Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Issue Date

Browsing HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009) by Issue Date

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  • Nolte, S. Philip (Stephanus Philippus); Dreyer, Yolanda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-06)
    Pastors as wounded healers : emotional experience and cognitive dissonance. The relevance of reflecting on pastors’ identity and ministry is precipitated by the paradigm shift from modernity to postmodernity. Pastors often ...
  • Bae, Choon Sup; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Ancestor worship is practiced in different forms around the world today, even in societies participating in the modern global economy. Ancestral beliefs are deeply dependent on the premise that the souls of the dead may ...
  • Muller, Julian C.; De Beer, Sanrie (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Sometimes we need a source of encouragement for restoring our own lives, to help us re-create ourselves. Using text as narrative texts opens up a multitude of possibilities in the work with clients in therapy. The story ...
  • Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Against the backdrop of the introduction and analysis of Foucault’s Iran writings in the first of two articles, this second article attempts to contribute to an understanding of Foucault’s involvement in the revolution in ...
  • Licona, Michael R. 1961-; Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    This is the second article in a series of two that discusses whether historians are within their professional rights to investigate miracle claims. In the fi rst, I made a positive case that they are and then proceeded ...
  • Botha, Pieter J.J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    A brief review of signifi cant developments in South African historical Jesus research during the past three decades is given. Although historical Jesus investigations are not characteristic or even dominant in South ...
  • Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-; Anderson, Joel E. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Isaiah 36–39 is a coherent literary unity that both holds priority over II Kings 18–20 and reflects a historically reliable interpretation of the events surrounding Sennacherib’s invasion. On a literary level, Isaiah ...
  • Endres, Annelize; Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Existing research shows that adolescents are victimised and traumatised more often than adults. Many a time it is left to pastoral counsellors to assist such traumatised youth to overcome such experiences. This article ...
  • Buitendag, Johan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Chairperson's address at the launch of HTS online by AOSIS (OJP) in the Senate Hall of the University of Pretoria on 2 March 2009.
  • Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This essay sets out to argue that postsecular spirituality is about the quest for hypergoods within today’s mass populist- and consumerist-oriented world. It shows that people who consider themselves to be spiritual, not ...
  • Kang, Shinman; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article presents a canonical and literary reading of Lamentations 5 in the context of the book of Lamentations as a whole. Following the approach by Vanhoozer (1998, 2002) based on speech-act theory, the meaning of ...
  • Wainwright, Elaine Mary, 1948-; Society of Biblical Literature. Matthew Section. Meeting (2008 : Boston, Mass.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article responds to the diversity of approaches in the five papers presented at the Matthew Section of the Society of Biblical Literature, held in Boston (Massachusetts), 21–25 November 2008. This response focuses on ...
  • Dreyer, Yolanda; Malan, Elsona (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    The article describes existing research on gerontology, and explores the role of pastoral care. When focusing on gerontology from a pastoral care point of view, certain multiprofessional aspects need to be considered. The ...
  • Van Eck, Ernest (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article proposes a methodology for interpreting the parables of Jesus. The methodology put forward has as starting point two convictions. Firstly, the difference between the context of Jesus’ parables as told by Jesus ...
  • Buitendag, Johan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Opgedra aan prof. dr P.J. van der Merwe by geleentheid van aanvaarding van emeritaat 31 Desember 2009. Dit is vir die redaksie 'n voorreg en eer om hierdie uitgawe van die HTS Teologiese Studies aan sy langsdienende lid, ...
  • Village, Andrew (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    A sample of 404 Anglicans from a variety of church traditions within the Church of England was asked if they could imagine themselves into a healing story from Mark 9:14-29 by identifying with one of the characters in it. ...
  • Malan, Japie P. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The metaphor ‘being crucifi ed with Christ’ in sociohistorical context Crucifi xion is a concept that is far removed from the experience and understanding of the 21stcentury post-modern man. To understand the power of ...
  • Burger, Brian; Muller, Julian C. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Fighting crime in the new South Africa has taken on new challenges under a new constitution. Using a narrative approach to research, the stories of police officers were listened to and reflected upon theologically. This ...
  • Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article aims to explore and to apply what Gérard Genette refers to as kinds of transtextual relationships and what Ulrich Luz, in his application of these insights to the Gospel of Matthew, calls the encyclopaedia of ...
  • Buitendag, Johan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    For researchers who are interested in the relationship between theology and the natural sciences, 2009 is of special importance. It is now 500 years since Calvin was born and 450 years since his Institution of the Christian ...