From its very first issue in 1972,which carried articles from two who would become giants of South African theology, Desmond Tutu and David Bosch, as well as a giant of the international ecumenical movement, Hans-Ruedi Weber, JTSA has continued to carry articles from the best of South African, Pan African and International theologians, such as Jürgen Moltmann, Manus Buthelezi, Hans Küng, Barney Pityana, Justin Ukpong, Rosemary Radford-Ruether, John Hick, Norman Gottwald, Simon Maimela, Hendrikus Berkhof, John H. Yoder, Gabriel Setiloane, Howard Clinebell, Musa Dube, C.F.D. Moule, Itumeleng Mosala and Eberhard Jüngel.