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Authoritarianism and fear as components of dysfunction in contemporary Catholicism
(2016)
Authority is legitimate, constructive, and moral. “For there is no authority except from God” (Rom: 13.10). Authoritarianism, however, is illegitimate, destructive, and immoral, with fear being an insidious inherent ...
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 ...
Does the Christian worldview provide a place for the law of attraction? : an Apologetic study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This article investigates the infiltration of secular practices in the Christian church with specific evaluative focus on the so-called law of attraction. In 2010 Pastor At Boshoff of the Christian
Revival Church (CRC) ...
A theological ethical perspective of corruption in Mozambique
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Corruption is an issue that is being debated worldwide. These debates are based on different perspectives, including political, economical, philosophical, academic, social and religious points of departure. Although ...
Public ownership and morality : proposed investment guidelines of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund : a Christian ethical perspective
(2016)
The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund (the Fund), established in 1996 and based on income from petrochemical natural resources, is today one of the largest owners of investment assets in the world. The Fund as owner in a ...
Relationality in a digital age : a pastoral theological perspective on the counselling of couples
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This study investigated relationality within the digital age in order to gain a pastoral theological perspective on the counselling of couples. As the aim of this study was to equip the pastoral counsellor in effective ...
Pastorale begeleiding van afgetredenes met betrekking tot hul eiewaarde in finansiële nood
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The South African community, like communities worldwide, is characterized by longevity. This results in a steadily increasing number of people still retiring in accordance with the current retirement policy at the ages 60 ...
Christianity and African traditional religion in dialogue: an ecological future for Africa
(2016)
Caring for the environment has been an inherent part of every society since creation and has extended across different cultures, influencing their worldview. The African perspective belief portrayed the land as the “mother”, ...
Die invloed van verwerping op 'n individu se Godsbeskouing : 'n pastorale verkenning
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Verwerping – daardie liefdelose verskynsel dat mense ander verstoot – is nie iets nuuts nie. Die meeste mense kan in mindere of meerdere mate iewers in hulle leeftyd verwerping ervaar. Hierdie belewing is selfs nie ongekend ...
Christologie en eskatologie : 'n dogmatiese beoordeling van bepaalde skrifkritiese standpunte
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Hierdie studie ondersoek die aard en omvang van ʼn Skrifkritiese Christologie, met besondere verwysing na die liggaamlike opstanding van Christus. Die samehang en wisselwerking tussen die leerstukke, Christologie en eskatologie ...