* 2022 Social Identity Complexity and a Politics of Forgiveness among Black and White South Africans, 1. Forster, Dion A. (2022). Social Identity Complexity and a Politics of Forgiveness

among Black and White South Africans. In Moral Pedagogies for Africa: From Ethnic Enmity to Responsible Cohabitation, edited by Theodros A. Teklu, 135–58. Studies in World Christianity and

Interreligious Relations. New York, NY.: Routledge, 2022. DOI: DOI: 10.4324/9781003178101-10. * 2021 ‘Born Free? South African Young Adults, Inequality, and Reconciliation in Stellenbosch’,

Forster, D.A, (2021). Bowers Du Toit, Nadine, Elisabet le Roux, and Shantelle Weber. ‘Born Free? South African Young Adults, Inequality, and Reconciliation in Stellenbosch’: International

12 Lenses Into Diversity in South Africa, edited by Kurt A. April and Preeya Daya, 177-194. Randburg, South Africa: KR Publishing, 2021. * 2021 Engaging ’Kyrkan och kampen för ett bättre

samhälle’: Dissenting Protestantism and the Merit Trap, 2. Forster, Dion A. (2021). Engaging ’Kyrkan och kampen för ett bättre samhälle’: Dissenting Protestantism and the Merit Trap. In

Vänskap/Friendship: Festschrift för Arne Rasmusson, edited by O. Sigurdson & J. 293–317. Svenungsson. Malmö: Spricka förlag. * 2021 ‘Towards a Future with Greater Freedoms for All:

Historical Theological Engagement with Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel’s Contribution to Religion and Law’, Forster, D.A. (2021). ‘Towards a Future with Greater Freedoms for All: Historical

Theological Engagement with Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel’s Contribution to Religion and Law’. Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 47, no. 2: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/8166. *

2021 A Critical Consideration of the Relationship Between African Christianities and American Evangelicalism: A Cautionary Tale of Theo-Political Exceptionalism?, Forster, D.A. (2021). A

Critical Consideration of the Relationship Between African Christianities and American Evangelicalism: A Cautionary Tale of Theo-Political Exceptionalism? The South African Baptist

Theological Journal 30, no. Theology in Context (October 15, 2021): 199–145. * 2021 I Must Honestly Confess That I Am Afraid of You’: Prophetic Preaching as Public Theological Engagement in

a Context of Socio-Political Fear, Forster. D.A. Anthony, Ishaya, (2021). ‘I Must Honestly Confess That I Am Afraid of You’: Prophetic Preaching as Public Theological Engagement in a Context

of Socio-Political Fear. International Journal of Public Theology 15, no. 3 (October 27, 2021): 369–84. https://doi.org/10.1163/15697320-01530005. * 2021 Post-Foundational Theology and the

Contribution of African Approaches to Consciousness and Identity, Forster, D.A. (2021). Post-Foundational Theology and the Contribution of African Approaches to Consciousness and Identity.

Verbum et Ecclesia 42, no. 2 (Wentzel van Huyssteen special edition) (September 22, 2021): 1–10. https://doi.org/ 10.4102/ve.v42i2.2363. * 2020 Reflecting on the nature of work in

contemporary South Africa: A public theological engagement with calling and vocation, Forster, D.A. (2020). Reflecting on the nature of work in contemporary South Africa: A public

theological engagement with calling and vocation. HTS. 76(2):10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i2.5847 * 2020 Ordained Deacons and the Sacraments in the Methodist Church of Southern

Africa? Revisiting Our Doctrine and Polity, Forster, D. A. (2020). Ordained Deacons and the Sacraments in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa? Revisiting Our Doctrine and Polity, in

Broken Bodies and Redemptive Tables: The Lord’s Supper and Its Theological, Historical and Socio-Political Dimensions, edited by Robert R. Vosloo, Sipho Sidwell Mahokoto, and Marthinus

Johannes Havenga, 181–200. Stellenbosch Theological Reflection. Wellington, South Africa: Bybel-Media * 2020 Can contextual theology bridge the divide? South Africa’s politics of forgiveness

as an example of a contextual public theology, Forster, D. A. (2020). Can contextual theology bridge the divide? South Africa’s politics of forgiveness as an example of a contextual public

theology, in Bergmann, S. & Vähäkangas, M. (Eds.), Liberating Theology. Swedish Institute for Contextual Theology, Lund. * 2020 A Politics of Forgiveness? Engaging the Ontological and

the Structural in the Dialogical Theology of John de Gruchy, Forster, D.A. (2020) “A Politics of Forgiveness? Engaging the Ontological and the Structural in the Dialogical Theology of John

de Gruchy.” Stellenbosch Theological Journal, John de Gruchy Festschrift, 5, no. 3: 77–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2019.v5n3.a04 * 2020 Religion and diversity management in the

southern African context, Forster, D.A. and April, K.A. (2020). Religion and diversity management in the southern African context. In N.M.H. Carrim & L. Moolman (eds.). Managing

diversity in the South African Workplace, (94-114), Cape Town: Van Schaik. * 2020 Uma Abordagem Da Teologia Pública Na África Do Sul Em Diálogo Critico Com Influências Selecionadas Do

