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Christian ministry and theological education as instruments for economic survival in Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)There is a conflict over whether Christian ministry and theological education should be pursued with an expectation for economic survival. The rise of Christian ministry practice emphasising wealth and prosperity has ... -
Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
(AOSIS, 2016)Parents' choice of schools for their children has become particularly problematic in the current circumstances because of the fact that most schools have become secular and hence cannot support Christian parents in their ... -
Christian scholarship within reformed circles
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Christian theology and racist ideology: a case study of Nazi theology and apartheid theology
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Christianisering van die Hellenisme impliseer die hellenisering van die christelike geloof: die verlammende effek van tweeduisend jaar se sintesedenke en skolastiek
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2013)One may approach the encounter between Christian belief and the Greek-Hellenistic culture in two different ways: Either from the perspective of Christianisation of Hellenism or the hellenization of Christianity. This essay ... -
Christianity and secularisation in South Africa: probing the possible link between modernisation and secularisation
(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 ... -
Christology and Christianity: the theological power of the threefold office in Lord's Day 12
(OASIS, 2013)The concept of the threefold office of Jesus was developed in the explanation of the name Christ. The three distinct offices of king, priest and prophet in Israel are thought to be united in the one Messiah. Since the ... -
Christusprediking uit die Ou Testament. ’n nuwe benadering tot ’n ou probleem?
(AOSIS, 2001)Preaching Christ from the Old Testament. A new approach to an old problem? This review article deals with Sidney Greidanus’ book on the problem of preaching Christ from the Old Testament (cf. footnote 1). It discusses his ... -
Chronic defensiveness and neuroendocrine dysfunction reflect a novel cardiac troponin T cut point: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2017)Background Sympatho-adrenal responses are activated as an innate defense coping (DefS) mechanism during emotional stress. Whether these sympatho-adrenal responses drive cardiac troponin T (cTnT) increases are unknown. ... -
Chronic depression symptoms and salivary NOx are associated with retinal vascular dysregulation: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2016)Background Depression has been associated with impaired nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation and vascular dysregulation (VD). Whether depression and NO levels will disturb retinal haemodynamics is not clear. Objectives ... -
Chronic depression symptoms desensitize renin activity to protect against volume-loading hypertension in Blacks: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2018)Background Low-renin levels in Blacks have been associated with volume-loading hypertension (HT). Depression symptoms, frequently co-occurring with vascular dysregulation, might reflect a disturbed renin-angiotensin-ald ... -
Chronic disease list conditions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the private healthcare sector of South Africa
(Springer, 2018)Introduction Little is known about the burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in South Africa. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of RA and coexisting chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in the private ... -
Chronic distress and acute vascular stress responses associated with ambulatory blood pressure in low-testosterone African men: the SABPA Study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2014)It is known that low testosterone (T) and high cortisol levels are associated with hypertension as well as with chronic stress, linking stress with elevated blood pressure (BP). However, the association between acute ... -
Chronic mild stress induces anhedonic behavior and changes in glutamate release, BDNF trafficking and dendrite morphology only in stress vulnerable rats. The rapid restorative action of ketamine
(Elsevier, 2019)Depression is a debilitating mental disease, characterized by persistent low mood and anhedonia. Stress represents a major environmental risk factor for depression; the complex interaction of stress with genetic factors ... -
Chronic restraint stress increases the protein expression of VEGF and its receptor VEGFR-2 in the prefrontal cortex
(Wiley, 2015)In the present study the central and peripheral regulation of VEGF, its cognate receptors, and regulators were examined after acute and chronic restraint stress in rats. After chronic restraint stress (6 h per day for 21 ... -
Chronic treatment with the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors sildenafil and tadalafil display anxiolytic effects in Flinders Sensitive Line rats
(Springer, 2012)There are conflicting results from behavioural studies regarding whether the activation or inhibition of the cGMP-nitric oxide (NO) pathway induces anxiolytic-like behaviour. Sildenafil, an inhibitor of cGMP-selective ... -
Church and war: a change in hermeneutical stance among Pentecostals
(AOSIS, 2017)At its inception and for the first 40 years of its existence, Pentecostalism was a pacifist movement preaching non-violence and non-retaliation. At the end of the Second World War, the movement changed its stance, in many ... -
The Church as God’s agent in uniting immigrants and natives: A case from Ephesians 2:11–22
(AOSIS, 2022)As the number of people migrating from many different countries to South Africa constantly increases, there is bound to be immense tension between the immigrants and the citizens for many and different reasons. Within ... -
The church as the body of Christ: the significance of the metaphor in 1 Cor 12:27 for the assessment of the New Testament teaching on the unity of the church
(AOSIS, 2015-02-24)Different metaphors depicting one or more facets of the church are used in the New Testament. An interpretation of the different metaphors will contribute to the assessment o f the New Testament teaching on the unity of ... -
A church historical perspective on demonisation, deliverance and the apostolic faith mission of South Africa
(Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)