Browsing Masters Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) by Title
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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 ... -
Planetary health in the anthropocene : sharing agency in the body of God
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The earth, more-than-human communities, and many marginalised human communities are currently suffering because of the immense strain industrialised societies place on the earth’s life-support systems. ... -
The Presence of the Kingdom in the light of the Speech Act Theory (SAT) : an ethical inquiry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis relates Christian ethics to the presence of the kingdom of God in Jesus’ sayings and to its real meaning and application by reconsidering the religious language of the kingdom of God from the ... -
A promised presence : a systematic theological inquiry into the theodicy question in the thought of Jürgen Moltmann and Paul S. Fiddes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many scholars claim that the discourse on theodicy is in a crisis. Against this backdrop this study argues that the idea of a “promised presence” holds promise for a more adequate engagement with the ... -
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 ... -
Reconciliation, justice, spirituality : in conversation with John W. De Gruchy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary concern of this study is to gain a better understanding of the interplay between the notions of reconciliation, justice, and Christian spirituality in the work of John W. de Gruchy in order ... -
Ripples of power : towards a Christian theology of power with a view to inter-religious converstation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Divine power is a religious belief which ascribes apparently inexplicable acts of wonder to God, affirming God’s authority, might, and abilities. It is a conviction which often relates to God’s sovereign ... -
The role of Caprivian virtues in the search for common moral discourse : a conversation with Peter J. Paris
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study examines virtues in Caprivi that has to be taken seriously by the church. This offers a position to promote the religio-culture of the community within the growing Christian churches. The call ... -
The role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) as a pioneer of social development through education in Ovamboland (1870-1970) : a church historical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is a historical investigation of the role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) regarding social development with special attention to education as an agency of social change. ... -
Roots that refresh : historical-theological engagement with Jewish meal traditions and the celebration of the Eucharist in the Anglican Church
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)Different theologies have sprung up around the celebration of the Eucharist. Consequently at the very point where Christians should be most united there is often controversy, bitterness and division. This is true of the ... -
Salvation as healing? : an analysis of Jesse Mugambi and Mercy Oduyoye’s soteriologies in the context of African prosperity gospels
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the doctrine of salvation with particular reference to therapeutic interpretations. Discourses about salvation often center on that which comes in the hereafter, with less ... -
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 ...
