‘The idea of the University’ and the ‘Pretoria Model’ &lt;i&gt;Apologia pro statu Facultatis Theologicae Universitatis Pretoriensis ad secundum saeculum&lt;/&gt;

Buitendag, Johan

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“…Andrew Louth (2004: 69–79) says that this undermines the idea of the university as a place of intellectual virtue and contemplation, as universities are being converted into educational businesses where academics must deliver and their produce must be marketable and subject to quality control. Drawing on Newman’s (1982: 74–92) idea of the university, Buitendag (2016) states that a university is not an institution but an idea . Knowledge is there for its own sake and purpose and the ideal of universal knowledge is its driving force.…”

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Theological Education and Missional Formation in the South African Context

Pillay

2018

Transformation

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This article looks at theological education and missional formation in the South African context. It examines the understanding of theology and mission and connects it with theological education. It then proceeds to explore some of the essential elements that should constitute theological education in the South African context. The aim is to show that theological education in South Africa is in need of transformation.

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Theological Education and Missional Formation in the South African Context

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2018

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“…Andrew Louth says that this undermines the idea of the university as a place of intellectual virtue and contemplation, as universities are being converted into educational businesses where academics must deliver and their produce must be marketable and subject to quality control (Louth 2004:69-79). Drawing on Newman's idea of the university (Newman 1982:74-92), Buitendag (2017) states that a university is not an institution but an idea. Knowledge is there for its own sake and purpose and the ideal of universal knowledge is its driving force.…”

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“…In this sense, religious truth is not only an aspect but a condition of general knowledge. However, the driving forces of universities today, according to Buitendag, are basically three indicators: impact, reputation and funding (Buitendag 2017). These indicators, no doubt, have a significant impact on how we appreciate and view theology today, at least at universities.…”

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Historical Theology at public universities matter

Pillay

2017

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South African universities are in the process of serious transformation and restructuring. The place of faculties of theology at universities has come under the spotlight resulting in the closure of several theological faculties or in the moving of theology to other faculties, mainly humanities or arts. Theology is under pressure and in the current academic environment, Church History, in its traditional form, has all but disappeared from South African universities. This article is an attempt to address the current situation. Whilst this article looks at the issue of theology at public universities, its main focus is to explore the future study of church history in the context of universities and, in particular, a Faculty of Theology. Understanding church history in the broad framework as Historical Theology, this article asserts the significance of church history at public universities, but points out the need to restructure the Department giving due consideration to community engagement, internationalisation, transformation, africanisation and interreligious collaboration. All of these would have a serious impact on teaching, learning and research.

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Some reflections on the genealogy of the ‘Pretoria model’: Towards a definition of theological education at a public university

Buitendag

2019

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Raison d'êtreThis contribution is, in a certain sense, the conclusion of my research project of the position of theology at a public university. Several publications have emerged from this (Buitendag 2014(Buitendag , 2016Buitendag & Simuț 2017a, 2017b. This research was undertaken for two reasons: the position and future of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria had been under severe review (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016), and the Faculty had celebrated her centenary in the year 2017. The author was Dean of the Faculty at the time (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018) and took it upon himself to address these issues inquiringly and systematically.However, there is still 'unfinished business'. This is not only with regard to the historical value of the transformation of the Faculty, but also as a certain apologia 1 for my view of theology in particular and therefore a sort of auto-ethnographic inquiry. This is supposed to bring to the surface the underlying theological principles of the 'Pretoria model', or at least the one that I have promoted. I owe it to my colleagues to share some contours of the reference I have been working from. 2 When the renowned New Testament scholar Marcus Borg turned 70 in 2012, he prepared a special sermon in his home church. 3 The idea for a book was born from this exercise and he realised that, 't[T]he convictions that have emerged in my life seem to me to be important for Christians more generally', and in the Preface he states that, 't[T]his book is personal and more than personal' (Borg 2014:4, 1). It is in this vein that I present my view of inquiry theology at a public university here, and in another article I put the focus on the academia as such, especially with regard to its contingency at Pretoria.1.With this Latin expression, I deliberately allude to John Henry Newman's book, 'Apologia pro vita sua ' (2005), written in response to attacks for joining the Roman Catholic Church in 1843. His honest and passionate defence consists of a personal history of his religious convictions. Newman won respect and admiration and clarified perceptions among readers of every faith (see the back cover of the book).2.The world as I see it is the title of a book by Albert Einstein, which is a compilation of essays published towards the end of his life. Despite the severe critique from churches, Einstein said clearly, 'I am a deeply religious man' (2000:5), and 'I maintain that cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest incitement to scientific research' (2000:28). 3.The Trinity Episcopal Cathedral of Portland in Oregon, US.In this article, the author engages with the question 'what is so theological about theological education', which he calls the genealogy of theology. This matter is approached from a very specific vantage point as the author was the former Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and has been engaged in this research project over the last 5 years as the Faculty was under severe review ...

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‘The idea of the University’ and the ‘Pretoria Model’ <i>Apologia pro statu Facultatis Theologicae Universitatis Pretoriensis ad secundum saeculum</>

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Theological Education and Missional Formation in the South African Context

Theological Education and Missional Formation in the South African Context

Historical Theology at public universities matter

Some reflections on the genealogy of the ‘Pretoria model’: Towards a definition of theological education at a public university

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