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  • Kerk en kultuur by die vryheidsoekende Afrikaner van die 19e eeu - 'n historiese ondersoek 
    Pont, A.D. (Adriaan Drost), 1927- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this study attention is given to the question of the correlation between and/or position of the church vis à vis culture among the republican Afrikaner of the 19th century. Initially attention is given to a ...
  • Kerk en samelewing 25 jaar later : was die kool die sous werd? 
    Van der Merwe, J.M. (Johan Matthys) (Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, 2011-09)
    25 Years have passed since the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church accepted a new policy document: Church and Society in Light of Scripture. This document came into being after a several years of struggle. The ...
  • 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 ...
  • Kerk se korporatiewe identiteit 
    Buitendag, Johan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article investigates the rather unknown theme of “corporate identity and corporate image” as applied to the church. Starting from the premise that corporate identity enables us to communicate change, direction and a ...
  • Kerk vanaf die Ou Testament en die Nuwe Testament tot vandag I : ‘voortsetting, vervanging of transformasie?’ 
    Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-09-22)
    In this article the concept of ‘church’ in the Old Testament is investigated, the way this concept started, developed and evolved is discussed, and then the question is asked whether it is possible to employ this concept ...
  • Kerk, die huwelik en seks - 'n morele krisis? 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-03)
    Within Western societies the church is challenged by a new sexual "morality". Seemingly, the traditional theological answers do not address the challenge sufficiently. The incompetence of the church to change people's minds ...
  • Kerkgeskiedskrywing: hoe skryf ons kerkgeskiedenis? 
    Pont, A.D. (Adriaan Drost), 1927- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Every generation writes its own history of the Church. As the past is continually evaluated from different points of view and as every generation asks new questions, so the understanding of the past changes and history ...
  • 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 ...
  • Kerkleierskap as bemiddeling van 'n onmoontlike werklikheid : 'n prakties teologiese ondersoek na die rol van leierskap in die transformasie van gemeentes 
    Labuschagne, Frederick Johannes (Frikkie); Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    The Church finds herself in a complex society, which currently has a destructive impact on the realisation of the Church. To overcome the challenges of our time, leaders must help to shape new realities creatively and ...
  • Kerklik-akademiese portret van B J van der Merwe (1926-1968) : Deel een - student en predikant 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The first part deals with van der Merwe’s tertiary education, his year as church minister, as well as his preparation and study as doctoral student at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. The influence of Van Selms, ...
  • Kerklik-akademiese portret van B J van der Merwe (1926-1968) : Deel twee - predikant en dosent 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This second part deals with Van der Merwe's years as minister in Johannesburg and Magaliesburg (1956-1964) and his years as lecturer at Unisa (1964-1968). The socio-historic conditions in the country as well as in the ...
  • Kerklike eenheid tussen die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika en die Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000)
    Church unity between the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) and the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika (HKSA) was a theme that was not even discussed in the past. The reason: the mission policy of the NHKA was ...
  • Kerklike stimulasie van eietydse transformasieprosesse en die geleentheid wat dit aan nywerheidsbediening bied 
    Muller, Michau; Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11-22)
    The church had reacted to both political and industrial change. Localised theology was the answer to a restricted political dispensation, and the final result was the application of liberation theology. The Kairos Document, ...
  • Kerklike tradisie en kultuur as bydraende faktore in die diens aan die Koninkryk – die lewe en werk van dominee Kalman Papp II (geb. 1924) 
    Papp, Kalman Diederik (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-05-22)
    This study describes how reverend Kálmán Papp (1924– ) was able to leave his land of origin behind under difficult, unasked-for and compelling circumstances and embrace a new future in a far-off and unknown country. ...
  • Kerklike verkondiging in dialekties-teologiese perspektief ('n teug uit die ou teologiese velsakke) 
    Van Zyl, F.J. (Francois Jacobus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This article attempts to ascertain the essence of the message preached by churches whose dogma is influenced by dialectical theology, especially that of Karl Barth. The basic point of departure is that although the theology ...
  • Kerkreg? Die plek van kerkreg en kerkregering 
    Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    It is generally accepted that John Calvin can be referred to as the founder of the presbyterial-synodal form of church government which is found in the Reformed Churches. It would therefore be appropriate to focus on ...
  • Kerkverband : 'n poging tot reformasie in die negentiende eeu 
    Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-09)
    The view exists that the term denomination is especially evident of the nineteenth century Netherlands at the time when an attempt was made to accomplish change in the Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk. The decay in the Church ...
  • Kerkvereniging en kerkreg : geskiedenis, beginsel en praktyk 
    Hofmeyr, J.W. (Johannes Wynand), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this article the need for a clearer focus on the history, principles and practice of church polity in the process of church re-unification is addressed. This is specifically focused on the process currently under way ...
  • Kerkvorming en -ontwikkeling in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak 
    Pelser, G.M.M. (Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    This study considers the question as to how the church originated, in view of the fact that it was not founded or intended by Jesus, and examines how it developed during the course of time covered by the writings of the ...
  • Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 1 : Eenheid te midde van veelheid 
    Van Wyk, Tanya (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-10-09)
    From a narrative theological perspective, the article tells the story of the church which has always been characterised by a tension between unity and plurality. The article illustrates that the root of the tension can ...