Despite the demise of apartheid, economic inequality remains racially skewed in South Africa. For young people born either shortly before or after 1994, the official demise of apartheid—termed “born frees”—we must ask whether they are indeed “free” of the social and economic constraints of the past. How does ongoing inequality color notions of reconciliation and restitution twenty-five years later? This article focuses on the context of Christian young adults living in Stellenbosch, one of the most unequal towns in South Africa. We explore their lived experiences and theologizing on these issues arising from empirical research in Stellenbosch.

尽管种族隔离制度已经结束，但南非的经济不平等仍然存在种族偏见。对于 1994 年种族隔离正式结束之前或之后不久出生的年轻人——被称为“天生自由”——我们必须问他们是否真的“摆脱”了过去的社会和经济束缚。二十五年后，持续的不平等如何影响和解和恢复原状的概念？本文重点介绍生活在南非最不平等城镇之一斯泰伦博斯 (Stellenbosch) 的基督教青年的背景。我们探讨了他们的生活经历，并对斯泰伦博斯的实证研究产生的这些问题进行了神学分析。