Citizenship: British (by birth); Canadian (granted 1977).

Dissertation title: "Faith Negotiating Loyalties: Exploring South African Christianity Through a Reading of the Theology of H. Richard Niebuhr".

Supervisor: Prof. John W, de Gruchy.

External Examiners: Prof. Jean Bethke Elshtain (University of Chicago Divinity School); Prof. William Johnson Everett (Andover-Newton Theological School); Prof. Neville Richardson (School of Theology, University of Natal).

1989-1992 Master of Philosophical Foundations Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto.

Thesis title: "Decomposing Modernity: Ernest Becker’s Images of Humanity at the End of the Age".

Supervisor: Dr James H. Olthuis.

Examiners: Dr Brian J. Walsh (internal); Prof. Donald Evans (University of Toronto).

1981-1985 Bachelor of Theology Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Peterborough Ontario.

1997 Swiss Award for Historical Research, Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town.

1994-96 Post-Graduate Scholarship for Overseas Students, University of Cape Town

1994 Research Associateship, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cape Town.

Faith Negotiating Loyalties: Exploring South African Christianity through a Reading of the Theology of H. Richard Niebuhr. (in production).

Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, edited with James Cochrane and John de Gruchy (Cape Town and Ohio: David Philip and Ohio University Press, 1999).

Decomposing Modernity: Ernest Becker’s Images of Humanity at the End of an Age (Lanham MD: University Press of America, 1997).

Religion and the Reconstruction of Civil Society, edited with John W. de Gruchy (Pretoria: University of South Africa Press, 1995).

Chapters in Books

"Introduction" and "Wounded Healers", with James Cochrane and John de Gruchy, Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1-11; 170-174.

"Faith Communities and Apartheid: The RICSA Report", in Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 15-77.

Articles in Academic Journals

"Report on South African Seminars at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, December 1999", Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 106 (March 2000).

"Emerging Themes in Religion and Public Life", Grace and Truth 16: 3 (December 1999), 13-24.

"The TRC and its Legacy: Report on Goedgedacht Forum conference, August 1999", Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 105 (November 1999): 57-63.

"Constructing a Language of Religion in Public Life", with James Cochrane and Gillian Walters, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 103 (March 1999), 64-87.

"South Africa: Where are we Now?" South African Baptist Journal of Theology 6 (1997), 20-31.

"Annotated Bibliography of the Writings of John de Gruchy", with Mieke Holkeboer, Bulletin for Contextual Theology in South Africa and Africa 3:3 (October 1996), 35-44.

Articles in Popular Publications

"Review article: East is East (Film)", New South African Outlook Summer 2000.

"School of Theology Explores Christianity and African Culture", South African Outlook January 1996.

Reviews

Challenging the State: Churches as Political Actors in South Africa, 1980-1994, by Tristen Borer, and Religion, Federalism, and the Quest for Public Life, by William Johnson Everett, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 105 (November 1999): 83-87.

Third Way Theology by Anthony Balcomb, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 90 (March 1995), 73-75.

Challenging Evangelicalism by David Walker, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 90 (March 1995), 72-73.

Reports and Commissioned Research

"Report on South African Seminars at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, December 1999", Prepared in fulfillment of requirement of even co-manager position and for publication in The Journal of Theology for Southern Africa.

"Right Wing Christianity" Preliminary Thoughts". Prepared in response to a request by Fr Smangaliso Mkatshwa, ANC-MP, September 1999.

"Faith Communities and Apartheid: A Report on the Faith Hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, East London, November 1997". Drafted this Report for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on behalf of The Research Institute on Christianity in South Africa (RICSA), under the supervision of James Cochrane and John de Gruchy.

"Gospel and Cultures in South Africa". Facilitated and co-ordinated the drafting of a document with RICSA staff for the World Council of Churches Gospel and Culture Study Process.

"Representing Christianity in the South African Parliament". Facilitated and co-ordinated the researching and drafting of a document with RICSA staff for Rev Frank Chikane, Director General of the Deputy President’s Office, April 1997.

Research Co-Ordinator

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of an institute doing dynamic research on the relation between religion and social change in South Africa.
• Duties included liasing between directors and staff, calling meetings and distributing associated materials, producing the newsletter, compiling and drafting the Annual Report, overseeing collection, filing and processing of documents, representing RICSA at conferences, consulting with directors on new projects and reporting on ongoing projects, general office administration and supervision, overseeing of web-site development and publicity materials.
• Was responsible for the researching and drafting of a report, commissioned by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This was used to construct the chapter on faith communities for the TRC’s final, published report.
• In 2000, I took up a research fellowship attached to RICSA. Current duties include cataloguing documents, facilitating publication of two volumes, Christianity and the Colonisation of South Africa and Christianity and the Modernisation of South Africa, drafting project plan for a third volume, and training qualified black researchers to take over the project.

