Reconciliation in South Africa: Recent Contributions and the Part African Pentecostalism Can Play

Mr. Bambo Miti obtained his B.Th., a B.Th. (Hons), and an M.Th in Systematic Theology from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Systematic Theology at UNISA. He has presented papers at notable international conferences. His research interests include African Theology, African Pentecostalism, ecumenism, reconciliation, and migration. His doctoral research focuses on the role of faith traditions (African Pentecostalism) in dealing with the problem of violence and xenophobia in the local South African communities. Miti is a religious leader within the Pentecostal church and was a proposal research fellow (2022–2023) at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Bambo Miti is also a beneficiary of the Coimbra group scholarship, a scholarship that allows young African researchers to spend 1–3 months at a European university researching their proposed Ph.D. topic and establishing academic connections.