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St Paul’s Anglican Theological College during the transition towards a democratic South Africa, 1986–92
(Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2017)St Paul’s Theological College was established in Grahamstown, South Africa, in 1902 to train white Anglican students for the ministry. During the last six years of its existence, from 1986 to 1992, the college went through ... -
Ubuntu and leadership? : some practical theological perspectives
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2017)In discourses on leadership within the African context one regularly finds that scholars draw a distinction between so-called Western and African approaches to leadership. African leadership approaches are then often linked ... -
Church/state partnership in development? : the case of Mitchell's plain and Khayelitsha in post-apartheid Cape Flats
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the Edict of Milan during the time of Constantine the Great, church and state relations were always antagonistic as Christianity was adopted as the state religion. The same is true for the South ... -
A critical evaluation of the gendered nature of HIV and AIDS programs in medical missions of the Church of Christ, Mashoko Mission in Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite collective efforts by government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and other key stake holders to eradicate gender inequalities in health issues, gender remains a determining factor that ... -
Towards an assessment of fresh expressions of Church in ACSA (the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) through an ethnographic study of the community supper at St Peter's Church Mowbray, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fresh Expressions of Church is a growing mission shaped response to the decline of mainline churches in the West. Academic reflection on the Fresh Expressions movement in the UK and the global North has ... -
'n Praktiese-teologiese ondersoek na die rol van leierskap in geloofsgemeenskappe met betrekking tot lidmate met gestemdhede
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: People living with disabilities are at times left behind in their church, sometimes neglected. This study compares multiple frameworks that leaders are using today to minister to people with special ... -
Teaching theological discrernment : youth ministry programme in ECWA Nigeria and contemporary hip hop culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Theological discernment as discussed in this study is the normative process of reflection, decisionmaking, thinking, and the judgement of right and wrong in relation to the elements and outlets of hip hop ... -
On becoming whole in "Pentecostal spirituality" : the quest for an integrative approach to pastoral caregiving and healing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study investigated whether Pentecostal spirituality is contributing to, or a hindrance to healing and wholeness in pastoral caregiving. In the quest for wholeness and healing in Pentecostal spirituality, ... -
"Prophets of Doom": the phenomenon of healing and power dynamics in Neo-Pentecostal African churches
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In Southern Africa, there has been a rise of prophets who have resorted to dangerous healing practices such as the snake eating, petrol drinking and the popular ‘Doom spraying’ endangering the lives of ... -
Towards the introduction of community development within a theological curriculum : Murray Theological College of the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many church leaders in Zimbabwe are not equipped for the struggle against poverty in their context. This study is prompted by the desire to provide the church with expertise to meet the challenges and ... -
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Black-White polarisation in #MustFall campaigns : towards a practical theological diagnostics of peaceful coexistence
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)At stake in South Africa is the very eminent demands within #MustFall campaigns. Due to sharp schisms, harming and intimidating speech, the polarisation of white – black have become anew a threat to unity and cooperative ... -
Practical theology as life science : fides Quaerens Vivendi and its connection to Hebrew thinking (Halak)
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)The term practical theology is complex and, due to many different religious and cultural settings, a many layered concept. During the past 40 years the paradigm in theory formation for an academic and disciplinary approach ... -
The filling station as a fresh expression of church for consideration in the local congregational context : a practical-theological investigation
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)The findings of the Archbishop’s Council in their 2004 report, to the effect that traditional forms of church in Britain are under threat because of changing cultural patterns, emphasise the need to re-think church for our ... -
Practical theology [re]entering vernacular culture new frontiers and challenges to doing theology as life goes on
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)This article critically discusses the necessity for (practical) theology to transform. Taking as a point of departure church historian Andrew Walls’ remark: ‘Christian faith must go on being translated, must continuously ... -
A critical evaluation of the involvement of pastors with mental patients : a case study of Saint John of God Mental Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study critically evaluates pastors’ involvement in the treatment of people suffering from mental illness at Saint John of God Mental Hospital, a community based mental health mission run by the Roman ... -
Between dwellings and doors : spatial perspectives on preaching
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Although many classical works on preaching, especially within the reformed tradition, would take as point of departure the question of understanding, that is, how to do exegesis of a biblical text in such a manner that it ... -
Between Christian love and professional orientation : reflections on the double bind code of Christian social workers (deaconesses and deacons) in Germany
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)This article highlights the challenges and opportunities of Christian social workers in the tradition of deaconesses and deacons in today’s Germany. Their professional self-conception as social workers between church and ... -
Are we hearing the voices? : Africanisation as part of community development
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)The aim of the article is to report on research findings that could contribute to the development of decolonised academic material. Africanisation of curricula implies that education and training as well as praxis be ... -
Preaching and performance : Theo-dramatic paradoxes in a South African sermon
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)Preaching and performance is a relatively recent development in homiletical discourses and preaching practices. There is much promise in approaching preaching in this creative way. Attention will be paid to different ...
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