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  • Meiring, Arnold Maurits (AOSIS, 2024-01-19)
    Dr Perold de Beer was a missionary pioneer who contributed as both a church leader and a theologian to the Reformed Church in Africa (RCA). This research recorded his contribution to the RCA as this church navigated ...
  • Strydom, Maryke; Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS, 2024-08-30)
    This article explored the utilisation of counter-narratives in tertiary education settings with regard to pseudo-events connected to big world events. The occurrence that this article focused on was the pseudo-events ...
  • Engelhardt, Wolfgang; Kessler, Volker (AOSIS, 2024-07-18)
    ‘Pope calls on G7 leaders to ban use of autonomous weapons’ (The Guardian 2024) is the headline from statements which pope Franziskus made during the G7-summit on June 14th, 2024. In general it can be observed that the ...
  • Boloje, Blessing Onoriode (AOSIS, 2024-05-31)
    While one’s memory might not always be flawless, possibly because of forgetfulness, memory loss, or selective recall, there are certain memories that demand to be remembered. These memories can flow through people’s lives ...
  • Motuku, Patson K.; Van Eck, Ernest (AOSIS, 2024-08-16)
    This article endeavours to offer an anti-imperial interpretation of the micro-narrative of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1–10, portraying it as a model for justice and reconciliation in postapartheid South Africa. This analysis ...
  • Droege, Michael William; Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2024-06-04)
    Despite a century of professional development in youth ministry, the American church continues to face generational attrition. This article explores this paradox, employing practical theology to scrutinise the historical ...
  • Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus; Prince, Ronele (AOSIS, 2024-02-29)
    This article examines the role of house churches in South Africa in the ministry of emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is a turbulent life stage that is characterised by change and exploration. Additionally, it ...
  • Malan, Gert Jacobus (AOSIS, 2024-07-08)
    The depiction of Cain and his descendants in the Genesis 4 narrative aligns with the key characteristics of psychopathy and its hereditary nature. The purpose of this study is to examine whether this narrative reflects ...
  • Antombikums, Aku Stephen (AOSIS, 2024-05-03)
    For centuries, philosophers and theologians debated how to reconcile the existence of an allpowerful, all-loving, and ever-present God with the problem of evil. However, the question of why the righteous suffer remains ...
  • Odo, D.O. (Damian); Human, Dirk J. (AOSIS, 2024-09-12)
    Scholars of the Old Testament affirm that the book of Joshua through 2nd Kings is collectively called the deuteronomistic history. The literary unit of Joshua 7:1–5 is one the Locus Classicus of Old Testament. Obedience ...
  • Banderker, Ayoub; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, September 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-09)
    Thireshni (Tesh) studied in the 90s at Medunsa (Medical University of Southern Africa), then the only veterinary Faculty in SA for aspiring black veterinarians. She had a passion for extending veterinary services to all ...
  • Van Niekerk, Robert J.; Van Eck, Ernest (AOSIS, 2024-09-30)
    This article aims to present a culturally plausible reading of Revelation 2–3. This will be done through the use of a social-scientific model focussing on the core values of honour and shame in the ancient Mediterranean ...
  • Turner, Vincent; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, September 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-09)
    Gilbert Hinze was born on 22 October 1943 in Paulpietersburg, KwaZulu-Natal and grew up on his parent’s farm in the Commondale district near Piet Retief. His schooling was at the Commondale Primary School and the Piet ...
  • Gideon Brückner, Gideon; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews,October 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-10)
    Walter was born in Pretoria on 30 August 1941. His mother was also from Pretoria while his father immigrated from Germany in 1932. He attended the German primary school in Pretoria and finished his school career at the ...
  • Brückner, Gideon; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, Sept 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-09)
    Johan Krige was born in Pretoria and was a pupil of Afrikaans Hoër in Pretoria. He obtained his BVSc at Onderstepoort in December 1962. After a short try at private veterinary practice, he joined the government service as ...
  • Crusto, Cindy A.; Kaufman, Joy S.; Harvanek, Zachary M.; Nelson, Christina; Forray, Ariadna (Springer, 2024)
    Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health concern with significant associated economic costs. Although the disease affects all ethnic groups, about 90% of individuals living with sickle cell disease in the USA are ...
  • Emmanuel, Stephen Sunday; Adesibikan, Ademidun Adeola; Olawoyin, Christopher Olusola; Idris, Mustapha Omenesa (Wiley, 2024-04)
    The most essential task in the twenty-first century is to fight the alarming growing pollution in the aquatic body in which effluent of one of the most colouring dye categories called maxilon dye is a major contributor. ...
  • Cristescu, Bogdan; Jhala, Yadvendradev V.; Balli, B.; Qureshi, Q.; Schmidt-Küntzel, Anne; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Van der Merwe, Vincent; Verschueren, Stijn; Walker, Eli; Marker, Laurie (Wiley, 2024-07)
    No abstract available.
  • Denner, Candice; Clements, Hayley S.; Child, Matthew F.; De Vos, Alta (Wiley, 2024-07)
    The expansion of wildlife ranching has been broadly linked to conservation benefits, job creation, and economic contributions. However, a more nuanced understanding of the socioeconomic contributions of wildlife ranching ...
  • Teixeira, Daniella; Roe, Paul; Janse Van Rensburg, Berndt; Linke, Simon; McDonald, Paul G.; Tucker, David; Fuller, Susan (Wiley, 2024-06)
    Passive acoustic recorders have emerged as powerful tools for ecological monitoring. However, effective monitoring is not simply an act of recording sounds. To have meaning for conservation and management, acoustic ...