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The impact of reformed missions on the origin, growth and identity of the Reformed Church of East Africa, 1905-2000
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mission work was done consecutively by two Reformed missionary enterprises in Kenya and led to
the establishment of the Reformed Church of East Africa (RCEA).
The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa ...
The physical dimension of health : the neglected aspect of pastoral care
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Humankind has made great progress over the centuries in gaining an understanding of how the human
body works. This has all been in an attempt to bring about health and healing where there appeared to
be ...
Judgement and salvation : socio-rhetorical interpretation of Jeremiah 1
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to address the problem of the relationship between the Jeremianic
judgement and salvation oracles, to prove our hypothesis that Jeremiah 1 functions as a theological
i ...
Purity : blessing or burden?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the history of Israel the concept of "purity"
had developed as a way in which God's people could honour
his holiness and draw nearer to him, as a sanctified
nation. By the time of Jesus, in ...
Reinventing ourselves : white male biblical scholars and the responsibility towards the other
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem discussed in this thesis is how to resist and subvert the complicity of
biblical studies with neo-colonialism as a white male biblical scholar. Traditionally
the interpretation of the bible ...
The transformative ethos of Ephesians 5:21-33 and its implications for a contemporary South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The New Testament passage that treats the dynamics of the marriage relationship most
extensively is Ephesians 5:21-33. This passage is embedded in the Ephesian domestic
code, which employs a conventional ...
Verbi divini minister : 'n teologiese analise en evaluering van die diens van die predikant soos verwoord in die Kerkorde (1998) van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem investigated in this thesis entails ordinance articles of the Dutch Reformed Church
(1998) pertaining to the relevance of offices in the church in the modern world, and more specifically
the ...
The theological significance of the propeht Huldah's prophecy : a feminist perspective on 2 Kings 22:14-20
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The question I am attempting to answer, IS "What is the theological
significance of the prophecy ofHuldah, the prophet? Why is Huldah there?"
Scholars have offered different reasons for the presence ...
An appraisal of theological training for untrained church leaders in Sub Saharan Africa : with particular reference to the training program of Veritas College
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is an appraisal of the training program of Veritas College as an answer to
the training need of the untrained church leaders in Sub Saharan Africa, focusing on
the country of Malawi.
Partly ...
The scapegoat sacrifice in Leviticus 16 and the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dissertation aims to establish to what extent the Old Testament could be interpreted from
an African perspective, using the scapegoat sacrifice in Leviticus 16 and the Nefo'o ritual of
the Bafut ...