Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Type "Article"

Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Type "Article"

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  • The adjudication of miracles : rethinking the criteria of historicity 
    Licona, Michael R. 1961-; Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    This is the second article in a series of two that discusses whether historians are within their professional rights to investigate miracle claims. In the fi rst, I made a positive case that they are and then proceeded ...
  • 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 ...
  • Ancestor worship – is it Biblical? 
    Bae, Choon Sup; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Ancestor worship is practiced in different forms around the world today, even in societies participating in the modern global economy. Ancestral beliefs are deeply dependent on the premise that the souls of the dead may ...
  • 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 ...
  • Augustine, his sermons, and their significance 
    Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Augustine’s sermons provide a unique source in explaining his influence from the 5th century onwards as a theologian and pastor, a minister of the Word preached and celebrated in the sacrament. Of particular value in this ...
  • Beyond divine command theory : moral realism in the Hebrew Bible 
    Gericke, Jacobus Wilhelm (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-09)
    Philosophical approaches to ancient Israelite religion are rare, as is metaethical reflection on the Hebrew Bible. Nevertheless, many biblical scholars and philosophers of religion tend to take it for granted that the ...
  • 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 ...
  • Calvin’s election mix in small-scale theology 
    Loader, J.A. (James Alfred), 1945- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-11)
    This paper shows how Calvin’s ideas about the Old Testament concept of Israel’s election can be dangerous when they are applied uncritically. The main illustration material is drawn from a context the author was himself ...
  • Canon, intertextuality and history in Nehemiah 7:72B-10:40 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals, 2009)
    The forming of the Hebrew Bible can be depicted as an ongoing movement from traditum to traditio. Several parallel and interactive phenomena contributed to this process. One of these was intertextuality, which played a ...
  • 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 ...
  • Challenges and opportunities for Korean missionaries in Southern Africa 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941-; Oh, Kyung Hwan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    This article describes the history of missions in Korea as well as the challenges and opportunities for Korean missionaries in Southern Africa. The most significant problems encountered by Korean missionaries include ...
  • The concept of empire as a stumbling stone : aspects of an ecumenical discussion on the theme of empire 
    Wasserloos-Strunk, Martina (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-11-06)
    The topic of empire is one of the main disputed points in the discussion following the ‘Accra Declaration’. This article evaluates several points of view from the South and North concerning ‘empire’ and shows how the ...
  • Congregational analysis : a theological and ministerial approach 
    Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The research problem concerned is: What criteria should be used when congregations are analysed? Congregations as faith communities are defined differently. Identifying the local congregation as a defined and as an empirical ...
  • 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 ...
  • A contextualised reading of Matthew 6:22–23 : ‘your eye is the lamp of your body’ 
    Viljoen, Francois P. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-07)
    For the modern reader the logion ‘The eye is the lamp of the body’ is puzzling. While most scholars concur that it has something to do with greed and envy, they often fail to explain this correlation between inner attitudes ...
  • ‘Covenanting for justice’? on the Accra document, reformed theology and reformed ecclesiology 
    Smit, Dirkie J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-11-06)
    The essay provides a brief summary of the main argument of the Accra Document drafted by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and entitled ‘Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth’. The focus is on ...
  • Descendit ad [in] inferna : ‘a matter of no small moment in bringing about redemption’ 
    Buitendag, Johan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article endorses Calvin’s conviction that the ‘descendit ad inferna’ of the Apostles’ Creed is part of the ‘summary of doctrine‘ and a matter of ‘no small moment in bringing about redemption‘ (Calvin 1960:Inst. II, ...
  • Die metafoor ‘saam met Christus gekruisig’ in kultuurhistoriese verband 
    Malan, Japie P. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The metaphor ‘being crucifi ed with Christ’ in sociohistorical context Crucifi xion is a concept that is far removed from the experience and understanding of the 21stcentury post-modern man. To understand the power of ...
  • Down memory lane to a better future 
    Vorster, J.M. (Jakobus Marthinus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-09)
    In the body of research on an ethics of forgiveness, scholars differ about the place of remembrance in the act of forgiveness. One line of thought follows the argument of the philosopher Nietzsche, who maintained that ...
  • Economic and social ethics in the work of John Calvin 
    Freudenberg, Matthias (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-11-06)
    John Calvin and Reformed Protestantism interlinked questions of life and death with questions of faith. Not only faith and the church, but life in general call for constant renewal through the word of God. These processes ...