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Waar is die gereformeerde lidmate dan?
(AOSIS, 2016)This article discusses the numbers of church members within the reformed main stream churches as researched during the past decade, while focusing on the disappearance process of white members as researched within sample ... -
Waardes en die noodsaak van n karakteropvoedingsprogram binne kollegeverband in die Noordwesprovinsie: verkenning en voorlopige voorstelle
(AOSIS, 2011)Values and character education possess the inherent building blocks for the preservation of a healthy society. Values and character education have the potential to address moral issues in society and especially in educational ... -
Was Phinehas a religious terrorist? In dialogue with Paul Cliteur
(Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2013)The Dutch philosopher Paul Cliteur wrote a defence of secular thought in his recent book: “The secular outlook. In defence of moral and political secularism” (Chichester: Wiley- Blackwell, 2010). In this book he criticizes ... -
Wat is ’n godsdienstige kulte?
(AOSIS, 1995)In this article it is indicated that a religious sect should be distinguished from a religious cult. A religious cult can be defined as a religious group that actively sets out to control both the earthly and eternal lives ... -
Welheidsbediening deur AGS-pastore in 'n stedelike konteks : 'n Verkennende kwalitatiewe ondersoek
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A Whale of a fight against Hitler: Norwegian-South African Whalers in the Second World War
(NLSA, 2015)The article discusses the Norwegian-South African whalers' participation in World War II against Germany and Axis Powers, including military recruitment of whalers in Durban, South Africa. An overview of the impact that ... -
What are the key characteristics of a Christian life? A comparison of the ethics of Calvin to that of Augustine and their relevance today
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What does kαθεξῆς in Luke 1:3 mean? Discovering the writing order of the Gospel of Luke
(AOSIS, 2017)In the preface of his Gospel Luke says that he is going to write ‘in an orderly account’ (καθεξῆς). However, scholars have no consensus about the kind of order Luke is seeking. This article aims to ascertain the meaning ... -
What is children’s theology? Children’s theology as theological competence: development, differentiation, methods
(AOSIS, 2015)Children’s Theology, theologising with children, or Child Theology has become an established concept in the discipline of religious education in Germany. The discipline departs from the point of view that children have a ... -
What is ‘the sign of the Son of man in heaven’ (Mt 24:30)?
(AOSIS, 2015)What does the ‘sign of the Son of man in heaven’ in Matthew 24:30 denote? In broad terms, there are two ways to interpret the phrase. Firstly, that the coming of the Son of man in the clouds is the ‘sign of the Son of man’ ... -
What light does Matthew's use of Mark in Matthew 1-4 throw on Matthew's theological location?
(AOSIS, 2016)This article approaches the issue of Matthew's theological context by examining Matthew's use of Mark, including through redaction and supplementation, in Matthew 1-4. This is undertaken in two parts: Matthew 1-2, which ... -
When Mary tells Joseph: a play based on Matthew 1:18 19
(OASIS, 2013)This play looks at a summary in Matthew 1:18−19.1 The summary discloses that Joseph learns of Mary’s pregnancy and chooses to divorce her. The play, based on this summary, investigates how he may have learned of her ... -
'Wir tun nichts Gutes, wobei wir nicht sündigen' : De heiliging in de verkondiging binnen de gereformeerde kerk in het 19e eeuwse Wuppertal
(Aosis, 2012)In the turbulent years of the mid–19th century the preacher Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrügge (1803–1875) stood up against the prevailing opinion of an optimistic feel good religion with a biblical preaching in which Jesus ... -
Wisdom’s rebellion: Kingdom politics as a guerrilla drama
(AOSIS, 2015)This article aims at exploring kingdom politics in South Africa as a guerrilla drama, not only of a contemporary play of wisdom as human virtue, but specifically in the form of the personified Wisdom’s play (cf. Christ’s ... -
‘Wo soll ich hinfliehen vor diesem Mensch?’: een luisteroefening in Ludwig Hofacker (1797−1828)
(OASIS, 2013)OPSOMING: De aanwezigheid van de levende God in preken kunnen wij niet terzijde stellen of verontachtzamen. Waar dit wel gebeurt, daar wordt verkondiging een voordracht, zonder de volmacht. Orthodoxie komt in ademnood ... -
Word die partikel asjer as inleidingspartikel in voorwaardelike sinne in bybelse Hebreeus gebruik?
(Taylor & Francis, 1996)In different studies of the syntax of Biblical Hebrew it is accepted that the particle asjer can be used to introduce the protases of conditional sentences. Only a few examples are usually given. In the study of Friedrich ... -
Worship and the Lord’s Supper in Assemblies of God, and other selected Pentecostal churches in Nigeria
(AOSIS, 2015)Pentecostals’ dominant liturgical principle has traditionally taken the pattern of unlimited expression of emotion and charismata, often formless and emphasising the subjective. The manifestations of the Spirit’s direct ... -
Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Judith
(Institute for Afro-Hellenic Studies, 2009)A Book entitled Writing and reading war: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts, was published in 2008 by the Society of Biblical Literature. This book opened new insights for understanding ancient ... -
Yahweh’s ‘lord’ and unrestrained evil: an Exegesis of Psalm 110
(AOSIS, 2015)This article consists of an exegetical investigation of Psalm 110 and assumes that the psalms function in one sense as prayers, which can be prayed authentically by modern worshippers. Consequently, the specific images of ... -
The year of jubilee: a hermeneutic for social and moral transformation in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2011)This article aims to show that the Old Testament concept of the year of jubilee is neither an anachronistic, nor a peripheral de- tail of Scripture. It is an integral part of it and indeed one her- meneutical tool for ...
