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Die impak van die korporatiewe erediens liturgie op die liturgie van die individuele geloofslewe
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Liturgie moet doelbewus die transformasie van die wereld as 'n oogmerk of uitkoms he. Sweet (1999:58) se: "If there is darkness, the blame should be attached where it belongs; not to the world that is dark, but to the ... -
Understanding shame and guilt as a key to cross-cultural Christian ministry : an elenctical study
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002)The aim of this thesis is to help missionaries and those who train them better understand the differences of conscience orientations between peoples and cultures, and the implications of these differences for cross-cultural ... -
'n Hermeneutiese beoordeling van Johannes Calvyn se hantering van meervoudige verklarings van Bybeltekste in sy kommentaar op die Romeinebrief
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)An integral part of the practice of exegesis of a Bible text is that the exegete often considers various possible explanations and interpretations of the text, and eventually makes his choice on the basis of the hermeneutic ... -
An evidentiary analysis of doctor Richard Carrier's objections to the resurrection of Jesus Christ
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This study examines the writings of a prominent atheist scholar, Doctor Richard Carrier, Ph.D., regarding his view of the resurrection narratives of Jesus Christ as described in the New Testament. In his writings, Carrier ... -
The work of the Holy Spirit and the engagement of women in God’s mission : a case study of revival churches in Lubumbashi
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Ce travail vise la promotion de la femme et la place qu’elle occupe dans l’exécution de la mission. L’argument central de cette étude est que l’oeuvre du Saint-Esprit qualifie essentiellement les serviteurs dans l’exécution ... -
The ebb and flow of grace : an investigation into the Presbyterian Church in Ireland's missionary theory and praxis
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The flag of the Republic of Ireland enshrines two distinct traditions. The Green represents the Nationalist and the Orange the Loyalist. Traditionally these colours have been associated with different cultural and ... -
Jesus : God, the only God, or No God? A study of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ and Branhamism’s influence in Kolwezi, DRC
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This Christian apologetic thesis focuses on the question of the identity of Jesus. Is he God, the only God, or not God? The aim of the work is to bring back a Biblical understanding of basic Christian doctrines in Kolwezi ... -
Conversion in the pluralistic religious context of India : a missiological study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Conversion to Christianity has become a very controversial issue in the current religious and political debate in India. This is due to the foreign image of the church and to its past colonial nexus. In addition, the ... -
Glocal mission paradox : handling disputable liturgical music, a case study of Good News Community Church in Hillbrow, Johannesburg
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The handling of disputable liturgical music was and is still a debatable issue. The main argument in this research is based on the following assumptions: The glocal missional framework is significant in liturgical music ... -
A study of μιμητής in 1 Corinthians 7:1-11:1 from the perspective of discipleship
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this dissertation is to determine whether it is valid to read 1 Corinthians 7:1–11:1 as a literary unit based on Paul’s adoption of the concept of discipleship demonstrated in the Gospels by way of his use of ... -
The eschatological worldview of C. Peter Wagner and the New Apostolic Reformation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This dissertation is an evaluation of the theology of prolific writer and missiologist, C. Peter Wagner, and his role and influence in identifying the emergence of the ‘New Apostolic Reformation’ (NAR). Wagner, the iconic ... -
The Spirit and Soteriology in the Fourth Gospel /|cN. Osei-Asante
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The role of the Spirit in salvation has received wide currency in Johannine scholarship. However, little special attention has been given to the exegetical analysis of the pneumatic soteriological passages in the Fourth ... -
Pastoral care and counselling of families with deaf children : a Practical Theological model
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The research done in preparation for this study illustrates that – although extensive research has been done worldwide on Deaf culture, sign language, mental health services to deaf people, the challenges that families ... -
The connection between God's praise and God's presence a biblical study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The main aim of this study is to provide an answer to the question whether there is a connection between God’s people’s praise and God’s presence. The central argument of this thesis is that Scripture in both Testaments ... -
Black identity and experience in black theology : a critical assessment
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)This study attempts to be a socio-citical analysis of black identity and experience as advanced in Black Theology. It assesses the influential role of ideology inadvertently exerted on the theology in leading perhaps to ... -
The conceptualisation of Christ's salvation in Kwame Bediako and Thomas F. Torrance and its implications for spiritual security in African Christianity
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Some African Christians continue to rely on traditional African powers to address their spiritual insecurity since they perceive Christ as foreign to their culture and see the Gospel as primarily a Western phenomenon. Such ... -
Die telos van die openbaring van die wederkoms in die Nuwe Testament: ʼn openbaringshistoriese studie, met besondere fokus op die begrip παρουσία
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Die titel is: “Die telos van die openbaring van die wederkoms in die Nuwe Testament: ʼn openbaringshistoriese studie, met besondere fokus op die begrip παρουσία.” Die doel van die studie is om eksegeties-openbaringshistories ... -
Repentance unto life : acceptance and behavioural expectations of gentiles in the Jerusalem church in light of the experience of Peter and Cornelius (Acts 11:18)
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)In the two or three centuries before the Common Era and the two centuries afterwards, Israel experienced dynamic shifts in its socio-economic and religious life. Under Roman rule the population grew, the Jewish literacy ... -
Pastorale riglyne om uitbranding te voorkom vanuit Bybelse perspektiewe op rus
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Dit wil voorkom asof die dissipline rondom die onderhouding van die rusdag ‘n “afskeepkind” binne die kerk is, ondanks die feit dat die rusdag prominensie geniet in God se voorbeeld en ook as opdrag. Uit talle navorsing ... -
The equipping of leaders for effective and sustainable sports ministry in the South African context
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Sports ministry can be defined as: seeking to glorify God in sport, thereby extending His Kingdom through sport. As sports ministry is a relatively new phenomenon in South Africa, it has received very little academic ...
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