Abstract

PHIRI, M.. The challenge of poverty in Malawi and Bonhoeffer's soteriology. Acta theol. [online]. 2023, vol.43, n.2, pp.202-221. ISSN 2309-9089.  http://dx.doi.org/10.38140/at.v43i2.7449.

The article explores the state, causes, and effects of poverty in Malawi. It proceeds to investigate soteriology as a prominent theme in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theological thought. Then it explores how Bonhoeffer's notion of salvation could be employed as paradigm to address the challenge of poverty in Malawi. The soteriological perspective is preferred, among many other approaches, for two reasons: the hamartiological origins of poverty require a soteriological exploration, and salvation is a prominent theme in Malawi. Approaching the social evils from the perspective of the doctrine of salvation could produce enduring effects. The observation is that such an approach could be more promising and could bear enduring fruits regarding addressing the challenge of poverty in Malawi.

Keywords : Bonhoeffer; Malawi; Poverty; Corruption.

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