Brasil, Da Alemanha Edos Estados Unidos Da América, Forster, Dion A. “Uma Abordagem Da Teologia Pública Na África Do Sul Em Diálogo Critico Com Influências Selecionadas Do Brasil, Da

Alemanha Edos Estados Unidos Da América.” In Teologia Pública No Brasil e Na África Do Sul - Um Diálogo Teológico-Político, edited by Rudolf von Sinner, Claudete Beisa Ulrich, and Dion A

Forster, 107–34. Sao Leopoldo, Brazil: Editora Sinodal, 2020. * 2020 The Nature of Public Theology, Forster, Dion A. (2020). “The Nature of Public Theology.” In African Public Theology,

edited by Sunday Bobai Agang, H. Jurgens Hendriks, and Dion A Forster, 15–26. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Partnership: Hippo Books, 2020. * 2020 Towards an (Im)Possible Politics of

Forgiveness? Considering the Complexities of Religion, Race and Politics in South Africa, Forster, Dion A. (2020). “Towards an (Im)Possible Politics of Forgiveness? Considering the

Complexities of Religion, Race and Politics in South Africa.” In Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Violence in Africa: Biblical, Pastoral and Ethical Perspectives, edited by Marius J. Nel,

Dion A Forster, and Christo H. Thesnaar, (51–69). Stellenbosch: SUN Press. * 2019 Taking back the ‘sex thing’: Patriarchal bargaining and race among the Worthy Women of God, Forster, D.A.

and Stander S., (2019). Taking back the ‘sex thing’: Patriarchal bargaining and race among the Worthy Women of God. Journal of Theology of Southern Africa, 1-19. * 2019 Translation

Revisited: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Transformation of Social Imaginaries, Forster, D.A., and Wabel, T. (2019). Translation Revisited: The Memorial to the Murdered

Jews of Europe and the Transformation of Social Imaginaries, in Werner Haußmann, Andrea Roth, Susanne Schwarz, and Christa Tribula (Eds.), EinFach Übersetzen: Theologie Und

Religionspädagogik in Der Öffentlichkeit Und Für Die Öffentlichkeit, Volume 33, (pp.203–18). Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag. * 2019 Social identity, social media, and society: A call for

public theological engagement, Forster, D. A. (2019). Social identity, social media, and society: A call for public theological engagement. In G. Ulshöfer (Ed.), Theologische Medienethik im

digitalen Zeitalter [Theological Media Ethics in a Digital Age] (pp. 85-106). Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer. * 2019 Activating Moral Imagination: ‘EXPOSED – Shine a Light on Corruption’ as a

Fourth Generation Faith-Based Campaign?, Forster, D.A., and Nadine Bowers Du Toit. (2019) “Activating Moral Imagination: ‘EXPOSED – Shine a Light on Corruption’ as a Fourth Generation

Faith-Based Campaign?” In A Multidimensional Perspective on Corruption in Africa: Wealth, Power, Religion and Democracy, edited by Sunday Bobai Agang, Pregala Pillay, and Chris Jones, 424.

Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. * 2019 From “prophetic witness” to “prophets of Doom”? The role of religion in the South African public sphere, Forster, D.A., (2019) From

“prophetic witness” to “prophets of Doom”? The role of religion in the South African public sphere, in Forster, DA., Gerle, E, Gunner, G (Eds.), Religious Freedom at Stake: Competing claims

among Faith Traditions, Sates and Persons, (pp.18-39), Eugene, OR.: Wipf and Stock. * 2019 A Social Imagination of Forgiveness., Forster, D.A. (2019). “A Social Imagination of Forgiveness.”

Journal of Empirical Theology 1, no. 32 (2019): 70–88. https://doi.org/doi:10.1163/15709256-12341387. * 2019 Worship as ‘Protest’: Johan Cilliers as a Public Theologian?, Forster, D.A.

