Browsing Research Articles (Practical Theology) by Title

Browsing Research Articles (Practical Theology) by Title

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  • Gebed in die liturgie : 'n prakties-teologiese verkenning 
    Wepener, Cas (Faculty of Theology of the University of the Orange Free State, 2012-06)
    For many worshippers, prayer in the worship service is not always appropriated positively. In this article, a practical theological exploration regarding prayer in the liturgy is undertaken. By means of a spiral movement ...
  • Gebedspraktyke en geloofsoortuigings van kerklos millennier-Christene : ’n ritueel-liturgiese verkenning 
    Steyn, Marileen; Wepener, Cas (LitNet, 2020)
    Die uitvloei van millenniër-Christene uit baie kerke op internasionale en plaaslike vlak veroorsaak in heelwat kringe bekommernis en onsekerheid. Dié kommer en onsekerheid word in Suid-Afrika versterk deur ’n gebrek aan ...
  • Gebruik van 'n handpop as medeterapeut en 'n vyfjarige kankerpasient : 'n narratief-terapeutiese benadering 
    Du Plessis, Yolandi; Muller, Julian C. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-09)
    This article reflects on the use of a hand puppet (Billy Bear) in narrative therapeutic conversations with a five year old girl (pseudonym Lisa) who has been diagnosed with leukaemia (blood cancer). The first part of this ...
  • Geestelike veerkragtigheid as reaksie op kerkskeuring 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11-20)
    The article investigates theories of resilience as applied to individuals and groups. From a group perspective, the potential of and obstacles to resilience are examined against the backgound of post-apartheid South ...
  • Gemeentes as begeleiers van kollektiewe rouprosesse 
    Boshoff, Willem Sterrenberg (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-11-07)
    Since 1990 South Africa has been characterised by far-reaching change in all spheres of society. A recent PhD dissertation completed at the University of Pretoria described the loss members of the Dutch Reformed Church ...
  • Gender critique on the narrator’s androcentric point of view of women in Matthew’s gospel 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    The article, from a gender-sensitive perspective, is critical of patriarchal values that are harmful to women and other non-dominant groups. When the focus on women and women’s roles is usurped by male control, the ...
  • Generating hope in pastoral care through relationships 
    Steyn, Tobias Hertzog van Reenen; Masango, Maake J.S. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-05-07)
    This article concerned itself with the notion of Christian hope, in the midst of suffering, where this hope will find its energy from within a relationship with God and his people. Hope in God finds its substance from ...
  • Generation X, intergenerational justice and the renewal of the traditioning process 
    Seibel, Cory Lane; Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    The church has the task of transmitting its faith tradition from one generation to the next. In the transition to postmodernity, many established congregations have proven to be ineffective at this traditioning process ...
  • Gesinsbediening in ’n postmoderne kerk : modelle en metodes 
    Van Staden, J.M. (Jacobus Marthinus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11-20)
    The aim of the article is to reflect on the necessity for family ministry in the church today, and to explore different models and methods for doing it. This article must be understood against the backdrop of the challenges ...
  • Gesinsbediening in ’n postmoderne kerk vanuit bybelsteologiese perspektiewe 
    Van Staden, J.M. (Jacobus Marthinus); Dreyer, Yolanda (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-11-01)
    The aim of the article is to reflect on biblical-theological perspectives on family in order to enrich postmodern faith communities. In the post-biblical period the biological family was central to the process of ...
  • Getting to why? Contemplative practice as reflection on intentionality 
    Wessels, Francois (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-08-31)
    In my experience, conflict and other forms of being stuck or (as it is commonly referred to in narrative texts) ‘stuckness’ are related to actions, behaviour or events. If we consider a narrative paradigm, they happen ...
  • Gewonde God : ’n teologies-etiese besinning, veral vanuit Khoisan-perspektief 
    Boezak, Willa (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-09-29)
    This article presupposes the right of the faithful to pose critical questions about God. God concepts cannot be distanced or freed from ideology. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the reflection on Jahwe and Elohim are mostly ...
  • Giving and stewardship in Border Black Baptist Churches 
    Zanekile, Nkolelo (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2011)
    There seem to be two possible extremes in relation to financial giving and stewardship in many Christian Churches; on the one hand, some may teach an unbalanced “prosperity gospel” which many suspect is motivated by the ...
  • The goal of servant leadership in African churches : a SWOT analysis 
    Moyo, Sheila T.H.; Rinquest, Linzay (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2012)
    Gehman (2008:x) quotes John Stott as saying, "Our model of leadership is often shaped more by culture than by Christ. Yet many cultural models of leadership are incompatible with the servant imagery taught and exhibited ...
  • God and His tithe : a Biblical overview 
    De Gray Birch, Ron (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2007)
    No abstract available
  • God as burden : a theological reflection on art, death and God in the work of Joost Zwagerman 
    Brouwer, Rein (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-06-30)
    In one of his essays on art, Dutch author and essayist Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015) reflects on the work of (Dutch) South African artist Marlene Dumas (1953). Zwagerman addresses in particular Dumas’ My Mother Before She ...
  • God bestuurt : de rol van de spiritualiteit in de constructie van betekenis in het kader van de militaire uitzending 
    Demasure, Karlijn J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-08-06)
    The author analysed the interview with a soldier who worked for 12 years as a nurse with the Dutch Military. The Netherlands contributed to the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan between March 2006 and August 2010. The ...
  • “God, die Allerhoogste, woon nie in mensgemaakte konstruksies nie” 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    This article is a homiletic reflection on the words of Stephen in Acts 7:48f that “the most High dwelled not in temples made with hands; as said the prophet, ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ...
  • Godsbeelde in die liturgie 
    Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-08)
    In this article, the research hypothesis is that a one-sided liturgy leads to a watered-down image of God. When room for God is not created in the liturgy, God is not encountered in all God’s glory. As a result, worshippers ...
  • The gospel as social revolution 
    Black, Timothy Jay; Harold, Godfrey (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2014)
    History is replete with examples illustrating the impact that evangelicals have had upon society. A recent publication by sociologist Robert Woodberry identifies the work of missionaries as ‘the single largest factor in ...