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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 ...
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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 ...
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Mobie, Titus R.; Masango, Maake J.S.
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
This article emphasises the importance of water resources, which are vital to the sustenance of life. Water is essential for various reasons: for drinking, for personal hygiene, for cooking, for watering crops, for cleaning ...
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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 ...
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Nolte, S. Philip (Stephanus Philippus); Dreyer, Yolanda
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
This article reflects upon the way in which the interplay between reason and emotion influences pastors’ lives and ministry. It studies the process of inner transformation as a meaningful way for pastors to become ‘healed ...
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Buitendag, Johan
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
This article endorses Calvin’s conviction that the ‘descendit ad inferna’ of the Apostles’ Creed is part of the ‘summary of doctrine‘ and a matter of ‘no small moment in bringing about redemption‘ (Calvin 1960:Inst. II, ...
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Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-
(OpenJournals, 2009)
The forming of the Hebrew Bible can be depicted as an ongoing movement from traditum to traditio. Several parallel and interactive phenomena contributed to this process. One of these was intertextuality, which played a ...
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Novakovic, Lidija
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
One of the effects of economic globalisation is that it strengthens the superiority of the developed and intensifies the dependency of the undeveloped nations. Christian ethicists typically address this problem by emphasising ...
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Nel, Malan
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
The research problem concerned is: What criteria should be used when congregations are analysed? Congregations as faith communities are defined differently. Identifying the local congregation as a defined and as an empirical ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.)
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
South Africa is experiencing an exceptionally high crime rate and many people, across the various ethnic groups, are beset by poverty. The question is whether the prevalence of violence in South Africa is the result of ...
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Chirilă, Ioan
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
This article underlines particularly those aspects of Romanian theology that distinguish it from other theological reflections. By making use of liturgical discourse, Romanian theology reflects the ecumenical dimension of ...
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Cilliers, Johan
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
In this article the fundamental liturgical question as to the motive and intention of worship is
addressed within the framework of four related liturgical tensions, namely between being and becoming,
between time and ...
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Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
Mainstream churches worldwide are experiencing a decline in membership. The wellknown Dutch practical theologian Gerben Heitink’s (2007) latest book "Een kerk met karakter, Tijd voor heroriëntatie" is an attempt to address ...
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Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie)
(Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
Preaching on the kingdom of God: A challenge in a new context of poverty. The question addressed by this article has to do with the content of preaching in the context of
laws about affirmative action affecting white ...
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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.
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Lee, Sug-Ho; Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952-
(OpenJournals, 2009)
The goal of this article is to consider the literary-theological function of the hardening of the disciples' hearts in Mark 8:14-21. The disciples are remarkably characterised by faithlessness, which is associated with ...