Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Issue Date

Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Issue Date

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  • The journey of HTS Theological Studies 
    Buitendag, Johan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Chairperson's address at the launch of HTS online by AOSIS (OJP) in the Senate Hall of the University of Pretoria on 2 March 2009.
  • Ontwikkeling van die menslike bewussyn : die postmoderne vraag na God 
    Ferreira, Ignatius (Naas) Wilhelm (2009)
    This article critically reflects upon ‘emerging Christians’ – those who have departed from a premodern (theistic) and modernist (secular) view of reality, and have rather embraced postmodernity in response to the cognitive ...
  • Calvin and mission 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    It has often been stated or implied that John Calvin and the Reformers in general were indifferent to or even against mission. The aim of this study is to point out that this understanding is not a true version of the ...
  • Pastors as gewonde genesers : outobiografiese pastoraat as heelmiddel vir emosionele verwonding en verlamming by pastors 
    Dreyer, Yolanda; Nolte, S. Philip (Stephanus Philippus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    In a previous article it was argued that pastors suffer from cognitive dissonance because of the paradigm shift from modernity to postmodernity, and the emotional woundedness that frequently results from their struggles ...
  • The Leuenberg Agreement and church unity : a possible matrix to cross ten seas with? 
    Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article gives a short historical background to the debate between Lutherans and Calvinists on unity. It is important that this debate should also start in Southern Africa. The focus is placed on the Leuenberg Agreement ...
  • The pendulum is never static : Jesus Sira to Jesus Christ on women in the light of Judith, Susanna and LXX Esther 
    Jordaan, Pierre J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    When the New Testament is interpreted, directly preceding literature is largely neglected. The dialectical terms, discourse and contra-discourse do not often surface in research on this period. This is especially the ...
  • Congregational analysis revisited : empirical approaches 
    Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The research problem of concern here is: What criteria should be used when congregations are analysed? Congregations as faith communities are defined variously. Discerning the local congregation as a defined and as an ...
  • Inklusivisme en eksklusivisme : ‘n Studie van twee tendense 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The identity of the church can be either inclusivist or exclusivist. Van Ruler’s theocratic theology views the church as being an inclusive community in service of God’s kingdom. It is the vehicle God uses to introduce his ...
  • Using stories to assist storytelling in a pastoral setting : four female pastors in dialogue with Mary Magdalene 
    Muller, Julian C.; De Beer, Sanrie (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Sometimes we need a source of encouragement for restoring our own lives, to help us re-create ourselves. Using text as narrative texts opens up a multitude of possibilities in the work with clients in therapy. The story ...
  • Pastoraat en jeugtrauma, die ‘sondebokmodel’, en Jesus as rolmodel 
    Endres, Annelize; Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Existing research shows that adolescents are victimised and traumatised more often than adults. Many a time it is left to pastoral counsellors to assist such traumatised youth to overcome such experiences. This article ...
  • Historical Jesus research and relevance in South Africa 
    Botha, Pieter J.J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    A brief review of signifi cant developments in South African historical Jesus research during the past three decades is given. Although historical Jesus investigations are not characteristic or even dominant in South ...
  • Hamartia : Foucault and Iran 1978-1979 (2: Scholarship and significance) 
    Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Against the backdrop of the introduction and analysis of Foucault’s Iran writings in the first of two articles, this second article attempts to contribute to an understanding of Foucault’s involvement in the revolution in ...
  • Postsecular spirituality, engaged hermeneutics, and Charles Taylor’s notion of hypergoods 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This essay sets out to argue that postsecular spirituality is about the quest for hypergoods within today’s mass populist- and consumerist-oriented world. It shows that people who consider themselves to be spiritual, not ...
  • A canonical-literary reading of Lamentations 5 
    Kang, Shinman; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article presents a canonical and literary reading of Lamentations 5 in the context of the book of Lamentations as a whole. Following the approach by Vanhoozer (1998, 2002) based on speech-act theory, the meaning of ...
  • Identity formation in the New Testament 
    Cromhout, Markus (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article is a review of the book entitled Identity Formation in the New Testament (edited by Bengt Holmberg and Mikael Winninge, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2008). It is a collection of various articles using intertextuality, ...
  • Reading the Gospel of Matthew within the global context : a response 
    Wainwright, Elaine Mary, 1948-; Society of Biblical Literature. Matthew Section. Meeting (2008 : Boston, Mass.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article responds to the diversity of approaches in the five papers presented at the Matthew Section of the Society of Biblical Literature, held in Boston (Massachusetts), 21–25 November 2008. This response focuses on ...
  • Aspects of reformed missiology in Africa : a contribution to a German Lutheran debate 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article is based on a paper delivered at a Lutheran Missionary Conference in Bleckmar, Germany. The request was to give an overview of the development and the state of Reformed missiology with special reference to ...
  • Interdisciplinary re-imagining of the concept of revelation 
    Veldsman, D.P. (Daniel Petrus), 1959- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    For the postfoundationalist Wentzel van Huyssteen, the James I McCord Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA, the problem of rationality has been the dominant and persuasive theme of his ...
  • Responsibility, God and society : the cry of the other in the sacred texts as a challenge towards responsible global citizenship 
    Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    The article seeks to respond to the question: What role can the sacred texts play in the construction of a Christian identity that is responsible to the other in a pluralistic global world? The sacred texts of the ...
  • Akute trauma, en Rudolf Otto se godsdiens-psigologiese teorie as middel tot heling 
    Endres, Annelize; Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Empirical studies confirm that quantitative research is limited as far as the analysis, description and explanation of traumatic experiences are concerned. It is after all virtually impossible to quantify emotions. This ...