WINTER LIVING THEOLOGY 2012                                                   

THE AFRICAN CHURCH AND

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN REALITY

with Fr Laurenti Magesa

A 3-day course for priests, religious and interested lay people

to deepen understanding of being Church in Africa in the spirit of Vatican II

Dr Magesa will be offering a thorough reflection on the post-Vatican II African Catholic Church.  In particular he will be looking at dialogue between Christianity and African religions, the social role of the Church, challenging models of governance, conflict, justice and reconciliation, and issues about human sexuality. 

Delivered in 5 cities around South Africa, the dates of the 3-day course will be:

Tues 3 to Thurs 5 July                        Port Elizabeth - St Luke’s Retreat Centre

Tues 10 to Thurs 12 July                   Cape Town - Schoenstatt, Constantia

Tues 17 to Thurs 19 July                   Durban - Glenmore Pastoral Centre

Tues 24 to Thurs 26 July                   Bloemfontein - Donovan Hall, Cathedral

Tues 31 July to Thurs 2 Aug             Johannesburg - Paulines Cultural Centre, Kensington

There will also be evening workshops in 2 or 3 parishes in each city. 

For details of costs and a registration form please call 011 482 4614 or e-mail admin@jesuitinstitute.org.za. 

Rev Dr Laurenti Magesa is a priest of the Diocese of Musoma, Tanzania.  He currently teaches at Hekima, the Jesuit Theologate in Nairobi, a constituent college of the Catholic University of East Africa.  He has a Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Ottawa (Canada) and a D.Th. from St. Paul University (Canada).  He has taught at CUEA (Kenya), at the Maryknoll School of Theology (New York, USA) and at Xavier University (Cincinnati, USA).   He has worked as a priest in rural Tanzania, in Canada and in the USA. 

He has authored the following books as well as many articles on African theology, moral theology, and social ethics.

African Christian Marriage

African Religion: The Moral Traditions of Abundant Life

Anatomy of Enculturation: Transforming the Church in Africa

Christian Ethics in Africa

The Church in African Christianity: Innovative Essays in Ecclesiology

Democracy and Reconciliation: A Challenge for African Christianity

Jesus in African Christianity: Experimentation and Diversity in African Christology

Rethinking Mission: Evangelisation in Africa in a New Era