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From periphery to the centre: towards repositioning churches for a meaningful contribution to public health care
(AOSIS, 2012)The role of communities in health care has gained prominence in the last few years. Churches as community structures have been identified as instrumental in health-care delivery. Whilst it is widely acknowledged that ... -
Fulfilled through the prophets
(AOSIS, 2016)Matthew's use of plēróō to contextualise the Hebrew prophets validates his thesis that Jesus is the Christ, son of David, son of Abraham (1:1).1 To demonstrate this concept, this article examines seven of Matthew's fulfilment ... -
The function of the Easter moment in the observance of the Eucharist amongst Christian communities framed by traditional African and current Western time-concepts
(AOSIS, 2011)Problematic elements in both the traditional African and current Western time-concepts seem to manifest in a manner that – in some or other way – causes humanity to become disconnected with the fulfilment of life in a ... -
Fundamental human rights in Calvinist church polity: an orientation
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Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism: Blood Nephews?
(American Theological Library Association, 2017)Pentecostalism and fundamentalism are viewed by many as closely related, both as expressions of a conservative Christian response to modernism and postmodernism. It is argued in the article that although the Pentecostal ... -
‘Fundamentalism’ and ‘fundamentalist’ semantically considered: their lexical origins, early polysemy, and pejoration
(OASIS, 2013)The words fundamentalist (as both a noun and an adjective) and fundamentalism were coined in 1920 within the Northern Baptist Convention when that and other American Protestant denominations were experiencing theological ... -
Funny Bone finds a home: a musical featuring the Body of Christ
(OASIS, 2013)This play is a teaching tool and examines the concepts of unity and disunity in the Body of Christ. Based on 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, the play contains as characters the body parts mentioned by Paul in his instruction on ... -
Galen and his treatise on grief
(AOSIS, 2016)Throughout his career, Fika Janse van Rensburg has rightly insisted on the importance of the socio-historical context in interpreting early Christian literature. Although New Testament scholars have given careful attention ... -
Gebed en die vorming van Christelike identiteit in Openbaring
(AOSIS, 2015)The use of prayer in the book of Revelation is analysed. It is illustrated that heavenly prayer is directed to God, but that Jesus is also the subject of praise in contexts of prayer. Specific attention is given to the ... -
Gebedsterapie in die verwerking van traumageheue
(AOSIS, 2012)Prayer therapy in the healing of traumatic memories. The research question in this article pertains to whether prayer has a place in recovering and healing traumatic memories during the process of inner healing. A person ... -
Geloof en kennis in die Heidelbergse Kategismus
(OASIS, 2013)OPSOMING: Die wyse waarop die noue band tussen geloof en kennis verstaan moet word, figureer huidig steeds in teologiese debatte. In hierdie artikel word die verband wat deur vraag en antwoord 21 van die Heidelbergse ... -
Genesis en teologie: ’n antwoord op Nico Vorster se seining van Genesis 1-3 as polemiese teologie
(The Association for Christian Higher Education / Die Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër OnderwysSABINET, 2010)From a reformed dogmatic and apologetic viewpoint, this article investigates the new understanding of Genesis 1-3 as theological material with a polemic and prophetic purpose. This is what dr Nico Vorster wants to bring ... -
Gentiles in Matthew's infancy narrative
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Geskiedenis en gesigshoek met besondere verwysing na die rol van die profete in Kronieke
(AOSIS, 1993)The writing of history can not be separated from the point of view of the historian. Objective historiography, therefore, remains an illusion. This problem is examined in this paper, with the treatment of prophets in ... -
Gewetebinding, Calvyn en die viering van die nagmaal
(AOSIS, 2000)Binding of the conscience, Calvin and the celebration of Holy Communion The context in which Scripture uses “conscience” determines the underlying relation of binding the conscience, freedom in Christ and essential and ... -
The GKSA's use of Article 30 CO in the era of apartheid
(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 ... -
Global bioethics and human rights in an African context: a reformed theological discourse on global bioethics as a new human rights ethos
(AOSIS, 2016)The 2005 UNESCO Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR) is specifically aimed at Africa and developing countries from other regions. The acceptance of this UNESCO instrument shows that global bioethics ... -
Global bioethics and nonmaleficence: a Christian-ethical evaluation of article 4 of the universal declaration on bioethics and Human Rights by Unesco
(School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics: University of KwaZulu-Nata, 2015)Article 4 of the Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBH) by Unesco (2005) highlights the minimalization of harm as ethical principle and right within the health care "environment. Because the human dignity of every ... -
Gnoticism, church unity and the Nicene Creed
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"Go out and gather each day ...": implications of the ethics of Exodus 16 for modern consumerism
(AOSIS, 2011)This article focuses on the implied ethical principles of the history of the manna in Exodus 16 and the relevance of these ethical principles for the contemporary culture of consumerism. The principles that can be derived ...