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Power games : using Foucault to shed light on the inherent power dynamics of intercultural Bible study groups : discussion of a qualitative research project
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2014)
In theory the process of intercultural Bible reading should create a safe space where the voice of the individual can be heard in community with others. It should be a space where the individual is not only free to
speak, ...
Danger Ingozi Gevaar : why reading alone can be bad for you
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2016)
A discussion of the 1974 film, ‘The Conversation’, by Francis Ford Coppola serves as an introductory illustration of the dangers of interpretation in isolation. The film, starring Gene Hackman, highlights the contextual ...
When faith does violence : reimagining engagement between churches and LGBTI groups on homophobia in Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)
‘Homophobia’ is shorthand for stigmatising attitudes and practices towards people who demonstrate sexual diversity. In this article, we reflect on how African Christian faith may become redemptive rather than violent in ...
Reimagining a solitary landscape : tracing communities of care in Exodus 1-2 and the film Shirley Adams
(Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2016)
The 2009 film, Shirley Adams, directed by the South African director, Oliver Hermanus, depicts Shirley as the lone caregiver to her son, a victim of gang violence on the Cape Flats (South Africa) which rendered him physically ...
Close encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part II)
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2012)
Theoretically the process of intercultural Bible reading should create a safe space
where the voice of the individual can be heard in community with others. It should
be a space where the individual is not only free to ...
Close encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part I)
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2012)
Theoretically the process of intercultural Bible reading should create a safe space
where the voice of the individual can be heard in community with others. It should
be a space where the individual is not only free to ...
In the greater scheme of things : creation and the human condition in Terrence Malick’s tree of life (2011)
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2017)
The oeuvre of the American film writer, director and producer, Terrence Malick has consistently traced themes related to creation and natural phenomena. Nowhere is it quite as spectacularly clear as in the critically ...