UNFREEDOM, THE HOLY SPIRIT AND DEVELOPMENT: ON BEING CHURCH

  • Adrian Roux University of KwaZulu-Natal
Keywords: Church, Development, Holy Spirit

Abstract

This paper argues that the fact that the church appears in the Creed as part of the third article (to do with the Holy Spirit) is crucial in understanding the role of the church in the face of "development" concerns such as poverty, environmental degration, and HIV/Aids - which Amartya Sen characterises as "unfreedom". To argue that the church is the place where the Spirit is at work implies two important points: 1) The true church is characterised by the work of the Spirit; and that, 2) the work of the Spirit properly understood will draw the church into the concerns of "development".

Author Biography

Adrian Roux, University of KwaZulu-Natal
School of Religion and TheologyUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Published
2019-03-05
Section
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA PAPERS