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Theses and Dissertations (Biblical and Religious Studies)
Recent Submissions
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Mulindwa, Richard
(University of Pretoria, 2024-01-20)
The Church of the Province of Uganda is one of the most well-positioned churches as far as inculcating good morals, leading people to salvation, and ensuring optimal spirituality. However, the achievement of the five marks ...
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Daniel, Oghenekevhwe Orogun
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The parallel existence of turbo-casino or monopoly capitalism and the commodification of
the gospel among the Nigerian Neo-Pentecostals in recent times may be beyond rumour. The
alleged accompanying socio-moral and ...
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Van Wynen, Susan Elaine
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
This research addresses the following issue: Traditional strategic planning philosophies and methodologies were not created or developed to reflect or support organizational participation in missio Dei (God’s mission). The ...
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Venter, Dawid
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The Preamble to the Constitution embodies the dreams, aspirations, wishes and hopes of most South Africans who elected to opt for the freedom without violence path during the 1994 referendum and subsequent democratic ...
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Siame, Lordwell
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
This study focuses on a critical analysis of the usage of 'submit to the governing
authority' (Romans 13:1) among some African Pentecostal preachers in Zambia. The
study deals with the role ordinary citizens in Zambia ...
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Kotze, Peter
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
This research deals with the importance of a missional appropriation of human trafficking for the sex work industry. This research is necessitated by a current limited theological reflection on this growing global issue ...
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Geel, Leon
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Religion within the urban environment has been debated for a few years now. The debate does not get easier, nor will it disappear overnight. There seems to be a few problems between these different structures and their ...
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Erasmus, Annelise
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
No abstract
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Lindeque, Cornelis
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
In both church as well as theological circles much attention has been paid, during the past decades, to the development of missional congregations. The General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa adopted a ...
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Gusha, Isheanesu Sextus
(University of Pretoria, 2018-02)
The tension between the Ndebele and Shona people dates back to the precolonial era and this has been one of the major threats to Zimbabwe’s peace. Ethnic tensions have resulted in the loss of thousands of lives since the ...
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Tolmay, Barry John
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
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Damons, Etherecia Oryetta
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
No abstract available
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Siame, Lordwell
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
This study titled The golden Jubilee year: Luke 4:16-30 amidst poverty in Zambia looks at responsible ways of interpreting biblical texts in impoverished faith communities. The research question this study seeks to address ...
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Karonwi, John
(2016)
Worship music on the African continent has become a very contentious issue, especially in the contemporary religious settings. Music generally has also been identified to play a vital role in all forms of worship in Africa. ...
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Manyonganise, Molly
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Given that women are the major victims of any conflict, their lived experiences should be the starting point of any post-reconstruction process. Proceeding from this premise, this study looked at the role of the church in ...
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Mishkin, David
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This thesis, Jewish scholarship on the resurrection of Jesus, is meant to contribute to the wider body of literature on the Jewish study of Jesus. The resurrection is deemed the most important event in the New Testament ...
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Slabbert, Carmen A.
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Using the Bible as inspiration for paintings was popular during the Middle Ages. External factors also influenced the artists’ life. Matthias Grünewald is one of the artists inspired by the Bible and external factors.
This ...
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Mathews, Steven Hugh
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract available
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Maree, David J.F.
(University of Pretoria, 1990)
Hierdie studie fokus op die waarde van die Kritiese Rasionalisme van Karl Popper vir die teologie.
Tans staan die Kritiese Realisme as geloofwaardige denkmodel vir die teologie in die huidige
teologiese diskussie onder ...
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Swanepoel, Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This thesis investigates the nature of gender bias in Tibetan Buddhism and the specific role Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns have played in transforming such prejudice. The afore-mentioned gender bias pertains particularly ...
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