• Influence of spirituality on bitter kola consumption among Pretoria residents in response to COVID-19 and related Illnesses 

  Orogun, Daniel; Koenig, Harold G. (MDPI, 2024-12-11)

  The agrarian continent of Africa has many fruits with nutritional, medicinal and spiritual values. Regardless, Africa leads the statistics of poor healthcare globally. Two major challenges in Africa’s healthcare system ...
• Introduction to the special issue : exploring the complexity of identities and boundaries in the New Testament and related literature 

  Williams, H. H. Drake; Kok, Jacobus (Kobus) (MDPI, 2024-07-22)

  No abstract available
• A duplication of marriages? An ethnographic account and assessment of the necessity for both traditional and Christian marriages for African Christians 

  Dube, Elijah Elijah Ngoweni (Africa Journals, 2024-03)

  This article is based on ethnographic research for a doctoral study that was conducted in 2016 among the Ndau people of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. The article described and assessed the practice of some African Christian ...
• Miroslav Volf's theology of memory in relation to Zimbabwean social narratives 

  Useni, Joseph Chifuniro (MDPI, 2025-02)

  The issue of the theology of memory has been acknowledged in a number of Miroslav Volf’s publications, including “The End of Memory”. In light of Volf’s public theology of memory, this article addressed the issue of what ...
• An eschatological framework and social identity in 1QM 1:1-15 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 

  Van Appeldoorn, Gijsbert (MDPI, 2025-02)

  In the Qumran War Scroll (1QM) 1:1–15 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, almost the same eschatological interpretative framework is created with words from the semantic domains of light and darkness, kinship, war, ethics, divinity ...
• Ouers se primêre rol in geloofsvorming 

  Yates, Hannelie; Avenant, Johannes C. (AOSIS, 2025-02)

  This article, firstly seeks to explore the role parents play in shaping their children’s faith, and secondly, to examine how it influences congregations’ role. The article begins by providing a concise overview of faith ...
• Geloofsreis – nuut ontdek 

  Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2025-02)

  No abstract available.
• Imago dei and soul : how to justify a special position of humans? 

  May, Andreas (Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja, 2024-06)

  Today, it is highly controversial in Western societies, that humans are made in the image of God (“imago Dei”). This article is looking for a unique feature of man that can justify his special position. The methodological ...
• Exodus 2:1-10 and dialectics on maternal virtues in contemporary Igboland, Nigeria 

  Chukwuma, O.G. (Onyekachi) (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2024-12-01)

  This study investigates the disposition of mothers in contemporary Igboland towards displaying traditional maternal virtues in the upbringing of their children. The inquiry is underpinned by a popular Old Testament narrative, ...
• Isaiah's apocalyptic myth and the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria 

  Agbo, Paulinus O.; Uwaegbute, Kingsley I.; Okoye, Kingsley; Oji, Cyriacus; Anowia, Wilson (Routledge, 2024)

  We argue that “Isaiah's apocalyptic myth,” (Isaiah 26:20) was a cushioning effort amidst the corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria between March and May 2020. Informed conversations frame myths with unhealthy actions ...
• The Cyrus Cylinder in biblical scholarship 

  Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia (Swedish Exegetical Society, 2024-12-16)

  Cyrus Cylinder. It argues that, due to significant differences in terms of content and focus, it is unlikely that the Cyrus Cylinder as a text has yielded any form of direct influence upon the biblical material. Whereas ...
• Cry the beloved country? Revisiting Mamdani's South African moment through Chief Albert Luthuli's self-narrated alliance politics 

  Mushambi, Dambudzo Darlington; Van Wyk, Tanya (Routledge, 2025)

  Mamdani posits that the nation-state, an institution inextricably linked to violence and exclusion, creates and politicizes racial and tribal identities, inscribing some as permanent majorities and others as minorities ...
• Understanding the moral and ethical dimensions of the Bhagavad Gita 

  Shunmugam, Mathias Yuvan; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-01-13)

  In Hinduism, there is a distinction made between dharma and karma. Both are essential for the purpose of reaching moksha. Dharma (moral) is the cosmic law or moral principle that governs an individual’s conduct and Karma ...
• They have killed your prophets : Roman Catholic Church priests in Nigeria and (non) state actors 

  Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-07-03)

  This article examines why Roman Catholic priests are targeted by kidnappers and Islamic extremists in Nigeria. Although there have been studies carried out on kidnapping in Nigeria, to the best of the researcher’s knowledge, ...
• The therapeutic importance of the study of the effects of the near-death experience 

  Jock, Agai Matthew (AOSIS, 2024-01-23)

  During the near-death experience (NDE), most percipients do express a high level of orderliness; yet at some instances, some percipients show some symptoms of trauma. It is pertinent to notice that a great quantity of ...
• COVID-19 vaccines, sexual reproductive health and rights : negotiating sensitive terrain in Zimbabwe 

  Manyonganise, Molly (AOSIS, 2024-02-28)

  The COVID-19 period caused a lot of suffering globally, as millions lost their lives while others went through the pain of being infected. The introduction of vaccines to minimise chances of infection and death was a ...
• Is embracing metaphysical determinism or free will a better response to suffering? 

  Antombikums, Aku Stephen (AOSIS, 2024-12-19)

  Metaphysical determinism argues that God divinely predetermines everything, including human suffering. Contrary to metaphysical determinism, free will or libertarianism argues that not everything is predetermined by God. ...
• Honouring Andries van Aarde : a journey of faith, justice, and inclusivity 

  Buitendag, Johan (AOSIS, 2024-12)

  The passing of Andries van Aarde on Monday, 25 November 2024, marks a profound loss for the Church and the academic community. Born on 25 April 1951, Andries dedicated his life to pursuing theological understanding and ...
• Exploring the responses of non-churchgoers to a cathedral pre-Christmas son et lumiere 

  McKenna, Ursula; Francis, Leslie John; Village, Andrew; Stewart, Francis (AOSIS, 2024-05-24)

  Two conceptual strands of research within the field of cathedral studies have theorised the capacity of Anglican cathedrals to engage more successfully than parish churches with the wider non-churchgoing community. One ...
• Report on a case study process evaluation of a HeartMath intervention and faith following a traumatic experience 

  Edwards, David J.; Dreyer, Yolanda; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Dialogo Publishing House, 2024-12)

  An initial study was undertaken on a HeartMath intervention, focusing on coherence, resilience and faith following a traumatic experience. Quantitively, there were significant post-intervention positive improvements in ...

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