Vuyani Vellem Quotes

1968–2019

Vuyani Shadrack Vellem (25 December 1968 – 4 December 2019) was a South African theologian, minister, and professor known for his work in Black Theology of Liberation and decolonial theology.

Random Vuyani Vellem quote

8 quotes

"Racism is a spirit that worships an idol—superiority—not the God of the oppressed."

Vuyani Shadrack Vellem discussing racism and liberation theology in Acta Theologica (2018)

"I am working on a project with the title When God is Evicted."

"Epistemological transformation does not mean one epistemology as a norm, but a pluriversal, trans-modern approach to faith and beliefs knowledge."

"I use indigenous concepts in almost all my writings."

"The embodiment of the Belhar Confession remains an ecclesiological challenge even today."

"The grammar, syntax and language of our approach in Black Theology of Liberation valorizes Black African experience, concepts or symbols of knowledge that have been excluded for decades."

Vuyani Shadrack Vellem discussing the theological contribution of James Cone.

Vuyani Shadrack Vellem discussing the de-centring of Eurocentric epistemologies in an interview published in Acta Theologica (2018).

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Vuyani Vellem (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.