Masters Degrees (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology)
Recent Submissions
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Tradition and transformation : towards a concept of tradition for reformed theology, in conversation with Alasdair MacIntyre
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are two significant challenges to thinking about tradition from the perspective of Reformed Christian theology: the historical origins and teachings of Reformed Christianity, which predispose it ... -
An ecological theology in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa? : a critical theological review
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The global Earth community finds itself in an unprecedented environmental crisis; a crisis that has been bought on by the actions of its human inhabitants. As humanity has evolved and grown, so has its ... -
The life and work of G.B.A. Gerdener with special reference to his contributions to Afrikaner identity formation and the racial discourse in South Africa from 1925 to 1950
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When considering the Afrikaner nation’s struggle for national existence, social legitimacy and eventual political domination in South Africa, under the guise of the apartheid system, names such as D.F. ... -
Is that your (real) child? Adoption : the sacrament of belonging
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Is it possible to call the relationship between adoptive parents and adopted children real in the sense that a sacrament is real? This study is a reflection on Kelley Nikondeha’s book Adopted: The ... -
A church for others? Queering the ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906‒1945). It employs the insights of queer theology and queer theory as a hermeneutical lens. Presently, Bonhoeffer’s theology is ... -
Church land reform through a combination of examples and Theology of Spatial justice : the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Mariannhill 1999 - the present
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Land was one of the ways the colonialist venture as well as the Apartheid regime used to divide people as well as being a catalyst for superiority. Over hundreds of years, from the beginning of colonial ... -
Hope incarnate : a systematic theological investigation in conversation with Jurgen Moltmann and Russel Botman
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The title of this study, Incarnate Hope, suggests a possible link between hope and embodied action, between hope and transformation. This implies, among other things, that for hope to be understood ... -
'n Sistematies-teologiese ondersoek na die rol wat emosie mag speel
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Emosies kan ʼn belangrike rol speel in die vestiging van samelewings van geregtigheid en indien negatiewe emosies nie aangespreek word nie, kan dit destruktiewe gevolge hê, soos vervat in die woorde ... -
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 ... -
Emma Murray : an investigation into her person as well as her contributions to mission and education in South Africa - a historical-biographical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is written with the goal of providing an overview of Emma Murray’s life as well as the organizations and institutions with which she was involved. This study is being performed as a means to ... -
An interdisciplinary engagement with the human dignity of the sexual minorities in Grace Bible Church, Soweto : a case study on gender, law and religion
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Pentecostal theological notion of being “born again” stems from the mainstream Evangelical doctrines of “sin,” “salvation” and “baptism in the Holy Spirit” that are inextricably interwoven into the ... -
The disabled God? : a citical analysis of disability theologies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The subject of discourse and in question in this thesis is “the disabled God”: What does the image of the disabled God consist of and portray? Issues surrounding disability within the Christian church ... -
A theological-ethical critique of Korean entertainment television in the light of Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics
(2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The mass media is exerting an enormous influence on Korean society today, especially television media. The latter does not only mirror Korean norms, but also determines and reinforces current ethical ... -
Creation and salvation? : a critical analysis of South African ecotheology
(2018-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The accelerated rate of global climate change has been investigated by many seeking to understand its origins. In 1967 Lynn White Jr. published a short article in Science journal entitled “The Historical ... -
A promised presence : a systematic theological inquiry into the theodicy question in the thought of Jürgen Moltmann and Paul S. Fiddes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many scholars claim that the discourse on theodicy is in a crisis. Against this backdrop this study argues that the idea of a “promised presence” holds promise for a more adequate engagement with the ... -
Planetary health in the anthropocene : sharing agency in the body of God
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The earth, more-than-human communities, and many marginalised human communities are currently suffering because of the immense strain industrialised societies place on the earth’s life-support systems. ... -
Is ovarian cancer the end of womanhood? : a feminist theological engagement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the contemporary notions of the body that may seem to challenge concepts of womanhood among women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer who, as a result, may not be able to bear ... -
Holy or wholly? : a systematic theological study of Sabbath keeping in the works of Samuele Bacchiocchi and Marva J. Dawn
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the doctrinal concept of Sabbath keeping in the works of Samuele Bacchiocchi and Marva J. Dawn, respectively. Bacchiocchi is from the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church which ... -
Salvation as healing? : an analysis of Jesse Mugambi and Mercy Oduyoye’s soteriologies in the context of African prosperity gospels
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the doctrine of salvation with particular reference to therapeutic interpretations. Discourses about salvation often center on that which comes in the hereafter, with less ... -
Ripples of power : towards a Christian theology of power with a view to inter-religious converstation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Divine power is a religious belief which ascribes apparently inexplicable acts of wonder to God, affirming God’s authority, might, and abilities. It is a conviction which often relates to God’s sovereign ...
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