Positioning LGBTIQ as the human sexuality agenda for black theology of liberation – Reflection on Vuyani Vellem’s black theology of liberation

Duncan, Graham A.

doi:10.4102/hts.v76i3.6123

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

2020

DOI: 10.4102/hts.v76i3.6123

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Positioning LGBTIQ as the human sexuality agenda for black theology of liberation – Reflection on Vuyani Vellem’s black theology of liberation

Graham A. Duncan

Abstract: How to cite this article:Duncan, G.A., 2020, 'Positioning LGBTIQ as the human sexuality agenda for black theology of liberation -Reflection on Vuyani Vellem's black theology of liberation', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 76(3), a6123.

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“…I knew Graham Duncan from 2001 while at the University of Fort Hare. He was a straightforward person; he would not endorse a person if he had some reservations about that particular individual Duncan (2020). states the following in support of Vellem:…”

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Ubufundisi bonyana womgquba: In memoriam of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem

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Vuyani Vellem was a distinguished scholar of black theology of liberation. A number of giants of black scholarship and theologians have written constructive tributes in recognition of his work, particularly in academia. He has rightly been lauded as an excellent academic, but very little has been said about his role as a churchman. Despite being an outstanding African theologian, Vellem’s ministerial formation was hewed in the context of the black-conscious minister from the African Christian missionary church enterprise. He was a trailblazer, a voice of the voiceless within the church, in South African black communities, in ecumenical relations and globally. This article reflects on the crucial role of yobufundisi bonyana womgquba or womthonyama [ministry of the son of the soil, land or earth], in which Vuyani Vellem relentlessly served the church until his untimely death at the age of 50 years on 04 December 2019. The article argues that Vellem unrelentingly loved and served the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) with distinction as its first black general secretary at a transitional epoch in the postapartheid era where the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa came into union with the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa in 1999 to form the current UPCSA.Contribution: The scholarly contribution of this article adds value and significant tribute to the ministry of Vellem, his quest for justice and unshackling of the church. It seeks to espouse ubufundisi bakhe [his ministry] within the UPCSA, his perpetual calling in serving the needy and downtrodden. Moreover, the article contributes a practica reflectere of his spirituality, black consciousness and life identity with underprivileged black churches and communities.

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Ubufundisi bonyana womgquba: In memoriam of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem

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Positioning LGBTIQ as the human sexuality agenda for black theology of liberation – Reflection on Vuyani Vellem’s black theology of liberation

Abstract: How to cite this article:Duncan, G.A., 2020, 'Positioning LGBTIQ as the human sexuality agenda for black theology of liberation -Reflection on Vuyani Vellem's black theology of liberation', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 76(3), a6123.

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Ubufundisi bonyana womgquba: In memoriam of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem

Ubufundisi bonyana womgquba: In memoriam of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem

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