oa Discourse - A theology for the recession

Abstract

The recession is knocking at everyone's door. The theology of the past, based on sin-soul-salvation, does not work any more. We cannot control the recession with our souls only, and a confession of our financial sins alone will not make the recession disappear either. What we need for our salvation here is a theology based on new, empowering values, three of which are discussed here : accountability, human dignity and compassionate justice.

Die resessie klop aan ons almal se deur. Die teologie van die verlede wat op sonde-siel-saligheid gebaseer was, werk nie meer nie. Ons kan die resessie nie net met ons siele beheer nie, en 'n belydenis van ons finansiële sondes alleen sal die resessie nie laat weggaan nie. Wat ons nodig het vir ons saligheid hier, is 'n teologie wat gegrond is op nuwe, bemagtigende waardes. Hier word drie van hulle bespreek, naamlik verantwoording ("accountability"), menswaardigheid ("human dignity") en saamvoel-geregtigheid ("compassionate justice").

Go theoga ga ekonomi go kokota lebating la yo mongwe le yo mongwe. Thutabodumedi ya nakong ya go feta, ye e theilwego go sebe-moya-phološo, ga e sa šoma. Re ka se laole go theoga ga ekonomi ka meboya ya rena fela, gape go ipolela dibe tša rena tša ditšhelete go le tee le gona, go ka se dire go theoga ga ekonomi gore go nyamalale. Se re se hlokago gore re phologe mo ke thutabodumedi ye e theilwego go ditumelo tše mpsha tšeo di matlafatšago, tšeo tše tharo tša tšona di yago go bolelwa mo : maikarabelo, seriti sa bomotho le toka ya kgaugelo.

Ukuhlehla komnotho kunqonqoza esicabheni sawo wonke umuntu. Imfundiso ngobunkulunkulu yakudala, eyayigxile esoneni-umoya-intethelelo, ayisasebenzi manje. Asisakwazi manje ukulawula ukuhlehla komnotho ngemimoya yethu kuphela, futhi ukuvuma izono zethu ngezezimali kukodwa ngeke futhi kwanyamalalisa ukuhlehla komnotho. Esikudingayo manje ukuze sithole intethelelo imfundiso esekelwe emagugwini anika amandla, amathathu kwawo adingidwa lapha : ukuba necala, isithunzi sobuntu nobulungiswa obunozwelo.