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The liturgy and order of the mid-sixteenth century English Church in Geneva : some reflections on the life and influence of a refugee church

Jackson, Robert (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 ...

The intermediatorial work of Christ through His threefold office : a theological appropriation from an African perspective

Mupangilayi Makanda, Joshua (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 ...

Towards an understanding of the implication and challenge of the emerging church movement for ecclesiology in post-colonial Africa : an evangelical perspective

Odejayi, Abiodun Oladipupo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, we seek to highlight the possible implications, challenges and opportunities postmodernism has for evangelical ecclesiology. Informed by the ongoing conversation between the emerging ...

Evangelical fundamentalism : an historical-theological study

Meiring, Michael J. (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 ...

Eccentric existence? Engaging David H. Kelsey’s theological anthropology as a basis for ecological theology

Marais, Nadia (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 ...

Engaging Paul Ricoeur’s work on memory, history, and forgetting : in search of an adequate methodology for church and theological historiography

Van Tonder, Helene (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 ...

The Spirituality of Martin Luther as exemplified in his Letters to Philip Melanchthon

Bester, Gottlieb Christiaan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study the researcher will reflect on the spirituality of Martin Luther as expressed in his letters to Philip Melanchthon written from Wartburg. Through such a reflection, based on biographical ...

Transforming hope? : a theological-ethical vision, virtue and practice for the common good

Palm, Selina (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research project is to explore whether there are convincing, contemporary theological traditions within Christianity for conceptualising a socially responsible hope for our current times ...