Tag Archives: Apartheid

Review: Equality of believers

Here’s my review of Richard Elphick, 2012: “The equality of  believers. Protestant missionaries and the racial politics of South Africa.” review-equality-of-believers .

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Trilateral commission on Apartheid meets again at LTS

Dear Brothers: Here comes a press release providing information on the latest meeting of the Trilateral commission on  Apartheid, placed at your disposal: press-release-trilateral-commission-sept-2016 Regards and blessings, Werner Klän Prof. Dr. Werner Klän Lutherische Theologische Hochschule Oberursel Systematische Theologie Altkönigstraße 150 … Continue reading

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LTS News: First Quarter 2016

Dear friends and supporters of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (Pretoria, South Africa). Here is the latest LTS News: 2016,1 LTS News DinA4 and also in US Letter format: 2016,1 LTS News USLetter. Thank you very much for your ongoing support … Continue reading

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Sermon during Morning Prayer: John 6:24-29

  John 6:24-29  So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said … Continue reading

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Well, it’s Saturday …

The temperature is rising. We’re above 25 degrees centigrade some  days already and it’s promising to be a hot and dry spring by the looks of it. Water conservation is on the cards and we’ve got a long way to … Continue reading

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SELK INFO: Werner Klän zu Gast in Pretoria

Dienstreiche Tage in Südafrika SELK: Werner Klän zu Gast in Pretoria Oberursel, 10.3.2015 – selk – Von 2008 bis 2012 war Prof. Dr. Werner Klän, Lehrstuhlinhaber für Systematische Theologie an der Lutherischen Theologischen Hochschule der Selbständigen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (SELK) in … Continue reading

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Prof Werner Klän: Good to be back at LTS and UP

Good to be Back at LTS and UP From 2008 to 2012, I was commissioned to teach classes in church history, and/or systematics at LTS in Tshwane. After an interruption of two years’ time, I was now able to resume … Continue reading

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SELK Info: Akademische Aufgaben und “Apartheid”-Aufarbeitung

Prof. Dr. Werner Klän (Photo archive) is expected to arrive this weekend to go about his many duties and tasks in church, mission and training in and around the capital of South Africa. The Read here, what the SELK Info … Continue reading

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Als Sisyphos nach Sueafrika kam … (FAZ)

A good overview (sorry – it’s in German!) about Nadine Gordimer in the FAZ from a few days ago: Als Sisyphos nach Afrika kam

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Political Commentary: Chief Justice Mogoeng’s speech

CHIEF JUSTICE MOGOENG’S OATH OF OFFICE AND HIS SPEECH OF 6 JULY ADVOCATING FOR TRANSFORMATION The Centre for Constitutional Rights is deeply concerned about some of the comments made by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng at the Advocates for Transformation‘s Annual General Meeting on … Continue reading

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