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Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 29 Issue 1 (2008)
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)Present day reflection upon the burning questions of evil and violence increasingly dominate the agenda of modern society. Biblical scholarship can contribute meaningfully to this discourse by analysing biblical narratives ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)The biblical judges are well known for their less than exemplary behaviour. In the past, these judges have been appreciated largely as examples of how a charismatic leader should not behave. In spite of the judges' ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)In this article the intrinsic relationship between our views on and our use of scripture is proposed. This relationship is described in terms of two basic components of the reformed understanding of scripture, namely the ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article is the edited version of the presentation held at the University of Pretoria's "Theological Day" on January 31, 2008. It seeks to answer the question: "Can the Dutch Reformed Church still make a difference in ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article describes and elaborates on the nine core practices of emerging missional churches, identified in the research of Gibbs and Bolger which presents these practices as innovative answers that can assist mainline ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)The idea of lament as part of human worship experience is foreign within the Pentecostal tradition. This is the case not only in Pentecostal literature, but also in Pentecostal liturgy. This negative viewpoint regarding ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)Poverty is a problem of both the present day and the ancient world. Endeavouring to draw inspiration from the ancient text of Deuteronomy 15:1-18 to benefit the eradication of poverty today, attention is given in this ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article looks at the problem of the so-called "point of contact" between God and mankind, or more particularly, the relation between trinity and anthropology. Does Christian anthropology develop from the doctrine on ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)God constructs represent the ideal symbolic ''body'' of a community, a regulating ideology that moulds and refines the values and norms of that community. In this study it is shown that values wherein femininity is ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)Within a culture of "Looking the Other way" there are not only empirically ascertainable reasons why help is not given in acute emergency situations, there is also a "Theory of Not-Helping" that attempts to demonstrate ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article explores the extent to which the role of the African biblical interpreter is acknowledged in the process of Bible translation, as the Bible and Bible translation form an important part of the establishment of ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article examines a fifth trend, complementary to the four identified in a previous article, in contemporary liturgy visible in churches in the Netherlands as well as South Africa. Drawing on the specific case in the ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)The aim of this paper is to try and find out the real meaning of man's (male) headship of women, since that can help us to define the deep meaning of gender equality. A brief historical background will be followed by ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)Communities of faith develop their identity in dialogue with changing social and cultural contexts. This article presents a single case of identity formation in a local congregation of the Protestants Church in the ...
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(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)This article sketches the impact of technology and globalisation on culture, and the results appear to be devastating. An appeal is made to churches to encourage missionary endeavours that reach out to the world. The ...