16/05/2026
MOSALA SYMPOSIUM 2026 DAY 1 🔥📚✊🏾
The Ujamaa Centre had the honour and privilege of hosting the 2026 Mosala Symposium in collaboration with University of South Africa and University of KwaZulu-Natal Department of Theology and Religion.
What a historic and intellectually rich gathering it has been! Imagine having two giants of African Biblical Hermeneutics in one room, Professor Itumeleng Mosala and Professor Gerald West 🔥🔥
A truly mind-blowing experience filled with critical reflection, liberation thought, and powerful conversations about theology, society, and contextual Bible study.
Day 1 opened with a warm welcome and a thought-provoking keynote address by Prof Sarojini Nadar on:
“Reflections on Gerald West’s Hermeneutics: From Black Theology of Liberation to Contextual Bible Study.”
The sessions that followed gave us deep and engaging reflections on the legacy and influence of Gerald West’s scholarship across African theology, liberation hermeneutics, and contextual Bible study. Scholars explored themes such as:
✨ Contextual Bible Study in the digital age
✨ Liberation hermeneutics and the “ordinary reader”
✨ African feminist perspectives on biblical interpretation
✨ Biblical interpretation within post-colonial African societies
✨ Community development and participatory biblical interpretation
✨ Anti-imperial readings of scripture and economic justice
✨ The enduring impact of Gerald West on African theological thought
The room was filled with scholars, students, church leaders, and community practitioners all engaging critically and passionately with questions of faith, justice, liberation, and African realities.
One of the major highlights of the day was witnessing the rich dialogue inspired by the lifelong contributions of Professors Mosala and West scholars whose work continues to shape theological discourse far beyond South Africa.
