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The "Decade to overcome violence" programme of the World Council of Churches and Peace in Nigeria : a theological assessment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation has been motivated by the prevailing trends of violence in Nigeria and the
detrimental effects on human dignity as understood from a theological perspective. The call for
peace building ...
The reformed tradition always reforming? : a historical-theological study of the doctrine of justification in the works of John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards and N.T. Wright
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the work of John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and N.T. Wright on
the doctrine of Justification. As a comparative study in theology, this work aims to discover
areas of continuity and ...
'n Kerkhistoriese herlees van The Genadendal Diaries (1792-1796), met as lens die vraag na die verband tussen gender, gesondheid en godsdiens
(2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As a historical document, The Genadendal Diaries should be read against the background of the eighteenth-century scramble by the West to conquer South Africa, among other territories. These conquering ...
Secular humanism in Malawi : a historical-theological inquiry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of this thesis is to present a historical-theological inquiry regarding secular
humanism in Malawi. Some Christians have tried to respond, but there has been no detailed
historical-theological ...
'n Praktiese-teologiese besinning oor die betekenis van Artikel 4 van die belydenis van Belhar as grondslag vir die vestiging van 'n teologie van ontwikkeling in die Vereniging Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika(VGKSA)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, the researcher studied the Belhar Confession of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA), which gained shape following the social injustices that resulted from the policy of ...
Prayer : the chief exercise of faith : the centrality of prayer in faith and obedience according to Karl Barth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to show the centrality of prayer in the Christian life, in faith
and obedience, according to Karl Barth.
It is argued that the Christian life was not the focus of Barth’s ...
The quest for human dignity in the ethics of pregnancy termination : a theological-ethical evaluation of the church's approach in Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study describes and analyses the problem of termination of pregnancy, with special attention to its prevalence in Kenya, where more than seven hundred abortions are performed daily on girls between ...
Heiligheid, geregtigheid, heiliging? : 'n kritiese ondersoek na die verbande tussen liturgie, geregtigheid en menseregte in die denke van Nicholas Wolterstorff
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is ‘n research proposal for a possible D.Th degree. The research objective is to explore critically the thought and teachings of Nicholas Wolterstorff, a leading Christian philosopher, that ...
Selfloos en sosiaal? : 'n ontleding van Michael Welker se teologie van die gees
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is undertaken in the wake of an increase in publications on the work of the Holy Spirit, on the one hand, and Analphabetisierung, an inability to think and talk about the Spirit on the other. ...
A Christian bioethical perspective on pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Genetic Manipulation (GM)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the development and continued developing of medical technology, treatments become available without the time to reflect ethically on them. Given how fast things change in medical technology, it is ...