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‘And behold a ladder’: descent and ascent in Calvin’s soteriology
Vorster, Nico (AOSIS, 2015)This article investigates Calvin’s use of the schema of descent and ascent to construct his soteriology. The main argument offered is that Calvin utilises the notion of descent-ascent as a tool to weave together juridical ... -
Assessing the consistency of John Calvin’s doctrine on human sinfulness
Vorster, Nico (AOSIS, 2015)The accusation is often levelled at Calvin that his doctrine on sin is inconsistent, contradictory, deterministic and culpable of making God the Author of sin. This article probes the validity of these accusations by ... -
Calvin on the created structure of human nature: the influence of his anthropology on his theology
Vorster, Nico (School of Religion & Theology, University of KwaZulu Natal, 2015)This article analyses Calvin s understanding of the created structure of the human being and the influence of some of his anthropological concepts on his theology. Various anthropological themes in Calvin s theology are ... -
Christianity and secularisation in South Africa: probing the possible link between modernisation and secularisation
Vorster, Nico (Edinburgh University Press, 2013)The secularisation theory of Max Weber states that modernisation inevitably leads to the decline of religion. This theory has in recent years been challenged by the desecularisation theories of various sociologists and ... -
A critical assessment of John Milbank’s Christology
Vorster, Nicolaas (Fakulteit Teologie, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, 2012)John Milbank is well known for attempting to develop a participatory theology.This article specifically assesses his Christology. The first section provides a synthetic explication of his Christology by focussing on his ... -
Die Westerse mens en betekenisverlies
Vorster, Nico (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2013)Several authoritative studies have indicated that Western people are currently experiencing a loss of meaning. This article states that this collective sense of loss of meaning is partly due to the fragmentation of Western ... -
The GKSA's use of Article 30 CO in the era of apartheid
Vorster, Nico (Stellenbosch University, 2012)This article discusses the GKSA’s (Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika) use of article 30 CO during the apartheid era. The central theoretical argument is that the GKSA Synods gave a Kuyperian content to the expression ... -
An introduction to the theological politico-ethical thinking of Koos Vorster
Van Wyk, Jan Harm; Vorster, Nicolaas (AOSIS, 2012)Koos Vorster had a productive career as theologian and published on a wide variety of subjects. However, he will especially be remembered for his contribution to political and social ethics. This article discussed his ... -
John Calvin on the Christian's social responsibility: cultural activist or "modest social reformer"?
Vorster, Nico (Wiley-blackwell, 2017)Recently there have been heated discussions between Reformed theologians who embrace the two?kingdoms doctrine and proponents of the Neo?Calvinist tradition on whether Calvin held social transformationist views. This article ... -
John Calvin on the status and role of women in church and society
Vorster, Nico (Oxford University Press, 2017)Churches that find their theological origin in the Calvinist Reformation seem to experience difficulty establishing theological clarity on the role that modern women should play within the church. The question that the ... -
Just war and virtue: revisiting Augustine and Thomas Aquinas
Vorster, Nico (Taylor and Francis, 2015)The rise of armed conflict around the world begs for renewed reflection on what constitutes just war. Modern just war discourse is characterised by a very formal approach to war ethics. Issues of character, internal ... -
Killing from a Distance: a Christian ethical evaluation of CIA targeted Drone killings
Vorster, Nico (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)This article provides an ethical evaluation of the CIA's use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) to target so-called terror suspects and insurgents. It utilises Christian informed deontological and virtue-ethical criteria ... -
Liberty and equality. A critical response to the debate between James P. Sterba and Jan Narveson
Vorster, Nico (Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, 2012)This article examines the libertarian arguments of Jan Narveson and James P. Sterba regarding the compatibility of liberty and equality. It then posits that their arguments fail in solving tensions between liberty and ... -
Milbank on Protestantism: a critical analysis
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The secular and the sacred in the thinking of John Milbank: a critical evaluation
Vorster, Nico (SCIRI, 2012)This article examines John Milbank's deconstruction of secular social theory, and the counter master narrative that he proposes. Milbank depicts secular social theory as based on an ontology of 'violence'. Instead, he ... -
Symbiotic anthropology and politics in a postmodern age: rethinking the political philosophy of Johannes Althusius (1557–1638)
Vorster, Nico (Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies, 2015)Postmodern societies are increasingly characterized by a hyperpluralism that coincides with an interdependence between social spheres and structures. Actions in one sphere of life often impinge on other spheres of life. ... -
A theological perspective on human dignity, equality and freedom
Vorster, Nico (AOSIS, 2012)Human dignity has proven to be a vague term in liberal rights discourse because of its broad range. This article attempted to provide a Christian definition of human dignity that is helpful in resolving tensions between ...