Browsing Masters Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) by Title
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Being in touch : embodying Christian hospitality in an urban context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study argues that an adequate Christian theology of hospitality understands hospitality as an embodied practice that seeks in proximity and vulnerability, and often from the margins, to welcome the ... -
Beyers Naudé : advocate of hope? : a historical theological reading of his public addresses
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Beyers Naudé has long been revered as one of South Africa‘s most influential church and civil leaders. He has been acclaimed both nationally and internationally as a symbol of hope. Recent developments ... -
Christian faith and justice? : a theological investigation into Nicholas Wolterstorff's perspectives on justice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As backdrop and context for this study, injustices present in South Africa are briefly discussed, as well as the impact of such injustices on the people of the country. The focus then turns to the work ... -
A church historical enquiry regarding growth of membership in the church of Central Africa, Presbyterian - Harare Synod (1912 – 2012)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis has its title: ‘A Church Historical Enquiry Regarding Growth of Membership in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian-Harare Synod (1912-2012). As the denomination celebrated hundred years ... -
A church historical judicial assessment of the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe engagement with demon possession and exorcism
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-11-21)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) was constituted in a context where the converts to Christianity believed that the diviners are the only people who have the authority to control the powers that ... -
A church judicial analysis of the office of the deacon in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research study analyses the office of the deacon in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ). This is done by taking the Scriptural and Reformed church polity understanding of the office of a deacon ... -
Corporate governance? : an ethical evaluation of the Second King report in the light of Peter Ulrich's integrative economic ethics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment is an ethical evaluation of the Second King Report on Corporate Governance. I focus on the relationships between the shareowners, the management and all stakeholders other than shareowners. ... -
Creation and salvation? : a critical analysis of South African ecotheology
(2018-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The accelerated rate of global climate change has been investigated by many seeking to understand its origins. In 1967 Lynn White Jr. published a short article in Science journal entitled “The Historical ... -
Deliverance in Ghanaian neo-pentecostal ministries : a critical assessment from an evangelical perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The worldwide phenomenal growth of Pentecostalism is a well-acknowledged fact, which no one can deny. Research shows that much of the growth is in the neo- Pentecostal or charismatic wing of the movement. ... -
The disabled God? : a citical analysis of disability theologies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The subject of discourse and in question in this thesis is “the disabled God”: What does the image of the disabled God consist of and portray? Issues surrounding disability within the Christian church ... -
Eccentric existence? Engaging David H. Kelsey’s theological anthropology as a basis for ecological theology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The earth and her ecology is in crisis, which impacts upon both human and nonhuman communities. Not only due to the blame for ecological destruction that is attributed to humanity (and specifically also ... -
Emma Murray : an investigation into her person as well as her contributions to mission and education in South Africa - a historical-biographical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is written with the goal of providing an overview of Emma Murray’s life as well as the organizations and institutions with which she was involved. This study is being performed as a means to ... -
Engaging Paul Ricoeur’s work on memory, history, and forgetting : in search of an adequate methodology for church and theological historiography
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Life in the present is never only about the present, but notably also about the past and the future. In this study the problematic of the representation of the past is addressed in search of a responsible ... -
Evangelical fundamentalism : an historical-theological study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In essence this thesis attempts to answer two questions: Broadly, what is “fundamentalism,” and particularly, “evangelical fundamentalism”? Ever since the terrorist attacks on the twin towers in New ... -
Gereformeerde kerkreg : 'n hermeneutiese perspektief
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines and proves the distinct characteristic of the hermeneutics of Reformed church polity, with regard to other jurisprudence. The study is set out as follows: Chapter 1 The methodological ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Holy or wholly? : a systematic theological study of Sabbath keeping in the works of Samuele Bacchiocchi and Marva J. Dawn
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the doctrinal concept of Sabbath keeping in the works of Samuele Bacchiocchi and Marva J. Dawn, respectively. Bacchiocchi is from the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church which ... -
The Holy spirit, the church and daily life : a theological search for an integrated pneumatology in the light of Chewa views of the spirit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study reviews the need to re-articulate the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod by incorporating certain traditional concepts. The research ... -
Inclusion or exclusion? : a Christian ethical investigation into biblical perspectives on homosexuality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The debate on homosexuality has become increasingly painful and divisive between people of the Christian faith. A very relevant question is asked; are homosexual people included in the ecclesial community? The ...
