Faculty of Theology: Recent submissions
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Human dignity and the logic of the gift
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This paper seeks to bring together the notions of human dignity and gift exchange in a mutually enriching relation. Two interpretations of the gift and of gift exchange are investigated, and in each case brought to bear ... -
Reassmebling and remembering: the politics of reconciliation in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2017)This article proposes that the work of the French sociologist of science, Bruno Latour, that conceptualises the political process in a highly pluralist society, can provide a useful starting point for a discussion on the ... -
The progressive Pentecostal conception of development within an African context of poverty
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)This article, as literary study, is placed within the framework of a qualitative content analysis and deductive approach. It seeks to explore the progressive Pentecostal conception of development in a sub-Saharan African ... -
Commemoration, communion and courage, not celebration: public prophetic theology 500 years after the Reformation
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)Five hundred years after the Reformation, it is tempting to celebrate this influential and significant event. The Reformation, however, as an incident which also tore apart the Church, should be commemorated, but not ... -
Raising prophetic voices on public issues: the international baptist heritage
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Theological education for a religiously radicalized world: an African Pentecostal assist
(Wiley, 2017)The resurgence of Pentecostal Christianity at a time of increased religious radicalization in Africa is a disconcerting development. This problem is further compounded by the dearth of analytical research that explores the ... -
American Christians for and against Parsifal: Debating the Holy Grail Opera in New York
(AOSIS, 2017)The appropriateness of Christian themes in the performing arts has often been debated. Defenders have argued that various media, including drama, can serve as instruments of spiritual edification, while critics have contended ... -
Responses of adolescents regarding the indispensable role of the Christian father as mentor within the family: a qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2017)This empirical study explored and described the views about the Christian father as mentor within the family. An explorative, descriptive and interpretive qualitative design was followed in this research using purposive ... -
Kingdom, covenant, and human rights
(AOSIS, 2017)This research revisits the idea of a Christian perspective on human rights. Departing from a hermeneutics of trust, this article considers the concept of human rights from the perspective of revelation history. Revelation ... -
John Calvin on the status and role of women in church and society
(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 ... -
John Calvin on the Christian's social responsibility: cultural activist or "modest social reformer"?
(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 ... -
Eusthathius of Antioch on 'The Witch of Endor' (1 Sam 28): a critique of origen and exegetical method
(Secretariatus, Universiteitsbibliotheek, 2017)The article is a follow-up to an essay that was published in 2016 and deals with Origen's analysis of the passage of king Saul's visit to the so-called witch of Endor in 1 Sam 28. The present essay studies the elaborate ... -
Diakonia: in conversation with John N. Collins
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017)The work of John N. Collins on the διάκον- word group makes an important contribution to understanding church ministry. Although it receives much attention and support, there is some criticism of Collins’s exegesis. If his ... -
Josephus on James the Just? A re-evaluation of Antiquitates Judaicae 20.9.1
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This article reviews the well-known (supposedly Josephan) mention of James as "the Brother of Jesus" (i.e. Antiquitates Judaicae 20.9.1.200). Here, with reference to, inter alia, the insights of Earl Doherty, Steve Mason, ... -
The legacy of Martin Luther's Sola Fide
(AOSIS, 2017)This article deals with the contemporary relevance of the Luther's sola fide principle in the fifth centennial of the Reformation. Is sola fide really an ecumenical principle or might it become one? Moreover, how useful ... -
Biobanks in South Africa: a global perspective on privacy and confidentiality
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2017)The Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted unanimously in 2005 by the world community as a universal guideline, ... -
Respect for cultural diversity as a global bioethical principle. Own reasons from a Protestant perspective
(AOSIS, 2017)In the development and acceptance of Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) did not involve the Protestant faith ... -
A global bioethical perspective on organ trafficking: discrimination, stigmatisation and the vulnerable
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2017)Organ trafficking is a growing global phenomenon that not only has abusive consequences, but is also, as far as can be determined, discriminatory and stigmatising. Currently, there is no national or global declaration that ... -
The Bible and ethics: pathways for dialogue
(AOSIS, 2017)The potential relevance of biblical ethics for today is a contested issue. What is the significance of individual ethical texts of the Bible, and how - if at all - can they be dialogue partners for the ethical discourses ... -
Einstein the deist and Flew the theist viewed from a Christian perspective
(AOSIS, 2017)Both Albert Einstein and Antony Flew had various religious influences during their adolescent years. But both turned away from Christianity due to rational inconsistencies that, in their views, made faith incompatible to ...