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Abbot ʿĔnbāqom and Islam : the historical-theological significance of Anqäs’ä Amin’s contribution to Christian-Muslim engagement in sixteenth century Ethiopia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Abbot ʿĔnbāqom (1470-1565) was a Yemeni convert to Christianity. He witnessed Ethiopia's Islamic conquest by Ahmad Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Ahmad Grāñ) in the sixteenth century. Many churches and monasteries ... -
The abolition of intermarriage in Ezra 10 and the ethnic identity of the postexilic Judean community : a hermeneutic study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present study seeks to examine the abolition of intermarriage according to Ezra 10 by asking the question as to what were the compelling reasons for such a social crisis, and to demonstrate its possible ... -
The abuse of power and sexual violence: a close reading of 2 Samuel 11 against the background of Boko Haram Atrocities in Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-02-18)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is stimulated by the current abuse of power and sexual violence associated with Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria during the last two decades. The concern for peaceful co-existence, gender ... -
An African women's theological analysis of a development programme : 'churches, channels of hope'
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is offering an analysis of the Facilitator's Manual of the Christian AIDS Bureau for Southern Africa (CABSA). The analysis is situated in the context of HIV and AIDS as the manual is used to ... -
Allan Boesak en die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sendingkerk : 'n teologies-historiese ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-01)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die fokus van hierdie studie val op die rol wat Dr. Allan Aubrey Boesak as lidmaat en predikant van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sendingkerk (NGSK) binne dié kerk, asook binne die breër kader van die ... -
Am I my body? : a critical analysis of Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel's theological anthropology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study’s goal of constructing a meaningful theological language that can speak to the experiences of people, especially women, who face reproductive health issues. The point of departure for this study ... -
An analysis of the intercalation of Mark 11:12-25 in light of narrative criticism and the oral aspect of Mark
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mark 11:12-25 has been identified as an intercalation or sandwich structure (A-B-A) by many scholars as consisting of three linked episodes: the cursing of the fig tree (11:12- 14), the cleaning of the ... -
Armoede en rykdom na aanleiding van ’n Ou-Testamentiese perspektief : ’n analogiese en etiese interpretasie van die Josefverhaal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: “Ethical conduct is about doing the right things the right way; not that the ends justify the means, but also simply doing the right thing, it did not matter what the outcomes were.” (Khoza, 2016) Die ... -
Authority in Korean Presbyterian preaching : a practical theological investigation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Korean society has experienced more severe changes in the last 50 years than in the last 500 years. The pulpit has also faced the challenges created by the socio-cultural revolution following the collapse ... -
Avowing truth, embodying justice : a theological analysis of truth-telling and transitional justice in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-10-19)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study presents a theological analysis of the hermeneutic and ethical challenges of truth-telling in the pursuit of justice within the context of transitional justice in South Africa. The main research ... -
Being in touch : embodying Christian hospitality in an urban context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study argues that an adequate Christian theology of hospitality understands hospitality as an embodied practice that seeks in proximity and vulnerability, and often from the margins, to welcome the ... -
Bevrydende waarheid : soteriologie as sleutel tot die verstaan van W.D. Jonker
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study attempts to show that soteriology is the key to unlock the theology of Willie Jonker. Through creative reordering, respectful representation and questioning interpretation of his thought it ... -
Bodies in the body of Christ : in search of a theological response to rape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study argues that rape is an instrument of patriarchy, functioning in the same way as torture to keep patriarchal power hierarchies intact. Rape robs women of their voices, making and keeping them ... -
Bonhoeffer on salvation : towards an adequate soteriology for engaging secular humanism in Malawi
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-08-27)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s views on salvation and the central place occupied by soteriology in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology as well as how Bonhoeffer’s soteriology could provide a ... -
Calvinistic baptists in Jamaica? : a historical-theological study of the relationship between the theology and work of five pioneering missionaries in Jamaica
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the theology and work of five Baptist missionaries (George Liele, John Rowe, William Knibb, Thomas Burchell, and James M. Phillippo) who came to Jamaica during the 18th and 19th century. ... -
A case for 'anticipatory leadership' : Christian eschatology and anticipation as a leadership competency for ministers in 'an age of perplexity'
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Communities around the world are experiencing accelerating social change at a bewildering pace. Rapid globalisation is spurring vast advancements that require constant adaption. While society values the ... -
The centralization of the worship of Yahweh according to the Jewish and Samaritan Pentateuchs : a textual and theological study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study is, firstly, to understand the theological implications of the phenomenon of centralization of worship in Deuteronomy 12 according to the Jewish and Samaritan Pentateuchs; ... -
The challenge of internal unity within the URCSA Cape regional synod : seeking to understand trust, fairness and loyalty
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Trust is the glue of relationships. This research study seeks to understand how fairness and loyalty through the Dialogical Intergenerational Pastoral Process can mobilize trust for the internal unity ... -
Challenges confronting infertile couples in Africa : a pastoral care approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the light of scriptural understanding, children are a gift from God. Although some may choose not to have children (mostly in the Western world), others desire children more than any other thing, ... -
Challenging hegemonic masculinity in John 7:53-8:11
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Violence against women can be perpetrated in various ways, among which is masculine supremacy or the desire to be a successful man at the expense of women. However, when manhood is seen as something that ...
