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HTS Volume 65, Number 1 (2009): Recent submissions

  • Inklusivisme en eksklusivisme : ‘n Studie van twee tendense 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The identity of the church can be either inclusivist or exclusivist. Van Ruler’s theocratic theology views the church as being an inclusive community in service of God’s kingdom. It is the vehicle God uses to introduce his ...
  • Congregational analysis revisited : empirical approaches 
    Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The research problem of concern here is: What criteria should be used when congregations are analysed? Congregations as faith communities are defined variously. Discerning the local congregation as a defined and as an ...
  • Congregational analysis : a theological and ministerial approach 
    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 ...
  • Akute trauma, en Rudolf Otto se godsdiens-psigologiese teorie as middel tot heling 
    Endres, Annelize; Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Empirical studies confirm that quantitative research is limited as far as the analysis, description and explanation of traumatic experiences are concerned. It is after all virtually impossible to quantify emotions. This ...
  • A canonical-literary reading of Lamentations 5 
    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 ...
  • Kerk met karakter : die perspektief van Gerber Heitink 
    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 ...
  • (Re) discovering a missional-incarnational ethos 
    Kok, Jacobus (Kobus); Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    In this article, a few of the elements and dynamics of social movements will be explored. It will be argued that the traditional institutional church is in a critical period in the cycle of movements, where the need for ...
  • Aspects of reformed missiology in Africa : a contribution to a German Lutheran debate 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article is based on a paper delivered at a Lutheran Missionary Conference in Bleckmar, Germany. The request was to give an overview of the development and the state of Reformed missiology with special reference to ...
  • Calvin and mission 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    It has often been stated or implied that John Calvin and the Reformers in general were indifferent to or even against mission. The aim of this study is to point out that this understanding is not a true version of the ...
  • Augustine, his sermons, and their significance 
    Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Augustine’s sermons provide a unique source in explaining his influence from the 5th century onwards as a theologian and pastor, a minister of the Word preached and celebrated in the sacrament. Of particular value in this ...
  • A theological reflection on the stories of police officers working under a new constitution 
    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 ...
  • The portrayal of the hardening of the disciples' hearts in Mark 8:14-21 
    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 ...
  • Canon, intertextuality and history in Nehemiah 7:72B-10:40 
    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 ...
  • The adjudication of miracles : rethinking the criteria of historicity 
    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 ...
  • Hamartia : Foucault and Iran 1978-1979 (2: Scholarship and significance) 
    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 ...
  • Multidissiplinere beskouinge op veroudering vanuit 'n pastorale perspektief 
    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 ...
  • Historians and miracles : the principle of analogy and antecedent probability reconsidered 
    Licona, Michael R. 1961-; Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Most Biblical scholars and historians hold that the investigation of a miracle report lies outside of the rights of historians acting within their professional capacity. In this article, I challenge this assertion and ...
  • The pendulum is never static : Jesus Sira to Jesus Christ on women in the light of Judith, Susanna and LXX Esther 
    Jordaan, Pierre J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    When the New Testament is interpreted, directly preceding literature is largely neglected. The dialectical terms, discourse and contra-discourse do not often surface in research on this period. This is especially the ...
  • The influence of psychological type preferences on readers trying to imagine themselves in a New Testament healing story 
    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. ...
  • Hamartia : Foucault and Iran 1978-1979 (1: Introduction and texts) 
    Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    In 1978 Michel Foucault went to Iran as a distinguished intellectual but novice political journalist, controversially reporting on the unfolding revolution, undeniably compromising and wounding his reputation in the European ...