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Healing ministry among the Zulu speaking people troubled by evil spirits
(North-West University, 2006)The main aim of this study is to let the light of the Scriptures fall on the occult schemes of the devil that has such a strong hold on many Zulu-speaking people by the ancestral veneration and the seduction of spirits ... -
Healing persistent shame through koinōnia and diakonian - a Pastoral study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)A pastoral model for the healing of persistent shame through koinōnia and diakonia was developed. When the experience of shame occurs consistently over a period of time, shame becomes part of the identity of a person and ... -
The healing power of faith in mood and anxiety disorders : pastoral study
(North-West University, 2006)The central theoretical argument of the study is that faith can heal or help counselees to cope with mood and anxiety disorders. In the meta-theoretical perspective a literature study of recent research on mood and anxiety ... -
Die Heilige Gees en die handeling van God : eksegetiese studie in die Evangelie volgens Lukas
(North-West University, 2005)The main aim of this study is to firstly investigate the relationship between the work of the Holy Spirit and God's actions in the Gospel according to Luke, and to secondly determine the implications of this relationship ... -
Helping significant others to cope with cancer related stress: a holistic, Scripture-based, pastoral model
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)With a cancer diagnosis, the patients as well as their family members are challenged to learn about the evolving illness, the treatment thereof, treatment-related side effects, prolonged hospitalisations and the overall ... -
Hermeneutical practices amongst African Neo- Pentecostal churches in Southern Africa : a critical review
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement, that has become popular within African Christianity. However, in more recent years there have been concerning developments in some neo- Pentecostal practices, where stories ... -
The hermeneutics of sacrament in the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx : a theological inquiry of the church as sacrament
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This polemical study aims at exploring the sacramental theology of the late Roman Catholic theologian, Edward Schillebeeckx (1914-2009) and to use it as a ‘foil’ against which to propose an alternative, if not renewed, ... -
Hermeneutiese vertrekpunte in die GKSA in 'n post-moderne denkklimaat : 'n evaluering
(North-West University, 2008)In light of the negative reactions of post conservative and post liberal theologians like Brian McLaren and Stanley Grenz towards fundamentalism, it may seem that fundamentalist theologians have found their biggest nemesis ... -
'n Hermeneuties–empiriese strategie rakende die verskynsel van kerkkrimping in tradisioneel Afrikaanse susterkerke in Suid–Afrika : 'n prakties–teologiese studie
(North-West University, 2010)The phenomenon of the decline in numbers in traditionally Afrikaans “sister churches” - in the midst of the complex South African society of the first decade of the 21st century - was researched in the light of the command ... -
The Hindu doctrine of salvation evaluated in the light of Reformed theology
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom, 2019)Hindu gods are impersonal while God in Christianity is personal. Furthermore, these Hindu gods are not in agreement with one another while the triune God of Christianity is: - as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They act and ... -
An historical and dogmatic reflection on the socio-political conflicts in North Kivu between 1993 and 2017
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)This study aims to shed dogmatic-historical light on socio-political conflicts, to describe and analyse the origins and development of socio-political conflicts in North Kivu between 1993 and 2017, to assess their impact ... -
The historical impact and current challenges of Christian ministry among the Aboriginal people of the Delaware Bay region
(2015)The purpose of this research is to assess and address issues of contextualization and reconciliation as they pertain to Christianization and cultural preservation within the three Nanticoke-Lenape American Indian tribal ... -
A historical overview and theological evaluation of the necessity of the impeccability of Christ
(2015)The following study seeks to investigate the impeccability of Christ from a historical/theological position. Two camps emerge on either side of the debate: Those who hold to the posse non peccare view which is to say, ... -
The historical perspective on grace in salvation according to Calvin and Arminius : revisiting the doctrine of grace in the African Baptist Church
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)The Reformational doctrine of grace in salvation, which is founded on scripture teaching, is a continuation of a long-running argument between Calvinists and Arminians (Barrett, 2017:241). The language of grace pervades ... -
A historical study and evaluation of the form of church government practised by the Particular Baptists in the 17th and 18th centuries
(North-West University, 2012)This thesis is a historical study and evaluation of the form of church government practised by the Particular Baptists of the 17th and 18th centuries, from the years 1650 to 1750. This study is based on confessional ... -
A historical study of leadership within the Presbyterian church of Congo in the post-missionary era, 1960-2003
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)This dissertation engages in a historical analysis of the leadership of the Presbyterian Church of Congo in the post-missionary era from 1960-2003. It seeks to investigate the complex challenges facing the indigenous ... -
An historical-exegetical examination of the communication of God as Creator in Acts 17:24
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The Areopagus speech of Acts provides a helpful study of how Paul (as recorded by Luke) both engaged and confronted the contemporary culture of his day in order to present the message of Christianity to his hearers in ... -
The historicity of the resurrection of Jesus : a study of the New Testament evidence
(North-West University, 2008)If Jesus's resurrection did not happen, the Christian faith is falsified. The question is therefore raised as to whether it is possible to prove the historicity of the resurrection, and thus verify the Christian faith. The ... -
A holistic interpretation and translation of Song of Songs 6:12
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)Song of Songs 6:12 has long since been viewed as one of the most difficult verses in the Song of Songs to interpret and translate. The difficulty is to be found in the first place with the syntax and semantics of the Hebrew ... -
Holistic, motivational life management in ageing : a gerontological-pastoral perspective
(2018)Gerontology is a well researched and established field, supported by participating sciences, namely the Biological and Health sciences, Psychology and the Social sciences. Although gerontological research indicates the ...
