Browsing Masters Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) by Title
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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 ... -
The infinite demand & the demand of the infinite : a theological-ethical evaluation of Simon Critchley’s experiments in political theology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: What is a ‘faith of the faithless?’ This study investigates the question of a ‘faithless faith’ and explores its accentuations through the purview of Simon Critchley, author of Infinitely Demanding and ... -
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: ... -
An interdisciplinary engagement with the human dignity of the sexual minorities in Grace Bible Church, Soweto : a case study on gender, law and religion
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Pentecostal theological notion of being “born again” stems from the mainstream Evangelical doctrines of “sin,” “salvation” and “baptism in the Holy Spirit” that are inextricably interwoven into the ... -
The intermediatorial work of Christ through His threefold office : a theological appropriation from an African perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the midst of suffering, poverty and moral crisis, many Africans have never been able to rely on Christ as the only Lord and Saviour of their lives. In spite of their regular church attendance to the ... -
Is ovarian cancer the end of womanhood? : a feminist theological engagement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the contemporary notions of the body that may seem to challenge concepts of womanhood among women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer who, as a result, may not be able to bear ... -
'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 ... -
Kerkwees op Mooimeisiesfontein : die geskiedenis van die Ned. Geref. Kerk Albanie, 1831-1981
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1981-09)INLEIDING: In hierdie verhandeling gaan dit om die geskiedenis van die Ned. Geref. gemeente Albanie, Riebeek-Oos, wat in hierdie jaar 150 jaar bestaan. By die interpretasie van hierdie gemeentegeskiedenis moet rekening ... -
Leierskap, spiritualiteit en teologiese opleiding : histories-teologiese perspektiewe in gesprek met die lewe en werk van Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)The statement of the thesis focus on the relationship decrease of the authority of the leader, the expectation of the leadership and the theological training offered in student preparation. The researcher will attempt to ... -
The liturgy and order of the mid-sixteenth century English Church in Geneva : some reflections on the life and influence of a refugee church
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: What are the predominant characteristics of the Refugee churches established in Europe in the mid‐sixteenth century? They are, undoubtedly, those of disputation and argument, dissension and fraction. But ... -
Looking anew at the new prophecy : Tertullian's montanism and Pentecostalism as neo-montanism
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Through the eyes of the Catholic Church, one usually looks at Montanism as a second-century heretical sect. This prevailed orthodox view has devalued the Catholic Tertullian as a schismatic when he had ... -
Love and justice as foundational principles for a community of Shalom in a globalised context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis I show that love and justice are essential foundational principles for creating and realizing a community of shalom in a globalised society. By examining the current inequalities (with ... -
Die mensbeeld in die werke van Andrew Murray, Jessie Penn-Lewis en Watchman Nee
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1989)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die woorde "gees en siel en liggaam" het my van jongs af gefassineer. Vir jare het ek gewonder wat dit beteken. Dit was asof iets jy vir my gese het dat as 'n mens sou kon uitvind wat presies hier ... -
Molinism and divine aseity : a review of ontological commitment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The doctrine of Molinism seeks to reconcile God's sovereign predestination with humanity's free will by postulating a middle knowledge between God's natural knowledge and God's free knowledge. God's natural ... -
Not by might, nor by power : a history of the Igreja Reformada em Moçambique, 1908-2004
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: The reasons explained for writing a history of the Igreja Reformada em Mocambique, the point of departure, defining the dates chosen as parameters, the method of presenting this history ... -
Patriarchal inscribed bodies : a feminist theological engagement with body and sexuality in the “Worthy Women Movement”
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gretha Wiid is the female leader of the Worthy Women Movement in South Africa. Wiid‟s discourse promotes female subordination and male headship. Her teachings seem to suggest that when wives submit to ... -
Personal or impersonal? : an analysis of Karl Barth and Merrill Unger's perspectives on the personhood of the demonic
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Is the demonic personal or impersonal? The question is rarely treated in depth. This thesis initially delves into the demonological offerings of a pair of twentieth century theologians, Karl Barth and ...
