• Mind the doxastic space : examining the social epistemology of the Ethiopian wax and gold tradition 

  Girma, Mohammed (MDPI, 2023-09-21)

  The wax and gold tradition is mainly known as an Ethiopian literary system that plays with layers of meanings. It has also established itself as a system of knowledge and/or belief production and validation. However, its ...
• Orthodox justification of collective violence : an epistemological and systematic framework 

  Simion, Marian G. (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  Using a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, ...
• Pauline concept of ministry in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and the religious celebrity syndrome in Nigeria 

  Enobong, Solomon; Ituma, Ezichi Anya; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  This study aims to investigate the Pauline concept of ministry as delineated in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and its correlation with the prevalence of the religious celebrity syndrome within the Nigerian Church, with the objective ...
• Unmasking Nigeria’s leadership conundrum : the role of the church 

  Onuorah, Chioma P. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  The intricacies of Nigeria’s leadership challenges present a formidable obstacle to the nation’s progress. Corruption, political instability, and ethnic and religious tensions form a complex web that impedes development. ...
• ‘We too are human’ : religious experiences of gay and lesbian Christians in Harare 

  Chibango, Conrad (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  The issue of same-sex relationships is complex in Zimbabwe because of the prevailing hostile legal provisions, and cultural and religious beliefs. While it is a criminal offence to practise same-sex relationships in ...
• R.G. Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer conundrum : contextualising Romans 1:26–27 

  Chabata, Lovejoy (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  Zimbabwe’s late President, R.G. Mugabe, became (in)famous for his bawdy and scurrilous attacks on people of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientation. In Romans 1:26–27, Paul seems to berate ...
• Reading the resurrection appearance at the lakeside through lenses of sensing and intuition 

  Francis, Leslie John; Stevenson, Adam J. (AOSIS, 2024-02)

  This study forms part of a research project designed to test the sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking (SIFT) approach to biblical hermeneutics in respect of a wide range of biblical passages. On this occasion, two ...
• Social inclusion of street vendors in Harare : challenges and opportunities 

  Chibango, Conrad (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  Zimbabwe’s unending socioeconomic crisis has led to the flooding of informal street vendors in its urban areas, a development that has led to incessant clashes between the street vendors and the local authorities. ...
• The role of storytelling as a possible trauma release for war veterans : a narrative approach 

  Dickson, Nicole; Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  The master narrative of Apartheid South Africa created a specific identity for white boys and men and, together with this identity, a very particular role and place within the South African context. This identity was ...
• Theology, philosophy and technology : perspectives from the Hervormde Kerk 

  Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This contribution is located in the field of Historical Theology. It gives an overview (postWorld War II) of the philosophical-theological discourse on technology and humanity, articulated by academics who were members ...
• The impacts of cashless policy on churches in Enugu, Nigeria 

  Chukwuma, O.G. (Onyekachi) (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  The study investigates the impacts of the cashless policy on churches in Enugu, Nigeria and was carried out between January 2023 and May 2023 when the cashless policy was newly implemented in Nigeria. Through the purposive ...
• The influence of Islam on Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal 

  Ngubane, Simesihle Eric; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  This article explores the influence of Islam among the Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Although several studies focus on the history and experiences of the Asian diaspora or Asian Muslim community, there is a ...
• The interrelatedness between the Nama Khoikhoi supreme being and celestial objects 

  Hartmann, Iwana; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  The assumption among Europeans that the Khoikhoi indigenous people of southern Africa had little to no religious beliefs is evident throughout historical documents. However, if the Khoikhoi were regarded as having any ...
• The concept of an integral mission as the Evangelical proposal of a systematic social teaching 

  Kopiec, Piotr (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  The global expansion of Evangelicalism raises essential questions about inculturation, social involvement and contextualising the Evangelical mission. The concept of an integral mission is an answer to these issues. ...
• The mission theology of P.S. Dreyer and his contribution to the Maranatha Reformed Church 

  Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  At the University of Pretoria, Historical Theology consists of various sub-disciplines, that is, History of Christianity, History of Doctrine, History of Theology, History of Missions, Church History, and Church Polity. ...
• Jesus and the angels : a comparative reading of Hebrews 1:1–4 in light of Ewe angelology 

  Sakitey, Daniel; Van Eck, Ernest (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  This article examines the phrase, tosoutō kreittōn genomenos tōn angelōn (Heb 1:4a) (having become as much superior to the angels) in the exordium of the epistle to the Hebrews in the light of Ewe angelology. The article ...
• Jesus’ identity in Matthew 16:13–20 and identity crisis among gospel preachers in Nigeria 

  Peters, Prince E.; Ogbu, Kalu O.; Ijeudo, Nnamdi U. (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  The Jesus’ question which was encased in his shadowy identity was both a fascinating and enigmatic phenomenon to people of Jesus time as well as people of today. The synoptic gospels presented the matter of Jesus identity ...
• Living water in Ezekiel 47 : how eco-hermeneutics raise climate awareness among Christian youth 

  Van Vliet, Geke (AOSIS, 2024-09)

  This article examined the role of biblical interpretation amid the world’s water crisis. It aimed to make biblical texts accessible to non-specialist readers by using several methods of interpretation. The methods used ...
• Mazamisa’s dialectica-reconciliae and Mosala’s materialistic reading of the text : an experimental exploration of Luke 12:13-21 

  Hombana, Mphumezi Asprilla (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  This article explores the interpretive dimensions of Luke 12:13-21 within the landscape of the first-century world and how it relates to the democratic South African context. The question that drives this reading is ...
• Meaning of life and death during COVID-19 pandemic : a cultural and religious narratives 

  Buqa, Wonke (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  The sudden arrival of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa drastically changed the normal way of life in all sectors. It compelled everyone to look at the meaning of life and death differently ...

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