Prof. Dr. Ignatius Swart

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsProtestant Theology,Religious Studies
KeywordsPraktische Theologie, Diakoniewissenschaft, Religi, religion and development, theology and development, South African society, faith-based organisations
Honours and awards

2001: President's Award, National Research Foundation, South Africa

Current contact address

CountrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
InstitutionUniversity of the Western Cape
InstituteDepartment of Religion and Theology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Heinz SchmidtDiakoniewissenschaftliches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Eberhard HauschildtAbteilung für Praktische Theologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2006

Programme(s)

2005Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2008Ignatius Swart: Market Economic Development,Local Economic Experience and the Christian Movement Towards Alternatives in a South African City Region . In: Steve de Gruchy, Nico Koopman, Sytse Strijbos, From Our Side: Emerging Perspectives on Development and Ethics. Rozenberg Publishers, 2008. 259-279
2008Ignatius Swart: Meeting the Challenge of Poverty and Exclusion: The Emerging Field of Development Research in South African Practical Theology. In: International Journal of Practical Theology , 2008, 104-149