• The Africa we want : family and youth ministry, inequality, and poverty 

  Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus (Sage, 2024)

  This contribution draws on the Agenda 2063 document to engage the role of family and youth ministry in relation to inequality and poverty. The question this paper addresses is, how can we read Agenda 2063 with a specific ...
• Die bedieningbehoeftes van Afrikaanssprekende universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika 

  Kemm, Nienke; Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  This article is the result of an empirical study conducted in the student congregations of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa and the Reformed Church in South Africa. The study has been ...
• Aspects of the experience of ordination by URCSA female ministers in the Western Cape 

  Curtis, Daryll (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  I would like to draw attention to the experiences of ordained Coloured women in South Africa, in particular those ministering to congregations in the Uniting Reformed Church South Africa (URCSA) in the Western Cape. Coloured ...
• Raising the future together : assessing the impact of the Chics program on primary caregivers in low-income daycares 

  Van der Merwe, Antoinette; Senyolo, Catherine; Van Niekerk, Attie (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Interracial conflict and cultural division in Moreleta circuit : a quest for developing an inclusive missional church 

  Fuku, Thozamile Abednego; Nel, Malan; De Beer, Stephanus Francois (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  Interracial conflict and cultural divisions have been a serious challenge in the church globally. Through the years there has been vast available literature about the phenomenon as it happens and this study will specifically ...
• Integrating pastoral care and appreciative inquiry for sex trafficking survivors : a framework for healing 

  Frieslaar, Brent V.; Masango, Maake J.S. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  Integrating appreciative inquiry (AI) and pastoral care may help address the complex issues of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. This article explores the benefits of incorporating AI principles into ...
• Hagar’s spirituality prior to and after captivity : an African and gendered perspective 

  Maseko, Xolani; Soko-de-Jong, Thandi (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This study is an exploration of the Hagar narrative from the perspective of African Womanist Theology. The article focuses on the spirituality of Hagar before and after her captivity (Gn 16). The research takes an ...
• Breaking the silence : is the church failing to address South Africa’s sociopolitical problems? 

  Mkhize, Thabani (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This article investigates why the Ecumenical Church in South Africa has not responded effectively to social issues such as bad governance, corruption, inequality, crime, and ethical decline. It uses contextual and ...
• Ambivalence and the unsettling aftershocks : postcolonial perspectives on Vellem’s spirituality 

  Mpofu, Buhle (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  Addressing a myriad of complex social, economic and political issues in the South African context requires that we draw from a variety of voices. This postcolonial reflection draws on the work of Vuyani Vellem’s African ...
• A theological response to racism in post-apartheid South Africa : a Korean perspective 

  Kim, Seungbum; Mpofu, Buhle (AOSIS, 2024-04)

  This article explores a theological response to racism from a Korean perspective as a way to celebrate the legacy of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem who introduced the first Korean author (S.K.) to Black Theology of Liberation ...
• "Anthropology" and the "Imago Dei" as (related) problematic concepts when considering technology: suggestions towards greater cross-disciplinary understanding 

  Lombaard, Christoffel Johannes Stephanus (Africa Journals, 2023)

  In this contribution an interdisciplinary contribution from Theology on the unfolding relationship between humanity and technology, is considered. In order to contribute with validity to these academic and societal ...
• Repositioning theological institutions for urban ministry : a case for the Kampala Evangelical School of Theology 

  Akatukunda, Emmanuel (Southern African Missiological Society, 2023)

  The unprecedented urbanisation trends in Africa have not been matched with the corresponding theological formation and praxis that is consciously oriented towards the urban in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and spirituality. ...
• Constructing an urban theology of liberation in South Africa today : a transdisciplinary praxis-approach in the interface between (urban) faith, politics and planning 

  De Beer, Stephanus Francois (Southern African Missiological Society, 2023)

  Urban theologising in South Africa has to solidify its intentionality, commitment, rigour, and outcomes if it is to contribute in liberating, constructive and transformative ways to the shape and content of current and ...
• Human trafficking of women : a pastoral challenge 

  Frieslaar, Brent (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  Human trafficking or Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is a global problem and a significant human rights crisis. A large body of scholarship agrees that human trafficking is modern day slavery and a gross infringement on the ...
• Religion and migration in Iraq : investigating the reasons for return of internally displaced Christians to Baghdeda 

  Monzer, Nora; Öhlmann, Philipp (Unisa Press, 2023)

  The emergence of the terrorist group, Daesh in 2014 and the international military campaign against it caused both a humanitarian crisis and mass dis-placement in Iraq. About 5.8 million people became internally displaced, ...
• Reformed theological education and formation 

  Niemandt, Doret (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2023-03)

  This article will hold up a mirror to the Reformed tradition’s theological education past and present, specifically in the context of the DRC. This paper will also make proposals for the future, peering through the window ...
• Moral injury, not only an injury of war : feminist pastoral approach 

  Botha, Annelie (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2023)

  Literature about and research on moral injury most often links moral injury with war. Moral injury is usually defined as an act of transgression against moral beliefs in wartime among military personnel. This article ...

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