University Teaching Assistant

• Was involved in seminars on Trinity and Society (1994), under the direction of Profs. John de Gruchy and Charles Villa-Vicencio and Reformation and Contemporary Culture (1997), under the direction of Profs. De Gruchy and James Cochrane.
• Duties included facilitation of seminar discussions, preparation of syllabus, grading weekly papers and examinations, consulting with students about course materials and essays.
• Designed course in 1996 on Popular Christianity and Denominational Identity and co-led with Prof. John de Gruchy. Duties as above.

University Tutor

• Participated in an innovative tutorial programme which combined the introduction of course material with empowering disadvantaged students.
• Duties included preparation and delivery of tutorials, consultation with students about course materials, guidance in selection of essay topics, exam preparations, marking bi-weekly papers.
• Was also part of a planning group, which met with academic support staff and worked with lecturers on the selection and preparation of course materials appropriate to first year students at the University of Cape Town. The tutorials were also geared at the development of reading, writing and analytical skills.

Campus Minister

• Developed a student ministry with a special emphasis on faith and learning issues at the Universities of Toronto, York (Glendon Campus) and Trent.
• Responsibilities included training of Bible study group leaders, oversight of student activities and programme visioning and development, counselling, teaching and preaching at group events, fund raising and liasing with local churches.
• Co-ordinated the Scarborough Campus Chaplains’ Association in 1988-89.
• Was co-ordinator of Vision 1987 and 1988, working under Rev. Derk Pierik. Vision conferences were a series of conferences taking place across Southern Ontario Universities, involving students and staff. They were sponsored by the Christian Reformed Campus Chaplains Association, the Institute for Christian Studies, Ontario Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation. Duties included involvement in planning, managing publicity and general administrative matters.

• Currently serve as assistant editor.
• Duties include liasing with authors and referees, solicitation and editing of submissions, calling productions and facilitating the editorial process.

1999-2000 Parliament of the World’s Religions, South Africa Forum.

• Served as event co-manager for a series of workshops designed to present issues in South Africa’s transition for people of faith based outside South Africa.
• Duties included liasing with speakers and conference organisers, production of publicity material (web pages), briefing chairpersons, collecting materials and writing a report for The Journal of Theology for Southern Africa.

1998 International School of Cape Town.

• Supervised the research of an American exchange student who was doing research into reconciliation and faith in South Africa.

1997-1998 Journal of Theology for Southern Africa.

• Was co-responsible for editing, desktop publishing and proof-reading. Also designed advertisements for the Journal.

1989-1990 Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto.

• Worked as student recruitment officer for a Christian graduate school.
• Duties included correspondence with prospective students, representing ICS at various conferences, speaking at Christian Colleges and representing recruiting matters on ICS academic council.

1988-1989 Citizens for Public Justice, Toronto.

• Worked on a volunteer basis for a Christian political advocacy organisation drafting publicity material relating to welfare reform and aimed at local churches.

"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Faith Communities", Given at the Departmental Seminar, Department of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town, March 1998.

"South African Christianity: Looking Ahead", Prepared for theology class, Helderberg College, Somerset West, November 1997.

"Pursuit of Power, Pursuit of Knowledge" (on Genesis 2:4bff.). Given at Rondebosch United Church, university student worship service, Cape Town, November 1997.

"Thoughts on Evangelism", Given at University of Cape Town Anglican Society, August 1997.

"Imaging God: Imagining Humanity", Given at University of Cape Town Anglican Student Society, April 1995.

"Voting in the 1994 Elections: A Christian Perspective". Given at a workshop at the University of Cape Town sponsored by the Public Justice Movement of South Africa, March 1994.

"Justice at the Rim of a Broken Wheel". Given at a workshop at Stellenberg Chapel, Cape Town, sponsored by the Public Justice Movement of South Africa, December 1993.

"Orwell's ‘Nineteen eighty-four’ and the Challenge to Imaginative Scholarship", Lecture given to Theology Class, The Kings College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, April, 1990.

"Toward a Hermeneutics of Suffering", Lecture given to Philosophy of Religion Class, Gordon College, Wenham Mass.,USA, March, 1990.

Prof. James R. Cochrane
Director, Research Institute on Christianity in South Africa
Centre for the Study of Religion
University of Cape Town
Private Bag X01
Rondebosch 7701
cochrane@humanities.uct.ac.za

Prof. William Johnson Everett
Herbert Gezork Professor of Christian Social Ethics
Andover Newton Theological School
210 Herrick Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459
weverett@ants.edu