Browsing Research Articles (Practical Theology and Missiology) by Title
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Aanbidding en prediking in missionale gemeentes : homileties-liturgiese beskouinge van missionêre gemeentebediening
(AOSIS Publishing, 2010-05)Worship and preaching in missional congregations – homiletic-liturgical perspectives on missionary congregational ministry In the context of changes in society, and the resulting paradigm shifts in theological thinking, ... -
Activating moral imagination : EXPOSED 2013 as a fourth generation faith-based campaign?
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2015)David Korten proposes a Fourth Generation approach (1990) to development that is value driven and sees social movements take centre stage in promoting a more just global society. Theologian Ignatius Swart (2006) has ... -
The aesthetics of Covid-19 within the pandemic of the corona crisis. From loss and grief to silence and simplicity : a philosophical and pastoral approach
(2020)Within the corona-crisis, the core question to be posed is: What is the impact of Covid-19 on paradigms applied to interpret the pandemic; i.e. on the spiritual realm of meaning-giving, hoping and pastoal caregiving? How ... -
The aesthetics of ‘manhood’ within the paradigmatic framework of theopaschitic theology. From Brett Murray’s painting ‘The Spear’ and the opened fly to the iconic view of ‘The Anchor’ and the spiritual art of male genitals
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2012-12)The Brett Murray painting of president Zuma with an opened fly probes into the realm of manhood. It reveals the so called ‘masculinity crisis’ in the gender discourse. From a practical theological point of view it poses ... -
African Initiated Churches’ potential as development actors
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)African Initiated Churches (AICs) are not yet recognised as relevant actors of community development interventions. While it has been acknowledged that many of them provide coping mechanisms in adverse environments, support ... -
Against all odds : Alphaeus Zulu and racism in church and society
(Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2015)This article examines the response of Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu to the racism that was prevalent in both the church and society when he was elected as the first African Bishop of the Anglican Church in South Africa. ... -
AIDS, curricula and gender in twelve African theological schools
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)The article deals with the three related issues mentioned in the title in twelve theological schools that formed a network called NetACT. A questionnaire on these matters was answered by al the institutions. The article ... -
"Alle kaarte op die preek?"
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2014)In hierdie artikel word kortliks gelet op drie grondlyne van die Reformasie, naamlik die vertroosting van die beangste mens tydens die laat Middeleeue, die hunkering na vryheid en die behoeft e aan fundamentele verandering. ... -
"Anatheism" within the framework of theodicy : from theistic thinking to theopaschitic thinking in a pastoral hermeneutics
(University of the Free State, 2016)The Syrian and refugee crises, the violent radicalisation in Europe, and global xenophobia stir up anew the link between the human quest for meaning and hope within the realm of human misery and destructive acts of severe ... -
Applying grounded theory to data collected through participatory research on African Independent Churches' liturgical rituals : a comparative study
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011-10)This article reported on two research projects, the first conducted in the early 1990s and the second, a project currently in progress. In essence, the article was an attempt to compare the theology of African Independent ... -
Are we hearing the voices? : Africanisation as part of community development
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)The aim of the article is to report on research findings that could contribute to the development of decolonised academic material. Africanisation of curricula implies that education and training as well as praxis be ... -
Are we wasting theology in our continent
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-09)The 2014 conference theme of the society for Practical Theology in South Africa was ‘Practical Theology in Africa and human waste’. The article asks the question whether we can do theology in Africa in such a way that ... -
As it is in heaven? : reflections on liturgical reframing
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)This article reflects on the phenomenon of a growing dissatisfaction and restlessness with traditional forms of worship as well as on some conceptions of the notion of liturgical renewal. It proposes that a fundamental ... -
Attachment theory and religious violence : theorizing adult religious psychopathology
(Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, 2017)This paper explores the ways in which attachment disruptions might increase the risk of adult religious psychopathology by drawing parallels between the possible symbolisms lying behind religious violence and the concept ... -
Die Bedeutung des Abendmahls fur die Menschenwurde : Eine Sudafrikanische Gechichte
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology, 2013)In diesem Artikel wird ein kurzer Blick auf den historischen Hintergrund des berüchtigten Synode-Entscheids der ‚Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk’ im Jahre 1857 geworfen, separate Abendmahlsgottesdienste „wegen der Schwachheit ... -
Between Christian love and professional orientation : reflections on the double bind code of Christian social workers (deaconesses and deacons) in Germany
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)This article highlights the challenges and opportunities of Christian social workers in the tradition of deaconesses and deacons in today’s Germany. Their professional self-conception as social workers between church and ... -
Between dwellings and doors : spatial perspectives on preaching
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Although many classical works on preaching, especially within the reformed tradition, would take as point of departure the question of understanding, that is, how to do exegesis of a biblical text in such a manner that it ... -
Between enclavement and embracement : perspectives on the role of religion in reconciliation in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2012)This article takes a brief look at two indicators of the state of reconciliation in South Africa, provided by the National Planning Commission of the Government, as well as the South African Reconciliation Barometer survey, ... -
Between fragments and fullness : worshipping in the inbetween spaces of Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013-03)In this article the aesthetical practical theological notion of fragment, as introduced by the German Practical Theologian Henning Luther, was brought into dialogue with the African understanding of fullness, as articulated ... -
Between separation and celebration : perspectives on the ethical-political preaching of Desmond Tutu
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2015)Recognising the complexity of a pluralistic South African society, this article attempts to identify four ethical movements in preaching in the past, as well as the present. These movements are from silence to struggle, ...
