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- ItemThe optics of homiletics : preaching as reframing of perspective(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-02) Cilliers, JohanJohan Cilliers was born in Luanshya, Zambia (1954); matriculated in De Aar (1972), and received his theological training at the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, as well as the Karl Rupprecht University in Heidelberg, Germany. He has obtained the following degrees: DTh Theology, Stellenbosch University (SU) 1982; Licentiate in Theology, SU 1979 (cum laude); MTh Theology, SU 1979 (cum laude); BTh Theology, SU 1978 (cum laude), and BA Philosophy and Greek, SU 1975 (cum laude). After having served as minister in two Dutch Reformed congregations (in Durban and Stellenbosch), he was appointed as senior lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, and is currently professor of Homiletics and Liturgy at this institution. He is head of the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology at the Faculty; president of the Society for Practical Theology in South Africa, as well as vice-president of the Societas Homiletica (the international society for Homiletics). He has delivered guest lectures at the University of Umea, Sweden, as well as the Humboldt University, Germany, and has written nine academic books, inter alia on preaching, liturgy and aesthetics. He has co-authored two books with international scholars, respectively on the foolishness of preaching (with American author Charles Campbell) and worshipping in the so-called ‘Network Society’ (with Dutch author Marcel Barnard). He has published more than 60 academic articles in accredited journals, and authored 23 popular religious books, for which he has received numerous awards from the Christian Booksellers Association of Southern Africa (CBSA). He has received the Rector’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003), the Best Lecturer Award from the Golden Key International Society and SU’s Academic Affairs Council (2008), as well as the Rector’s Award for Excellence in Research (2010). As researcher, he holds a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating and has received grants from the Harry Oppenheimer Memorial Trust as well as the SU Research Committee. He is fond of languages (speaks German and studies French among others) and enjoys dabbling in art.1 He is married to Elna, and is the (very proud) father of twins, Jacques and Karen.
- ItemThe pathos of New Testament studies : of what use are we to the church(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004) Mouton, Elna, 1952-Currently many Christians worldwide – particularly in Africa – are (re)discovering the power of scripture for their daily lives. The moment affords theology in general and the biblical sciences in particular a golden opportunity to assist the ecumenical church in accounting for the ways in which scripture functions in its (public) ethos, so as to be truly authoritative and life-giving. The paper takes this challenge as its point of departure, while exploring the dynamic yet complex interface among the various elements implied by such interpretive events. From within New Testament perspectives these elements refer to (1) the God of Jesus Christ and the Spirit (as ultimate sender), (2) the New Testament writings (as medium), and (3) implied and historical (first, later and present-day) receivers. The essay argues that New Testament Studies are challenged to define and nuance its primary functions at the very epicentre of these interacting dimensions of textual communication. This ‘inner sanctuary’ of New Testament Studies is a rich yet fragile, liminal space from where scholars have to account for the hope and faith implied by these documents. Ultimately, the essay is concerned with the pathos of New Testament Studies – with its persuasive power, reception and lasting (sense-making, problem-solving) effects in the lives of real people. With reference to voices from within various disciplines and contexts, it argues that the life-changing power of the New Testament writings, their continuing authority across times and cultures, lie in their metaphorical ability to disclose (glimpses of) an alternative moral world – a radically new perspective on reality, a new way of living in the world. New Testament Studies are continuously challenged to do likewise – to facilitate and mediate the discernment of such an alternative world, a world characterised by God’s radical, surprising yet paradoxical presence in Jesus of Nazareth and the Spirit. The essay concludes with tentative suggestions as to how New Testament Studies (in South Africa) may serve such a purpose.