baloye@unisa.ac.za
Baloyi Magezi Elijah is a C2 NRF rated Full professor (UNISA) of Practical Theology and holds PhD in Practical Theology from University of Pretoria. Currently appointed as a member of NRF Evaluation and Rating Specialist Committee. A former Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology and a former chair of the Board of Research Institute of Theology and Religion, Unisa. A first African theological academic to be awarded Center of Theological Inquiry Membership under the topic “Thriving in Diverse Contexts” in Princeton, USA. Amongst other achievements, he is a 2025 recipient of a One Million Rand award recipient from the VC in 2025 for “A study program on psychological science for Researchers in Christian theology.” A former research Professor between 2023 and 2025 and a CPSC Board member and category 7 Religious specialist in Christian Pastoral Counselling. He became the first South African Academic to officially register research partnership between Unisa and Congress of Traditional Leaders in South Africa under the research subject: “Critical reflection on the erosion of post-colonial African Funeral Traditions.”
Keywords: Erosion, African, Funerals, Rituals, Dislocation