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Dion Forster (2007)

Dion Angus Forster (born 14 January 1972 in Zimbabwe) is an academic and clergyman. He serves as a professor of Public Theology in the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

He is a Research Fellow in the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, in the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University where he previously served as full professor and head of department (Chair) until October 2023. In addition, Prof Forster is a Research Fellow at Wesley House, Cambridge, and an Associate of the Allan Gray Centre for Values Based Leadership at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business.

He is an ordained Minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, a theologian [1] and author. He was formerly the Dean of the Seminary of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, John Wesley College. Prof. Forster was the International Chairman of the 'EXPOSED – shining a light on corruption Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine' campaign (a coalition of the World Evangelical Alliance, the Salvation Army, the International Bible Societies, Micah Challenge and Unashamedly Ethical).

Education

He holds two PHD's. In 2006 he completed a Doctorate in Theology (neuroscience, identity and theology) at the University of South Africa (UNISA). In 2017 he completed a second PHD at Radboud University Nijmegen in New Testament studies with a focus on Social Identity Theory and the politics of forgiveness among Black and White South African Christians. He also holds the degrees of Master of Theology (2001), and Bachelor of Theology with Honours (Honours degree) (1997), from Rhodes University, and a post-graduate qualification in management from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

Teaching

He has taught Systematic Theology, New Testament and Ethics at John Wesley College, Ethics and Systematic Theology at the University of South Africa (UNISA), and New Testament at the University of Pretoria. He is currently on the full-time faculty of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Until October 2023 he was a full professor of Systematic Theology, Ethics and Public Theology, and the Director of the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, as well as the Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology at Stellenbosch University.

Dion Forster is a member of the Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies,[1] the Theological Society of South Africa and the South Africa Science and Religion Forum. He has lectured at various institutions across the world[2][3][4]

Research foci

Publications: Academic Articles and Papers

Publications: Books and Chapters

  • An Introduction to Wesleyan Spirituality. Wesley Society Series, no. 6. Methodist Publishing House, 2001.
  • Identity in relationship: The ethics of ubuntu as an answer to the impasse of individual consciousness (Paper presented at the South African science and religion Forum – Published in the book The impact of knowledge systems on human development in Africa. du Toit, CW (ed), Pretoria, Research institute for Religion and Theology (University of South Africa) (2007:245-289). ISBN 978-1-86888-454-4.
  • Upon the Lord's sermon on the mount – discourse 8 (a contemporary exposition of John Wesley's sermon on stewardship and the use of money from an African Liberation Theology perspective) in Shier Jones, A and Reisman, KD (eds.) 44 Sermons to Serve the Present Age (2007), London: Epworth. ISBN 978-0-7162-0631-6
  • A prayer guide for use during examinations. Forster, DA. 2007. AcadSA Publishers. Kempton Park. ISBN 978-1-920212-21-6
  • Christ at the centre – Discovering the Cosmic Christ in the spirituality of Dom Bede Griffiths. Forster, DA. 2007. AcadSA Publishers. Kempton Park. ISBN 978-1-920212-24-7
  • An uncommon spiritual path – finding Jesus beyond conventional Christianity. Forster, DA. 2008. MMA Publishers. Pretoria. ISBN 978-0-9814026-1-1
  • Methodism in Southern Africa: A celebration of Wesleyan Mission Forster, DA and Bentley, W. 2008. AcadSA Publishers, Kempton Park. ISBN 978-1-920212-29-2
  • What are we thinking? Reflections on Church and Society from Southern African Methodists. Forster, DA and Bentley, W. 2008. Methodist Publishing House, Cape Town. ISBN 978-1-919883-52-6
  • A world faith Forster, DA, in Shier Jones, A and Curran, L (eds.) Methodist Present Potential (2009:136-162), London: Epworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7162-0651-4
  • Reading the same Bible and reaching different ethical conclusions: The Bible and Christian ethics by Forster, DA (2009:131-156) in What is a good life? An introduction to Christian Ethics in 21st century Africa. Kretzschmar, L; Bentley, W; van Niekerk, A (eds). Kempton Park, AcadSA Publishers ISBN 978-1-920212-40-7
  • Transform your work life: Turn your ordinary day into an extraordinary calling Power, G and Forster, DA. 2010. Struik Christian Books. Cape Town. ISBN 978-1-4153-0935-3
  • Resource Mobilization in Cape Town. Forster, DA. in Kingdom Stewardship: Occasional Papers Prepared by the Lausanne Resource Mobilization Working Group for Cape Town 2010 Mohamed, A, Elder, B & Grabil, S. Christian Library Press. ISBN 978-1-880595-79-4
  • Empire, economics and apathy: A theological reflection on HIV/AIDS by Forster, DA (2011) in Alienation and Connection: Suffering in a Global Age. Withrow, L (ed). Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3705-5
  • Making disciples in a world parish: A Southern African perspective on mission as social action Forster, DA in Making Disciples in a Global Parish Wipf & Stock, NY, 2011, pp 39–47. ISBN 978-1-60899-880-7
  • Between Capital and Cathedral: Essays on Church-State relationships by Bentley, W and Forster, DA (2012) University of South Africa Press. Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-86888-714-9
  • God's Kingdom and the transformation of society Forster, DA in Between Capital and Cathedral: Essays on Church-State relationships Research Institute for Religion & Theology, UNISA, 2012, pp 73–88.
  • The (im)possibility of forgiveness? An empirical intercultural Bible reading of Matthew 18:15-35 Archived 30 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Forster, DA (2017), Beyers Naudé Centre Series on Public Theology Volume XI. SUN Press, Stellenbosch. ISBN 978-1-928357-52-0

References

  1. ^ Oxford Institute
  2. ^ Duke Divinity School (2005) Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ STM Malaysia Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Hugh Price Hughes lecture, London (2009)

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