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A contextualised reading of Matthew 6:22-23: 'Your eye is the lamp of your body'
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)For the modern reader the logion ‘The eye is the lamp of the body’ is puzzling. While most scholars concur that it has something to do with greed and envy, they often fail to explain this correlation between inner attitudes ... -
Contextualised worship amongst the Nanticoke-Lenape American Indians
(AOSIS, 2017)The Christian history of the Nanticoke-Lenape people who live in three American Indian tribal communities of 'first contact' around the Delaware Bay (USA), is over three centuries old and continues in the contemporary ... -
Continuous formation of liturgy through social cognition
(AOSIS, 2016)This article researches two focal points, namely liturgical formation and the influence that social cognition has on liturgical formation. Within a South African context it is evident that Western liturgical traditions ... -
Contours of pacificism: Ramsden Balmforth's advocacy of peace in the union of South Africa and beyond
(Sabinet, 2013)Among the many dimensions of Christian pacifism in South Africa which remain underexplored is the ministry of the Unitarian minister Ramsden Balmforth (1861-1941). For approximately four decades beginning shortly after his ... -
The contribution of deontological Christian ethics to the contemporary human rights discourse
(Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2009)This article examines the possible role of a Christian deontological ethics in the contemporary human rights debate. It concludes that a Christian deontological ethics in the Reformed tradition can be positively engaged ... -
Conveyance of preaching by vulnerable listeners - a case study of farm workers in the Vredefort Dome South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)Farm workers living in and around the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site are some of the most vulnerable people in South Africa. Research by means of a case study with four participants from this group examined the following ... -
Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa: a practical-theological response
(OASIS, 2013)On the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International, 89.6% of Sub-Saharan African countries received scores below 50, where a score of zero signifies that the country is highly corrupt and a score of ... -
Corruption: How should Christians respond?
(Fakulteit Teologie, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, 2012)The results of the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International indicate the seriousness of the worldwide corruption problem. Although recent decades have witnessed a global public awareness and an ... -
Cosmologies of the ancient Mediterranean world
(OASIS, 2013)Cosmology is concerned with the order of the universe and seeks to provide an account, not only of that order, but also of the mind or reason behind it. In antiquity, the cosmos was usually understood religiously, such ... -
Cosmology in the book of Revelation
(OASIS, 2013)The cosmology of the book of Revelation mainly involves God’s restored reign over the created universe (κόσμος). Throughout the book, the κόσμος is depicted according to its constituent parts, namely heaven, sea and ... -
Cosmos, reality and God in the letters of John
(OASIS, 2013)The major question addressed in this article is how reality, especially cosmic reality, is perceived in 1 John; in other words: What are the elements of John’s cosmological vision as it becomes apparent in his letters? ... -
The covenant as fundamental building block of marriage
(Stellenbosch University, 2012)Marriage is an institution of God, a social institution, a multidimensional experience, as well as an intimate personal relationship between a man and a woman. In the Bible the marital relationship is used to describe the ... -
Creating God’s own right-hand man – a cognitive linguistic approach to Psalm 110
(Institute for Afro-Hellenic Studies (University of Johannesburg), 2012)Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of Psalm 110 is shown to be indispensable for a more comprehensive understanding of this psalm. Studying the poet’s use of the cognitive concepts ‘right hand’ and ‘feet’ as well ... -
Creation and the revelation of God's children: liberation of enslaved bodies
(OASIS, 2013)In the first part of the article the role of Romans 8:18–30, within Romans 5:1–8:39, is briefly discussed. In the second part a summary of the argument of Romans 7:7–17, as presupposition for the understanding of Romans ... -
Creation theology in Psalm 139
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A critical assessment of Church and political engagement in Zimbabwe under the new dispensation
(AOSIS, 2022)Since the reign of the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe, Zimbabwe has been seized by retrogressive puppetisation of partisan gospel ministers and churches, worsened by state victimisation of those who stand against political ... -
A critical assessment of John Milbank’s Christology
(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 ... -
Cultural coping as a risk for depression and hypertension: the SABPA prospective study
(Clinics Cardive, 2018)Objectives: In past studies, a lack of social support has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, particularly in black Africans. However, whether or not coping strategies have beneficial effects on blood ... -
Cultural underlays to the conflict in Corinth revisited
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Daniel 3 as satirical comedy
(University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Theology, 2012)The tale in Daniel 3 is told to people living in the second century BCE whose lives were threatened by the Syrian Antiochus IV Epiphanes when they disobeyed his command to forsake their religion as a desperate measure of ...
