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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Biblical and Religious Studies) by Type "Thesis"
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Siame, Lordwell
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
This study focuses on a critical analysis of the usage of 'submit to the governing
authority' (Romans 13:1) among some African Pentecostal preachers in Zambia. The
study deals with the role ordinary citizens in Zambia ...
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Van Wynen, Susan Elaine
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
This research addresses the following issue: Traditional strategic planning philosophies and methodologies were not created or developed to reflect or support organizational participation in missio Dei (God’s mission). The ...
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Daniel, Oghenekevhwe Orogun
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The parallel existence of turbo-casino or monopoly capitalism and the commodification of
the gospel among the Nigerian Neo-Pentecostals in recent times may be beyond rumour. The
alleged accompanying socio-moral and ...
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Manyonganise, Molly
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Given that women are the major victims of any conflict, their lived experiences should be the starting point of any post-reconstruction process. Proceeding from this premise, this study looked at the role of the church in ...
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Mulindwa, Richard
(University of Pretoria, 2024-01-20)
The Church of the Province of Uganda is one of the most well-positioned churches as far as inculcating good morals, leading people to salvation, and ensuring optimal spirituality. However, the achievement of the five marks ...
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Swanepoel, Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This thesis investigates the nature of gender bias in Tibetan Buddhism and the specific role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly ...
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Shabangu, Andries
(University of Pretoria, 2006-08-31)
In Africa, as everywhere else in the world, the interpretation of the gospel message takes place in a particular and unique context. This means that in doing theology one should take into account the spirit and the gospel ...
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Mishkin, David
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This thesis, Jewish scholarship on the resurrection of Jesus, is meant to contribute to the wider body of literature on the Jewish study of Jesus. The resurrection is deemed the most important event in the New Testament ...
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Maree, David J.F.
(University of Pretoria, 1990)
Hierdie studie fokus op die waarde van die Kritiese Rasionalisme van Karl Popper vir die teologie.
Tans staan die Kritiese Realisme as geloofwaardige denkmodel vir die teologie in die huidige
teologiese diskussie onder ...
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Kotze, Peter
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
This research deals with the importance of a missional appropriation of human trafficking for the sex work industry. This research is necessitated by a current limited theological reflection on this growing global issue ...
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Lindeque, Cornelis
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
In both church as well as theological circles much attention has been paid, during the past decades, to the development of missional congregations. The General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa adopted a ...
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Sebola, Ngwako Daniel
(2012)
The specific purpose of this study is to examine a theological perspective on the ideology of leadership in the Davidic narratives and its relevance for African Christianity. The concern is in the area of a debilitating ...
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Gusha, Isheanesu Sextus
(University of Pretoria, 2018-02)
The tension between the Ndebele and Shona people dates back to the precolonial era and this has been one of the major threats to Zimbabwe’s peace. Ethnic tensions have resulted in the loss of thousands of lives since the ...
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Kamuwanga, Liswaniso
(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-22)
Thematically, this research interrogates prayer for protection. Its title embodies two distinct religious traditions namely the biblical Psalms in the Old Testament and Lozi prayers grounded in a broad African religious ...
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Lebaka, M.E.K. (Morakeng Edward Kenneth)
(University of Pretoria, 2009-06-02)
Up to now there has been no attempt by Biblical scholars to compare the book of Psalms in the Old Testament with Pedi psalm-like songs. This study aims to fill that gap in the research and so contribute to the development ...
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Mathews, Steven Hugh
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract available
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Tolmay, Barry John
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
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Kim, Stephen Myongsu
(University of Pretoria, 2009-10-29)
Significant differences as well as similarities between Islam and Christianity in the areas of the transcendence of God is the main discussion of the thesis. The investigation of the transcendence of God in the Bible and ...