Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) by Title
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Daniel Francois Malan, 1874-1959 : an ecclesiological study of the influence of his theology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997)ABSTRACT: This study is an analysis of the formation and influence of Daniel Francois Malan's theology on his life and work. It is an ecclesiological analysis from a Reformed perspective. Different theological orientations ... -
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 development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as church during the first forty years of autonomy : an ecclesiological study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)The purpose of this dissertation is to trace the development of Malawi’s Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) from a mission church in 1962 to a mature church today. In so doing, it asks, “How ... -
Discipleship as theological prolegomenon implications for the relation of theory and praxis in the work of Pascal, Kierkegaard, and Bonhoeffer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Theologians in South Africa have long wrestled with how the work and activity of Christians should stand in relation to the articles of Christian belief. The hope is that a theological the-ory more ... -
Dissipline as modus van morele vorming : 'n sistematies-teologiese ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study intends to find a way through which South African churches, specifically the local congregation, can make a contribution to addressing the morality crisis in South African society. a) The local ... -
The doctrine of God in African Christian thought : an assessment of African inculturation theology from a trinitarian perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Christian faith knows and worships one God known in the Son and in the Holy Spirit. In his revelation, the Father is depicted as being from Himself, the Son as eternally begotten from the Father and ... -
Empowering hope? : Jürgen Moltmann’s eschatological challenge to ecclesiological responses in the Zimbabwean context of poverty
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study wrestles with Jürgen Moltmann’s eschatological concept of the ‘church of hope for the poor’ within the Zimbabwean context of poverty, in search for an empowering and liberating ecclesiological ... -
Evangelical Christianity and African culture : a critical assessment of the salvific significance of the cross of Christ in Shona culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the salvific significance of the Cross of Christ in Shona culture from an evangelical perspective. It explores the typology of positions in evangelical Christianity and identifies ... -
Family violence in African communities in the Western Cape : s theological-ethical assessment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)Family violence, commonly known as domestic violence, is becoming a serious social problem – not only in the Western Cape but in the whole country. Most women are still victims of family violence caused by their spouses. ... -
Geloof in die spanningsveld van tradisie en empirie : 'n kenteoretiese ondersoek na die verhouding tussen teologie en sosiologie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The fundamental perspective of this study is that faith cannot be separated from either tradition or empirical experience. The relationship between theology, as the critical justification of faith, and ... -
Hearing the Living Word of God today? : a systematic-theological investigation into the authority and interpretation of scripture for contemporary Korean Presbyterianism
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die krisis rakende Skrifgesag vra ‘n dringende sistematies-teologiese ondersoek om ‘n weg vanuit dié krisis aan te dui deur ‘n oortuigender, meer verstaanbare en belowende benadering te bied om ... -
A historical study of reconciliation as a challenge to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) 1970-2010
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study entails a historical theological research of reconciliation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia‘s (ELCIN) and includes amongst others the engagement of ELCIN in reconciliatory work ... -
The humanity of Christ : the significance of the anhypostasis and enhypostsasis in Karl Barth's Christology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is a critical analysis of the significance that the anhypostasis and enhypostasis of Christ’s human nature play in Karl Barth’s Christology. It does so in five parts. First, this ... -
Imagining human flourishing? : a systematic theological exploration of contemporary soteriological discourses
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An inquiry into the nature and manifestations of human happiness is evidently today an important focus for many academic disciplines. The contemporary revival in happiness studies is accompanied by studies ... -
The imputation of Christ's righteousness to the wicked in the American great awakening and the Korean revivals
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study considers the doctrine of the forensic imputation of Christ's righteousness in both the Great Awakening and the Korean revivals through the six revivalists from the view of the Reformation ... -
In search of ecclesial autonomyy : a church historical and church juridical study of developments in church polity in the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa (DRMC) and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) from 1881-1994
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) was established in 1881 and 1910 respectively. As pointed out in this study both these churches grew from the ... -
The interplay between the Christian story and the public story: in search of commonalities for moral formation under democratic rule
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)This research investigates whether The Christian story or The Public story is most appropriate for moral formation under democratic rule. The research draws from six well-known theologians who make valuable contributions ... -
The judgment of God and the rise of ‘Inclusivism’ in contemporary American evangelicalism
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)This study offers an overview and critique of the growing movement in American evangelicalism of what is popularly known as “inclusivism.” The mounting uneasiness expressed in many evangelical circles in North America ... -
Justice between fairness and love? : developing a Christian notion of justice in critical dialogue with John Rawls and Reinhold Niebuhr
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a critical study of the work of John Rawls, political philosopher, and Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian. The work of these two scholars is brought into dialogue with theological thought to ... -
Kerk en onderwys : 'n kerkregtelike studie van artikel 67 van die Kerkorde van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (1998)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to determine if the current church order (section 67, 1998) of the Dutch Reformed Church meet the needs of the changing multireligious society in South Africa. Education has ...
