Browsing Research Articles (Science of Religion and Missiology) by Issue Date

Browsing Research Articles (Science of Religion and Missiology) by Issue Date

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  • Bonhoeffer in South Africa : role model and prophet 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, arguably more than any other European theologian, influenced the way in which South African Christians, clergy and laity alike, have come to see their role in the struggle against apartheid. In his ...
  • Sinkretisme as missiologiese uitdaging 
    Kritzinger, J.J. (Johan Jakob); Niemand, S.J.J. (Samuel Jacobus Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Religious syncretism is usually seen as the intermingling of two religious systems to the extent that the uniqueness of a specific religion is compromised. It is thus understood as missiologically negative. This article ...
  • Pentecostals' reading of the Old Testament 
    Nel, Malan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The question of a valid and viable Pentecostal hermeneutic is discussed leading to the preliminary conclusion that such a hermeneutic would consist of the following elements: the experience of the immanence of God, within ...
  • Who is the sinner? The view of Karl Barth 
    Van Zyl, F.J. (Francois Jacobus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    This article focuses on Karl Barth's view of the human being as sinner. In accordance with his christological approach to all theological matters, the article aims to argue that Barth describes the image and character of ...
  • Karl Barth as a homilist 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    Any tribute to Karl Barth as the most important theologian of the 20th century must show an awareness of the many facets of his work. He will long be remembered for his monumental contribution to church dogmatics. The ...
  • Choosing, changing or adhering to a registered doctor in a managed care plan : what will it take? A qualitative survey in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa 
    Chabikuli, Nzapfurundi O.; Murray, Montagu; Fehrsen, S.G.; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (Medpharm Publications, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: The phenomenon of doctor shopping has not yet attracted the attention of managers in the South African healthcare sector. Satisfaction with services is known to be mediated by the personal connection inherent ...
  • NG Kerk en die Wêreldraad van Kerke – ses dekades van verwagting, verwydering en toenadering 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2008)
    The DRC, a founder member of the WCC (1948), decided in 1961 in the aftermath of the Cottesloe Consultation, to sever all ties with the WCC. For the next 46 years the relationship between die DRC and the WCC was strained ...
  • Rethinking "Missio Dei" : a conversation with postmodern and African theologies 
    Meiring, Arnold Maurits (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    When Missio Dei is examined from the perspective of Postmodern and African Theologies, new possibilities and metaphors emerge that can contribute to our understanding of God and Church's mission in the world. Missio Dei, ...
  • The contribution of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NHKA) to theological training at the Transvaal University College 
    Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    The ideal of theological training of candidates for the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church (NHK) found its first (formal) expression in 1884. Difficult ecclesiastical, social and economic circumstances (including the ...
  • Stormkompas in tye van aanpasbare verandering - kontoere van missionêre leierskap 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    The article describes outlines of and elaborates on missional leadership in the challenging times of adaptive change. The insights of Roxburg & Romanuk (2006) and Van Gelder (2007), especially in terms of their contributions ...
  • Reading Philemon through the eye of an African : a call to a theology of presence 
    Vilanculo, Anselmo (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2008)
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  • Ontluikende kerke - ‘n nuwe missionêre beweging. Deel 2 : kernpraktyke van ontluikende missionêre kerke 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    This article describes and elaborates on the nine core practices of emerging missional churches, identified in the research of Gibbs and Bolger which presents these practices as innovative answers that can assist mainline ...
  • The impact of diarrhoea in infants on the quality of life of low-income households 
    Murray, Montagu; Versteeg, Marije; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)
    BACKGROUD: This article reports on a study that explored the impact of diarrhoea in babies on the quality of life of low-income households. Diarrhoeal diseases continue to be an important cause of illness and death worldwide. ...
  • Kerk, die huwelik en seks - 'n morele krisis? 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-03)
    Within Western societies the church is challenged by a new sexual "morality". Seemingly, the traditional theological answers do not address the challenge sufficiently. The incompetence of the church to change people's minds ...
  • Condom use as part of the wider HIV prevention strategy : experiences from communities in the North West Province, South Africa 
    Versteeg, Marije; Murray, Montagu (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-07)
    Correct and consistent condom usage remains a pivotal strategy in reaching the target set by the South African government to reduce new HIV infections by 50% in the next 5 years. Studies have found that there has been an ...
  • Ancestor worship – is it Biblical? 
    Bae, Choon Sup; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Ancestor worship is practiced in different forms around the world today, even in societies participating in the modern global economy. Ancestral beliefs are deeply dependent on the premise that the souls of the dead may ...
  • Worship : an activity Under-the-Sun or In-the-Son - Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 
    Vilanculo, Anselmo (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2009)
    Worship is the most intense and most absorbing activity of man under the sun. Yet it is also a transforming and life-changing experience man can know. As such, worship is the holiest of human activities and engagements of ...
  • (Re) discovering a missional-incarnational ethos 
    Kok, Jacobus (Kobus); Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    In this article, a few of the elements and dynamics of social movements will be explored. It will be argued that the traditional institutional church is in a critical period in the cycle of movements, where the need for ...
  • Stryd oor die opstanding aan die Teologiese Fakulteit by UP. 'n Gesprek met Prof Julian Müller 
    Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    In recent years some of the lecturers at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria were confronted with the question whether they believed in the historical and physical resurrection of Jesus. This article ...
  • Sharing in God’s surprise : the place and role of the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology at the University of Pretoria 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    During the centenary year of the University of Pretoria (2008), the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology took stock of its activities during the past 55 years, since the first professor in Missiology, H.D.A. ...