The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships

A recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates thatfood shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as thesense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and a loss of self-identity.It is argued that the...

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Main Authors:	Ernest Van Eck, Meshack Mandla Mashinini
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2016-08-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:	Parables Food security system urban townships
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3252

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spelling	doaj-6c163b84f3954ca186afee4e87dd5f012020-11-24T23:54:20ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502016-08-01723e1e910.4102/hts.v72i3.32523084The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townshipsErnest Van Eck0Meshack Mandla Mashinini1Department of New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of PretoriaDepartment of New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of PretoriaA recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates thatfood shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as thesense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and a loss of self-identity.It is argued that the parables of Jesus, when read as symbols of social transformation, providea critique on food insecurity systems in urban townships. It is proposed that the parables ofJesus serve as the conduits for a societal and perhaps ecclesial reorientation with regard to theconditions of hunger, in the light of the vision and values of the kingdom of God.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3252ParablesFood security systemurbantownships
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title	The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships
title_short	The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships
title_full	The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships
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series	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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publishDate	2016-08-01
description	A recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates thatfood shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as thesense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and a loss of self-identity.It is argued that the parables of Jesus, when read as symbols of social transformation, providea critique on food insecurity systems in urban townships. It is proposed that the parables ofJesus serve as the conduits for a societal and perhaps ecclesial reorientation with regard to theconditions of hunger, in the light of the vision and values of the kingdom of God.
topic	Parables Food security system urban townships
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The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships

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