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Engaging with faith groups to prevent VAWG in conflict-affected communities : results from two community surveys in the DRC
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-10-07)Background: An evaluation was conducted of a three-year intervention focused on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and implemented in the conflict-affected north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ... -
Bybelkunde vir bybelonderrig
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2020)The paper analyses the dilemma of religious instruction in schools and the factors which contribute to the present unsatisfactory situation. The question is asked whether the expectations concerning religious instruction ... -
Dialogue with the text (Mk 3:20f, 31-35) : interactional Bible interpretation
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1990)The article explains some basic concepts and procedures of ‘interactional Bible interpretation’, a novel approach developed by the author. The method is illustrated by applying it to the narrative of Mk 3:20f and 31-35, ... -
Introducing a research project on contextual hermeneutics
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1990)Because of the variety of discourses in progress in the South African context and because of the plurality of hermeneutical approaches to biblical texts, there is an urgent need for systematic research on basic aspects of ... -
The autor in Luke-Acts
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1990)The author is a much-debated subject in literary criticism. Halfway through the twentieth century literary critics predominately approved of the absent author. It is argued here that the authorial meaning cannot be separated ... -
Omnipotence (force) or vulnerability (defencelessness)? the significance of a theological interpretation of the category of power on an ethic of conflict management
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1989)Theology cannot avoid the issue of conflict management. It is therefore important to make clear what is the biblical meaning of the category of power and its significance for an ethic of conflict management. Theology is ... -
The design of God in Luke-Acts
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1988)The theme of God’s design in Luke-Acts developed on a variety of levels in the narrative. Its analysis requires a multi-faceted approach which leaves enough scope for a number of motifs to be recognised as aspects of the ... -
Twee teologies-etiese perspektiewe op ’n keuse vir inklusiewe demokrasie in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1988)Two theological-ethical perspectives on an option for inclusive democracy in South Africa. The document ‘The option for inclusive democracy’ (Centre for Hermeneutics, University of Stellenbosch, 1987) is an attempt to ... -
Towards redeeming marriage custom from triangular captivity : the missional dilemma of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2020)Marriage in the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) is under siege. This scenario was bequeathed by the British imperialists. This siege is evident because the ecclesiastical theology of marriage in the MCZ is fastened on ... -
Reflecting on the nature of work in contemporary South Africa : a public theological engagement with calling and vocation
(AOSIS Publishing, 2020)This article argues for a rediscovery of a theology of work in South Africa that is based on the Protestant notion of calling and vocation. Such a view has the primary intention of emphasising obedience and faithfulness ... -
Leadership, corruption and the dignity of humans : some reflections from the Nigerian context
(AOSIS Publishing, 2020)Leadership inadequacy in Nigeria has contributed to the rise in corruption, which has undermined human dignity through insufficient provision of basic human needs. This happens because the leadership venerates self-interest ... -
Why not postcolonial biblical criticism in (South) Africa : stating the obvious or looking for the impossible?
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)During the last five decades of the 20th century, the African continent has systematically rid itself of the direct control of the colonial powers. Yet in (South) Africa and elsewhere on the continent, there has until now ... -
Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical process
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)The prevailing position against women's ordination to the ministerial priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church presents itself as an ongoing ecumenical dilemma within and beyond its ecclesial borders. This paper is critical ... -
Tithing in Ugarit and the Pentateuch : possible implications for Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)The thesis of this paper is stating that a rigorous study and theological interpretations of the different examples of tithing in Ugarit and the Pentateuch can motivate a more reflected theological-ethical understanding ... -
The object and aim of multi-disciplinary liturgical research
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)Set against the backdrop of the current hiatus concerning an anthropological approach in the study of Liturg within Protestant (Reformed) liturgical research, this article firstly argues for a very specific object (rituals) ... -
The bible in the gay-debate in South Africa : towards an ethics of interpretation
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)The Bible has been accorded an important role in the recent (and current) debate about homosexuality and gay people in South African churches, such as the Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The ... -
Ou-Testamentiese tekste in die gesprek oor homoseksualiteit
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)This article starts with two introductory remarks: the first concerns the role of exegesis in this dialogue, while the second sheds some light on the different views about the locus of meaning. The next section deals with ... -
Three rounds with a heavy weight in the mximalist-minimalist contest : a review of the Dever trilogy
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)WG Dever is a well known archaeologist who for more than a decade has become entangled in an exhausting polemical debate with so-called "minimalists" (PR Davies, NP Lemche, TL Thompson, KW Whitelam etc.). This review article ... -
A functional equivalence translation of the Zelophehad narrative in Num. 27:1-11
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)A literal, second language reading of the Bible obfuscicates the interpretation and application of Biblical texts to cultural issues such as land inheritance by female in receptor communities. Texts such as the Zelophehad ... -
Homoseksualiteit : 'n tekst(e)uele perspektief
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)This article demonstrates that the ancient versions of the Hebrew Bible provide enlightening theological perspectives. The Septuagint (LXX) after all acted as the bible of the early church. A cursory orientation in the ...
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