Abstract

VAN ECK, Ernest  and  MASHININI, Meshack Mandla. The parables of Jesus as critique on food security systems for vulnerable households in urban townships. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2016, vol.72, n.3, pp.1-9. ISSN 2072-8050.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v72i3.3252.

A recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates that food shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as the sense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and a loss of self-identity. It is argued that the parables of Jesus, when read as symbols of social transformation, provide a critique on food insecurity systems in urban townships. It is proposed that the parables of Jesus serve as the conduits for a societal and perhaps ecclesial reorientation with regard to the conditions of hunger, in the light of the vision and values of the kingdom of God.

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