(2019) “Worship as ‘Protest’: Johan Cilliers as a Public Theologian?” STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal, Johan Cilliers Festschrift, 5, no. 2: 155–74. * 2019 The (im)possibility of

forgiveness? An empirical intercultural Bible reading of Matthew 18.15-35, Forster, D.A. 2019. The (im)possibility of forgiveness? An empirical intercultural Bible reading of Matthew

18.15-35. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. * 2019 A Kairos Moment for the Methodist Church of Southern Africa? Engaging Nationalism and State Theology in the Democratic South Africa, Forster,

D.A. (2019). A Kairos Moment for the Methodist Church of Southern Africa? Engaging Nationalism and State Theology in the Democratic South Africa. Methodist Review: A Journal of Wesleyan and

Methodist Studies, 11, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.4102/ids.v49i3.1944 * 2019 New directions in evangelical theologies, Forster, D.A. (2019). New directions in evangelical theologies. Theology,

123(1), 1–9. * 2019 State Theology and Political Populism? A Kairos Critique of Religious Populism in South Africa., Forster, D.A. (2019). State Theology and Political Populism? A Kairos

Critique of Religious Populism in South Africa. Journal of Church and State, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csz031 * 2018 Affect, Empathy, and Human Dignity? Considering Compassion at the

Intersection of Theology and Science, Forster, D.A., (2018). Affect, Empathy, and Human Dignity? Considering Compassion at the Intersection of Theology and Science. In L.J. Claassens &

F. De Lange (Eds.). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications Consider Compassion: Global Ethics, Human Dignity, and the Compassionate God, pp.3–16. * 2018 Spirituality and Workplace diversity

practices in Africa, in Religious Diversity in the Workplace, Forster, D.A., April, KA, Makgoba, T., (2018). Spirituality and Workplace diversity practices in Africa, in Religious Diversity

in the Workplace. ISBN: 9781107136038, pp.223-263. * 2018 Revival, Revolution and Reform in Global Methodism: An Understanding of Christian Perfection as African Christian Humanism in the

Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Forster, D.A. (2018). Revival, Revolution and Reform in Global Methodism: An Understanding of Christian Perfection as African Christian Humanism in the

Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Journal of Black Theology. 16(1):1-18. * 2018 Democracy and Social Justice in Glocal Contexts, Forster, D.A. (2018). Democracy and Social Justice in

Glocal Contexts. International Journal of Public Theology. 12(1):1–4. * 2018 Translation and a politics of forgiveness in South Africa? What black Christians believe, and white Christians do

not seem to understand, Forster, D.A. (2018). Translation and a politics of forgiveness in South Africa? What black Christians believe, and white Christians do not seem to understand.

Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 14(2), 77–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2018.v4n2.a04 * 2018 On the 250th Anniversary of A plain account of Christian perfection: A historical review

of Wesleyan theological hybridity and its implications for contemporary discourses on Christian humanism, Forster, D.A. (2018). On the 250th Anniversary of A plain account of Christian

perfection: A historical review of Wesleyan theological hybridity and its implications for contemporary discourses on Christian humanism. Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, article #3147.

Pp.1-12. * 2017 Justice and the missional framework document of the Dutch Reformed Church, Forster, D.A. and Botha, J. (2017). Justice and the missional framework document of the Dutch

Reformed Church. Verbum et Ecclesia.38(1):1-9. * 2017 A public theological approach to the (im)possibility of forgiveness in Matthew 18.15-35: Reading the text through the lens of integral

theory, Forster, D.A. (2017). A public theological approach to the (im)possibility of forgiveness in Matthew 18.15-35: Reading the text through the lens of integral theory. In die

Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 51 (3):1-10. * 2017 ‘Social Media and Public Theology’, Forster, D.A., (2017). ‘Social Media and Public Theology’. In Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media:

Advice, Tips, and Testimonials, edited by Thomas J Oordt, pp.143–147. San Diego, CA: SacraSage Press. * 2017 The Religious Linguistic Characteristics of the Presence of the Kingdom in the

Light of Speech Act Theory (SAT): Christian Ethical Implications, Forster, D.A. and Cho, A. (2017). The Religious Linguistic Characteristics of the Presence of the Kingdom in the Light of

Speech Act Theory (SAT): Christian Ethical Implications. Scriptura. * 2016 An appreciative contextual response to Jean-Pierre Wils, ‘Is there a future for “medical ethics”?’ Just Health as a

public theological concern, Forster, D.A. (2016). An appreciative contextual response to Jean-Pierre Wils, ‘Is there a future for “medical ethics”?’ Just Health as a public theological

concern. In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 51 (3). * 2016 A state church? A consideration of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in the light of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 'Theological

position paper on state and church', Forster, D.A. 2016. A state church? A consideration of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in the light of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ‘Theological

position paper on state and church.’ STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 2(1):61–88. * 2015 Activating moral imagination: EXPOSED 2013 as a fourth generation faith-based campaign? ,

Forster, D.A & Bowers-du Toit, N.B. 2015. Activating moral imagination: EXPOSED 2013 as a fourth generation faith-based campaign? STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 1(1):19–40. *

