Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) by Title
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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 ... -
Kerklidmaatskap : 'n kerkregtelike studie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1996)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Questions and problems concerning church membership are plenty and surface regularly in church . meetings. The way in which the church operates reflects a particular concept of the church. The· ideal ... -
Knowing the triune God : trinity and certitude in the Theology of John Calvin
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: JOHN CALVIN is said to have played a significant role not only in the shaping of Western Christianity, but also in the shaping of Western culture. An adequate appreciation of his thought therefore ... -
Kreatiewe pluralismes? : 'n kritiese analise van wet en evangelie in die denke van Michael Welker
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: How can believers live meaningful in our postmodern, disordered world? The thesis of this study is that the German theologian, Michael Weiker's exciting understanding of pluralism can assist people to ... -
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi : a Church juridical inquiry in-to the sacramental liturgies of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dictum lex orandi, lex credendi assumes a relationship between the curch's rule of prayer and the rule of faith. Prescriptively, the church's rule of faith, the confessions to which it subscribes, ... -
Liturgy and spirituality in the ecumenical movement : a systematic-theological evaluation
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A growing number of scholars with an interest in liturgy and spirituality have contributed to discussions surrounding the relationship between liturgy and spirituality. This dissertation examines the ... -
A Luo Christian perspective on the role of the Holy Spirit in sanctification according to John Calvin
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research project interprets Calvin’s views on the work of the Spirit in sanctification. It then evaluates Calvin’s views from a Luo perspective. The study of Calvin focuses on the 1559 edition of ... -
Munster and Minjung : re-reading the Anabaptist Münster kingdom from a perspective of Korean Minjung (common people) theology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main interest of this research is to reinterpret the sixteenth-century radical Reformation in general and the event of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster in particular, through the lens of the ... -
’n Ekklessiologies teologiese ondersoek na die teologiese opleiding en bedieningsvorming praxis in die Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The researcher's choice of theme, an Ecclesiologic theological research to the theological training and ministry formation praxis in the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa, is not only academically ... -
Not justice, but care? : an analysis of contemporary ethical theories in light of the love commandment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the late 1970’s an important conversation concerning the ethics of care became more prominent. One of the most prominent and influential key figures of this ethical theory was Carol Gilligan who, ... -
On tragedy and transcendence : a critical exposition of Donald MacKinnon and Rowan Williams in the context of a modern debate
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is focused on the relation between Christian metaphysics and philosophies of the tragic. Its context is within a modern debate, a setting where this interrelation has become contested. ... -
Ontology and the new being : the relationship between creation and redemption in the theology of Paul Tillich and A.A. van Ruler
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the relationship of ontology and soteriology - the classic problem of nature and grace. Paul Tillich and Arnold van Ruler have been chosen as the best representatives of ... -
Op weg na 'n menswaardige samelewing : 'n teologies-etiese ondersoek na die korrelasie tussen 'n handves van menseregte en morele verantwoordelikheid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the possibility of building a more humane and dignified society and asked the pertinent question: what is the role of the bills of rights in building a more humane and dignified ... -
The origin and development of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in Zambia, 1882 - 2004
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)This study deals with the origin and developments leading to the formation of the CCAP Synod in Zambia 1882 to 2004. Above all, it is an in-depth ecclesiological analysis and evaluation of the Livingstonia Mission from ... -
The Papacy as ecumenical challenge : contemporary Anglican and Protestant perspectives on the Petrine Ministry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)This dissertation explores how Anglican and Protestant church perspectives on the papacy are increasingly changing, as they identify the need for and value of a universal ministry of unity that may potentially be recognised ... -
Performing Christ : a South African protest play and the theological dramatic theory of Hans Urs von Balthasar
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the latter part of the 20th century, against the backdrop of incidents such as the Sharpeville Massacre and the Soweto Uprising, theatre became one of the principal means of ‘artistic resistance’ in ... -
The poor and the public : an exploration of synergies between black theology and public theologies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The title of this study is . The Poor and the Public: An Exploration of Synergies between Black Theology and Public Theologies. In Chapter One, which is the introduction, the research question is posed ... -
'n Praktiese-teologiese besinning oor die betekenis van Artikel 4 van die belydenis van Belhar as grondslag vir die vestiging van 'n teologie van ontwikkeling in die Vereniging Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika(VGKSA)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, the researcher studied the Belhar Confession of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA), which gained shape following the social injustices that resulted from the policy of ... -
Prayer : the chief exercise of faith : the centrality of prayer in faith and obedience according to Karl Barth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to show the centrality of prayer in the Christian life, in faith and obedience, according to Karl Barth. It is argued that the Christian life was not the focus of Barth’s ...
