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The Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa aka Fedsem was a multi-denominational theological seminary in South Africa, and an experiment in ecumenical theological education. Origins [ edit ] It was opened in Alice, Transkei in 1963, in response to apartheid legislation such as the Group Areas Act which forced theological colleges for ...
The Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa, perhaps better known as Fedsem, was founded in 1963. The Seminary was created for the purpose of providing theological education and ministerial formation for candidates from the Anglican, Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in southern Africa, in an
The Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa 307 John Aitchison,12 Mark Butler and Anne Harley,13 and Peter Kerchhoff14 also referred to it. What actually took place on 25 August 1985 and during the following days, is fairly well established. But many questions remain unanswered. Fedsem was seen by many as a
The Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa was established in a changing and fluid situation in 1960s South Africa both politically and ecclesiastically. Its foundation can be attributed to the influence of these national and church influences.
- Graham Duncan
26 set 2007 · It was a combination of political circumstances and ecumenical vision that caused these churches to establish the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa in 1963. This article traces the flow of the Presbyterian, Congregational, Methodist and Anglican streams towards this ecumenical experiment in convergence.
- Graham A. Duncan
- 2006
A History of the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Dorpspruit [Pietermaritzburg], Cluster Publications, 2011), vi +319 pp., R200 paperback, ISBN 978 1-875053-92-6. This is an important and fascinating book, despite its depressing, indeed devastating, denouement.
EMOTIONS AS FEDSEM OFFICIALLY SHUTS DOWN. There were tears of sadness as former students, Friends and staff of the now defunct Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem) gathered at the seminary’s last campus at Imbali in Pietermaritzburg, to bring an end to the painful story of the abrupt closure of the institution, on 18 February.
