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The calling of the church and the role of the state in the moral renewal of the South African community
(North-West University, 2007)The main mm of this study was to investigate the prophetic calling of the Church and the role of the state in the moral renewal of the South African community. The method of research followed in this study was to study ... -
The calling of the Reformed Church in Mozambique towards gender equality in church and society
(North-West University, 2019)This study has emerged from the observation that there is not a single ordained female minister in the Reformed Church in Mozambique, which is in contrast with the fact that the female gender has attained significant success ... -
Can evangelical Christians claim to be followers of Isa? : investigating the purpose, death and return of Isa and Jesus?
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This research project deals with a simple question which drives the whole project. Can an Evangelical Christian claim to be a follower of Isa? The reason for asking this question is that there are two different groups of ... -
Caring for those suffering from HIV and AIDS: a pastoral study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Pastoral care givers rendering services to people living with HIV face several challenges which hinder them in their mission. This study sought, using the model of Osmer, to formulate pastoral guidelines that can be used ... -
Catechetical strategy to effectively minister the Reformed Churches' Youth Movement
(North-West University, 2010)According to research conducted in some of the Reformed Churches, it became clear that most of the Reformed Churches, especially in the black communities, are encountering similar or almost the same problems with regard ... -
Causes and cures of dualism and syncretism in prison : a missiological study
(North-West University, 2006)It is argued in this thesis that the real solution for the problems of the world lies in the progressive realisation of the coming of God's Kingdom in which a crucial role is played by evangelisation through a church in ... -
Causes of lapsation and procedures to minimize or eradicate this phenomenon
(North-West University, 2007)An individual lapses when he ceases attendance at Church. It is a withdrawal from the social, spiritual and communal aspects of the Church. Lapsation can occur in both young and adult, in the former case it is likely to ... -
The challenge of postmetaphysical Scripture reading: Jean-Luc Marion's hermeneutics of saturation
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This dissertation explores Jean-Luc Marion’s postmetaphysical reading of Scripture as a textual collection of saturated phenomena in relation to dogmatic reasoning. Through study of Marion’s idea of the saturated phenomenon ... -
The challenge to mission and dialogue in a pluralist context
(North-West University, 2010)This is a study, by qualitative and quantitative research, of the challenges facing mission and dialogue in a plural society. With clearly defined Problem and Background Statements, Aims and Objectives, Central Theoretical ... -
Challenging prevalent sexual practices amongst black South African teenage girls leading to unwanted pregnancies : a Practical Theological Study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The focus of the study is to challenge prevalent sexual practices amongst black South African teenage girls leading to unwanted pregnancies. In precolonial times teenage pregnancy and sex before marriage was rare amongst ... -
The characteristics of a missional church as part of the Missio Dei
(2012)The GKSA seems to be in a weak condition concerning the Missio Dei. There is a drastic decline in membership, a weak impact on society and a crisis in following our calling. This study aims to explore the relationship ... -
Children’s narrative identity formation and Henri Nouwen’s praxis of pastoral care
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)This research study aims to address the narrative identity formation of children and the influence of adult-child relationships on the narrative of a child. The identity formation of all children is vulnerable to a culture ... -
Christ preaching to the spirits : an exegetical study of 1 Peter 3:18-22
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'n Christelike gedragskode vir 'n besigheidsinstansie : 'n Christelik–etiese perspektief
(North-West University, 2010)This study begins with the question: "Is there a place for a Christian ethical code of conduct in the diverse and complex business world of today?" In chapter 2 I explain the context wherein one should understand this ... -
Christen-dissipelskap in die Markus-evangelie as critique op die welvaartteologie
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)In hierdie studie is ʼn aantal positiewe en negatiewe faktore ondersoek wat Christen-dissipelskap, soos dit in die Markus-evangelie figureer, kan beïnvloed. Relevante literatuur aangaande die sogenaamde Welvaartteologie en ... -
Christian apologetics and cognitive behavioral therapy : a pastoral model for mental health promotion
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)This thesis aims to argue that the Universal Christian Church has a responsibility to assist its congregants who struggle with mental health challenges. This assistance can be facilitated by considering ways in which the ... -
Christian counselling as participation in the Missio Deo amongst refugees in the Rhulani refugee settlement in Limpopo, RSA
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The current global escalation of refugees and involuntary migration, due to the effects of war and world disasters, necessitates revisiting to devise an effective approach to bring healing and providing care for refugees. ... -
Christian ethical guidelines to artificial intelligence and technological singularity
(North-West University (South Africa), 2024-12)Technological advancements, like AI and robotics, combined with a hypothetical technological singularity during the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), will challenge the relationship between Christian ethics and science, ... -
Christian ethics and compassion ministry to orphans and vulnerable children in the current AIDS crisis in South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)The Republic of South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world; the disease is classified as “hyper–epidemic” here. It is estimated that almost half of the deaths in the country are now ... -
Christian ethics and HIV/AIDS prevention : a focus on the youth of Gauteng
(North-West University, 2004)No epidemic has been with man as long as HIV/AIDS. Medical scientists project that the HIV/AIDS epidemic will continue for a long time in the future. HIV/AIDS care has become a substantial part of health care spending ...