2015 Where is the church on Monday? Awakening the church to the theology and practice of ministry and mission in the marketplace, Forster, D.A. & Oosterbrink, J.W. 2015a. Where is the

church on Monday? Awakening the church to the theology and practice of ministry and mission in the marketplace. In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 49(3). * 2015 What hope is there for South

Africa? A public theological reflection on the role of the church as a bearer of hope for the future. , Forster, D.A., 2015b. What hope is there for South Africa? A public theological

reflection on the role of the church as a bearer of hope for the future. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 71(1):1–10. * 2014 Called to work: A descriptive analysis of Call42’s

research on faith and work in South Africa, Forster, D.A., 2014a. Called to work: A descriptive analysis of Call42’s research on faith and work in South Africa. Koers – Bulletin for

Christian Scholarship, 79(2):1–9. * 2014 Mandela and the Methodists: Faith, fallacy and fact., Forster, D.A., 2014b. Mandela and the Methodists: Faith, fallacy and fact. Studia Historiae

Ecclesiasticae, 40 (Church History Society of Southern Africa 40th Anniversary supplement):87–115. * 2012 Between Capital and Cathedral: Essays on Church-State relationships, Bentley, W.

& Forster, D.A. 2012. Between Capital and Cathedral: Essays on Church-State relationships. Research Institute for Theology and Religion, Pretoria. * 2011 Transform Your Work Life, 1.

Forster, D.A. & Power, G. 2011. Transform Your Work Life. United States. Boise, Idaho: Russell Media. * 2010 The Church has AIDS: Towards a Positive Theology for an HIV+ Church.,

Forster, D.A., 2010b. The Church has AIDS: Towards a Positive Theology for an HIV+ Church. EPWORTH REVIEW, One(Two):6–24. * 2010 What are we thinking? Reflections on Church and Society from

Southern African Methodists, Forster, D.A. & Bentley, W. 2010. What are we thinking? Reflections on Church and Society from Southern African Methodists. First. Methodist Publishing

House. * 2010 Christian and Positive: Reflections on Christianity in an HIV+ world, Forster, D. 2010. Christian and Positive: Reflections on Christianity in an HIV+ world. MMA Publishers,

Kempton Park. * 2010 A generous ontology: Identity as a process of intersubjective discovery – An African theological contribution, Forster, D.A., 2010a. A generous ontology: Identity as a

process of intersubjective discovery – An African theological contribution. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 66(1). * 2010 African relational ontology, individual identity, and

Christian theology An African theological contribution towards an integrated relational ontological identity., Forster, D.A., 2010c. African relational ontology, individual identity, and

Christian theology An African theological contribution towards an integrated relational ontological identity. Theology, SPCK, 113(874):243–253. * 2008 Prophetic witness and social action as

holiness in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa’s mission, Forster, D.A. 2008b. Prophetic witness and social action as holiness in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa’s mission.

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, XXXIV,(1):411–434. * 2008 More Red than Green: A response to global warming and the environment from within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.,

Forster, D.A., 2008a. More Red than Green: A response to global warming and the environment from within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. EPWORTH REVIEW, 35(2):38–52. * 2008 Methodism

in Southern Africa: A celebration of Wesleyan Mission. , Forster, D.A. & Bentley, W. 2008. Methodism in Southern Africa: A celebration of Wesleyan Mission. 1st ed. AcadSA Publishers. *

2008 An uncommon spiritual path - the quest to find Jesus beyond conventional Christianity. , Forster, D.A. 2008. An uncommon spiritual path - the quest to find Jesus beyond conventional

Christianity. 1st ed. AcadSA. * 2007 Christ at the centre: Discovering the Cosmic Christ in the spirituality of Bede Griffiths., Forster, D.A. 2007. Christ at the centre: Discovering the

Cosmic Christ in the spirituality of Bede Griffiths. Kempton Park: AcadSA Publising. * 2006 Validation of individual consciousness in strong artificial intelligence: an African theological

contribution, Forster, Dion Angus. “Validation of Individual Consciousness in Strong Artificial Intelligence: An African Theological Contribution.” PhD, University of South Africa, 2006.

http://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/2361. * 2005 Post-human Consciousness and the Evolutionary Cosmology of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin., Forster, D.A., 2005. Post-human Consciousness and the

Evolutionary Cosmology of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Grace and Truth: A Journal of Catholic Reflection for Southern Africa, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 29–44. * 2001 An introduction to Wesleyan

Spirituality (Wesley Society of South Africa), Forster, D.A. 2001. An introduction to Wesleyan Spirituality (Wesley Society of South Africa). Cape Town: Methodist Publishing House. DAAD

Stipendium, NRF rated researcher, World Economic Forum Expert Network, G20 Anti-Racism interfaith Policy Task Team