Cultivating an Ethical Imagination in the Current Climate of Hopelessness By Dion Forster On the 16th of August 2022, I was privileged to deliver my professorial inaugural lecture as a full professor of Public Theology Read more…
A Spirituality of Work? By Dion Forster I need to begin with a confession of sin. In the late 1990’s I was serving as the minister of a vibrant faith community in Cape Town. Our Read more…
Knowing What Is True? Between Science and Belief By Dion Forster After a somewhat “rebellious” childhood, I began to feel a strong sense of calling to the priesthood as I approached the end of high Read more…
Not Survival, but Prophecy… Is This a Monastic Moment? By Dion Forster In some parts of the world daily life is starting to return to “normal,” whatever that may mean. Of course, this is not Read more…
“Born Free” – A Deceptive and Dangerous Story about South Africa’s Youth By Dion Forster Each year on the 16th of June, South Africans commemorate Youth Day. It is a day on which we remember Read more…
Protestant Evangelicalism and the Merit Trap By Dion Forster Why is it that in many western countries where “life expectancy” and “material well-being” have increased, “life satisfaction” is decreasing? German sociologist Hartmut Rosa suggests one Read more…
When a Pandemic Makes the Impossible, Possible By Dion Forster What has been particularly interesting for me in this coronavirus pandemic is how things that we believed were impossible, suddenly became possible. I call them Read more…
Understanding the Influence of Contemporary Evangelical Christianities By Dion Forster In an era of increasing secularization, evangelical Christianities are becoming increasingly influential in public life. What are the reasons behind this? And how should we Read more…
“Worthy Women”: Sexual Bargaining for a Place in Utopia—or Dystopia? By Dion Forster Some white women in South Africa who are followers of the Worthy Women movement are being encouraged to present themselves as sexual Read more…
Is it Time to Give Up on Forgiveness among Black and White South Africans? By Dion Forster Is it time to give up on forgiveness among black and white South Africans? Yes—at least in the Read more…
