Browsing HTS Volume 59, Number 4 (2003) by Title

Browsing HTS Volume 59, Number 4 (2003) by Title

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  • Kerkhervorming in Hongarye 
    Papp, Kalman Diederik (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article focuses on a description of the Reformation in Hungary. Research into the historical backgrounds of the South-African clerical family Papp (of which the progenitor, the Reverend Kálmán Papp, is the only Hungarian ...
  • Moral regeneration : seedbeds for civic virtue 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Taking his cue from a recent report by the US National Council on Civil Society, the author discusses a number of “seedbeds of civic virtue” that may play a role in the much needed moral regeneration of South African ...
  • Plek en funksie van ’n projek-bestuursmodel in ’n makrogemeente 
    Van den Berg, A.A. (Adreaan Albertus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The article aims to provide in the need for a project management model for efficient and effective congregation management, following the shift from a modern to a postmodern culture. This model gives congregation members ...
  • A profile of the belief in Jesus and salvation among the Afrikaans speaking Christian youth 
    Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article is based on the results of a large-scale empirical-theological research project on “Religion and Human Rights among South African Youth.” Using the extensive database of this project, the article focuses on ...
  • Psalm 69:36c-37b : a reinterpretation of a deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula? 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In Psalm 69:36c-37b reference is made to the deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula “yrš ‘rs” (i e possession of the land). A reinterpretation of this formula in these verses is proposed. The promise regarding the possession ...
  • Statistieke vertel ’n storie : ’n visie vir die Hervormde Kerk op pad na 2010 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The aim of this article is to draw the outline of the “story” of the Hervormde Kerk by means of empirical research. Results drawn from statistics, both worldwide and local, combined with responses to a questionnaire survey ...
  • Tegnologie en sinvolle bestaan in Afrika 
    Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In dealing with the human capability to improve reality, there are both pessimistic and optimistic views. Pessimistic views include the ancient Greek tragedies and the second law of thermodynamics according to which the ...
  • Vilifikasie : ’n nuwe kyk op die bedreiging in Kolossense 
    Boonzaaier, Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    An overview of research reveals that the quest to identify the opponents in Colossians appears to be a dominant research theme. However, despite this fact, there is still no general consensus about the identity of the ...
  • Wêreld as gelykenis : ’n trajek om die middelterm van die “teologie” te vind 
    Buitendag, Johan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In this article the different ways of bridging the gap between the concepts theos + logos in the word “theology” are investigated. This could either be done from above or from below. In order to conceive a workable definition ...
  • Wêreld- en tydsbeskouing in antieke kulture 
    Nel, Marius Johannes (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Three important cultures that dominated the Ancient Near East in the three millennia BCE are investigated to delineate their world views, as well as their views of time and eternity. The aim of the article is to describe ...
  • Zoroastranisme en die ontstaan van apokaliptiese denke 
    Nel, Marius Johannes (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Where and how did apocalyptic thought originate? Ancient cultures looked at the world as a changeless essence. A battle between good and evil, order and chaos is distinctive of the world. But the victory of good and order ...