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- ItemBiblical interpretation in established Bible study groups : a chronicle of a regional research project(Department of Old and New Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2002) Conradie, Ernst ; Bosman, Hendrik L.; Jonker, Louis C.Informal discussions lead to cooperation in research. During 1995 a number of Biblical scholars from the Universities of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch came together for some informal discussions on the interpretation of the Bible. With the occasional participation of scholars from other fields (e.g. Johan Degenaar and Paul Cilliers from Philosophy) topics such as "Multidimensional interpretation", ''Textuality and Intertextuality" were discussed. From these informal discussions surfaced the desire to participate on a regional basis in a joint research project that would investigate the reading strategies people use when they read the Bible.
- ItemDetermining relative adequacy in Biblical interpretation(Department of Old and New Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2002) Conradie, Ernst ; Jonker, Louis C.Plurality is an inevitable and necessary result of Biblical interpretation. There can be no single fully adequate interpretation of any Biblical text. This is partly due to the polisemy inherent in the text itself, but also to the different historical, geographical, and ecclesial contexts within which the meaning of a text is continuously being appropriated. Interpretation is necessarily an ongoing task if this implies the need to embody the significance of the text in and for ever changing circumstances.
- ItemDominante teologiese sleutels in die Ned Geref Kerk na 1974(Stellenbosch University, 2012) Coetzee, Murray H.; Conradie, ErnstThis article [follows upon a] forms a sequel to a previous contribution in which the points of divergence between apartheid theology and the critical voices of Ben Marais and Beyers Naudé within the Dutch Reformed Church were analysed, especially with reference to the different “theological keys” employed up to the publication of Human Relations and the South African scene in the light of Scripture (1974). This contribution offers hypo theses for further research on subsequent developments within the Dutch Reformed Church. Three questions are addressed: 1) What happened to the dominant theological keys employed in apartheid theologyafter 1974? 2) Which theological keys became dominant in the Dutch Reformed Church after 1974 and again after 1994? 3) How can the theological points of divergence within the Dutch Reformed Church be understood after 1974 and especially after 1994? Some concluding comments are offered on the significance of such hypotheses for ecumenical relations, especially within the family of Dutch Reformed churches.
- ItemEcology and Christian theology : an introduction with a comprehensive, indexed bibliography(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1993) Conradie, ErnstTo discuss ‘green’ issues in Christian theology can no longer be regarded as something rather novel to do. The vast amount of literature included in this bibliography gives a sobering indication of exactly how much energy has been used (and paper has been spent) in the past two decades on writing theological essays and books on environmental issues. It is, of course, important to ask what this huge theological effort has achieved thus far. In the light of a growing ecological crisis, it seems all too obvious that something needs to be done. It is actually often one of the problems of theological discussions on environmental issues that the imperative ‘to do something’ is merely and continuously reiterated. In this contribution a brief attempt is made to indicate some trends in the current debates on ecology within Christian theology, to assess what has been achieved, and to stimulate specifically directed further research. The attached bibliography and index may provide some valuable material for this purpose.
- ItemHow should a public way of doing theology be approached?(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1993) Conradie, ErnstIn an attempt to discern some guidelines for the South African debate on a public way of doing theology, it may be helpful to draw on recent debates on the issue of public theology in the USA. I will argue that the call for a public theology should be understood against the background of the ‘American experience’ of the problem of privatization in a pluralistic culture (section 1). Since it is not always clear from the USA debates what the phrase ‘public theology ‘actually means, I will identify some characteristics of a ‘public theology’ (section 2). The two rather different approaches of David Tracy and George Lindbeck (and their respective colleagues) to such a public way of doing theology will be analysed at length (section 3). Some brief comments on a public way of doing theology in South African context will then be ventured (section 4).
- ItemThe powers and limits of pluralism in theology(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1992) Conradie, ErnstAccording to David Tracy, plurality and ambiguity are two important characteristics of the contemporary global (and South African) cultural, political, religious and theological situations. This article identifies five possible conceptual strategies to deal with the existence of a radical plurality within Christian theology, i e monism, eclecticism, relativism, agnosticism and pluralism. The presuppositions of pluralistic strategy is analysed in more detail. The appeal of such a pluralistic approach is illustrated with reference to Tracy’s proposal of an analogical imagination. A few possible objections regarding the applicability of pluralism within the context of Christian theology are also discussed.
- ItemTeologie en pluralisme : 'n kritiese analise van David Tracy se voorstel van 'n 'analogiese verbeelding'(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1992-01) Conradie, Ernst; Theron, P. F.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: