and buros:
 We
welcome international students from the rest of the continent
of Africa, from Asia, from Europe as well as North- and South America.
The dialogue, interaction and diversity fosters a challenging and
creative context for discussing and doing theology of the highest
academic quality in Africa. Join us in our search for justice and truth
as we strive for social transformation and reconcilliation, locally as
well as globally. The beautiful surroundings of the faculty and the
romantic town of Stellenbosch, offers a quiet space for theological
enquiry and reflection on burning life issues..
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Teologie, Universiteit
Stellenbosch
Dorpstraat
171, Stellenbosch, 7600
Tel:
(021) 808-2913 (w)
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