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Biblical principles as an answer to the African people's questioning of witchcraft
(AOSIS, 2012)Witchcraft is still an enormous and serious issue in African culture. The media, including the entertainment component (e.g. African Magic programmes on satellite television), portray witchcraft as an issue that needs ... -
Bio-etiek sonder grense en menswaardigheid: 'n Gereformeerd-etiese beoordeling
(AOSIS, 2013)The Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBH) seeks to guide the world community in ethical principles with regard to medicine, life sciences and related technologies. Human dignity as a principle was ... -
Bio-etiek sonder grense: ʼn Verkenning en Christelik-etiese beoordeling van die UNESCO universele deklarasie van bioetiek en menseregte (2005)
(Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2013)It is clear that the world community realized the need for a Declaration on bio-ethics and human rights. It led to an assignment given by the member states to UNESCO to develop a declaration. During the development of the ... -
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, ... -
Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness: sharpening the ethical dimension of prophetic preaching in a context of corruption
(AOSIS, 2013)The prevalence of corruption has enormous negative consequences for the ideal of an orderly and peaceful society. Corruption does not only have a destructive impact on socio-economic life, but also on human relationships, ... -
Body and space in Judith: a Greimassian perspective
(Institut Fuer Biblische Exegese, 2016)The book of Judith (Judith) has been studied by various scholars employing a range of methods with intriguing results. There is, however, a gap in scholarship regarding the use of body and space in Judith. This paper ... -
Body, space and narrative in 2Macc 1:1-10a
(Institut Fuer Biblische Exegese, 2016)This article examined the commentaries on 2 Maccabees over the past forty years, focusing on 2Macc 1:1-10a. The following transpired. Commentaries had a difference of opinion on how the narrative should be interpreted. ... -
Bread: from grain to life. Validating the use of metaphor
(AOSIS, 2015)Metaphors have always lent strength to human communication. A closer examination will reveal their value for theological conversation, in particular as a vehicle for meaning. Meaning includes both linguistic and cognitive ... -
A brief critical approach to Janz's penultimate space model to authenticate experience with the transcendental from a Christian perspective
(OASIS, 2013)Janz proposed a model of authenticity, based on the thesis that the closest proximity possible allows conditions for the Ultimate to become a referential framework within which the transcendental real meets with empirical ... -
Burial society versus the Church in the Black society of South Africa: a pastoral response
(AOSIS, 2013)This article attempts to provide insight to the church councils of mainly Black churches, regarding members’ absenteeism during Sunday church services and also the lack of financial contributions to the church. A number ... -
Calvin and human dignity
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Calvin on the created structure of human nature: the influence of his anthropology on his theology
(School of Religion & Theology, University of KwaZulu Natal, 2015)This article analyses Calvin s understanding of the created structure of the human being and the influence of some of his anthropological concepts on his theology. Various anthropological themes in Calvin s theology are ... -
Calvin's modification of Augustine s doctrine of original sin
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Calvin's views on church governance
(Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2010) -
Calvyn oor die verskynsel van demonologie
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Orange Free State, 2008) -
Can the chasm be bridged? Different approaches to Bible reading
(University of Pretoria, Faculty of Theology, 2010) -
Canonical narrative schema: a key to understanding the victory discourse in Judith: a Greimassian contribution
(SASNES (Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies), 2015)A historical critical approach to narratives has contributed significantly to the analysis of ancient narratives. However, this approach has somehow unfairly ignored some other critical aspects of many ancient narratives. ... -
A case of Spousal Abuse? A study of the Marriage of Jeroboam I (1 Kings 14:1-18)
(Faculty of Theology, North West University, 2009)The biblical text introduces Jeroboam with high praise as a hayil, a man of standing (1 Kgs 11:28). However, something is wrong in his household. Using a cross-disciplinary approach incorporating a close textual reading ... -
Change in religious ideology in the book of Judith
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Character reconstruction in the New Testament (1): the theory
(Sage, 2016)This article, and its sequel 'Character Reconstruction in the New Testament (2): The Practice', explore how character can be reconstructed from the New Testament text. There is no consensus about the approach to character ...
