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Reconciliation, justice, spirituality : in conversation with John W. De Gruchy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary concern of this study is to gain a better understanding of the interplay between the notions of reconciliation, justice, and Christian spirituality in the work of John W. de Gruchy in order ...
Communicative freedom? : Wolfgang Huber's critical engagement of modernity
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
This study is a critical evaluation of the concept „communicative freedom‟ in the work of the theologian Wolfgang Huber. It is argued that his rearticulation of the Reformation‟s understanding of freedom is a critical ...
Christian faith and social transformation : John Howard Yoder's social ethics as lens for revisioning the ecclesiological identity of the South Central Synod (SCS) of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (The PCN)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
The premise for this research is that Yoder’s restorative vision for an ecclesial theology holds
great potential for a more adequate involvement of the South Central Synod (SCS) of the
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (The ...
Alfa en omega : ’n studie in die trinitariese denke van Robert Jenson
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
This study offers an overview, interpretation and critical evaluation of the theology of the Lutheran American theologian Robert Jenson. The first aim is to give an outline of his theology in such a way that the importance ...
The interplay between the Christian story and the public story: in search of commonalities for moral formation under democratic rule
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
This research investigates whether The Christian story or The Public story is most appropriate for moral formation under democratic rule.
The research draws from six well-known theologians who make valuable contributions ...
The infinitude of beauty as expression of the beauty of the infinite? : a critical evaluation of the use of the analogia entis in the theological aesthetics of David Bentley Hart
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate if American Orthodox theologian David
Bentley Hart's use of the classical Thomistic principle of the analogia entis (in his
monograph The Beauty of the Infinite: ...
Graced, happy or virtuous? : three female theological voices on God and human flourishing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Yale Center for Faith and Culture has held seven Consultations on God and Human Flourishing, 2007 to 2013, where it was affirmed that human relation to God is reason enough for human flourishing. The ...
The origin and development of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in Zambia, 1882 - 2004
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)
This study deals with the origin and developments leading to the formation of the CCAP Synod in Zambia 1882 to 2004. Above all, it is an in-depth ecclesiological analysis and evaluation of the Livingstonia Mission from ...
The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as church during the first forty years of autonomy : an ecclesiological study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)
The purpose of this dissertation is to trace the development of Malawi’s Nkhoma
Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) from a mission church in
1962 to a mature church today. In so doing, it asks, “How ...
The judgment of God and the rise of ‘Inclusivism’ in contemporary American evangelicalism
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
This study offers an overview and critique of the growing movement in American evangelicalism of what is popularly known as “inclusivism.” The mounting uneasiness expressed in many evangelical circles in North America ...