• Dialectica reconciliae : Mazamisa’s contribution to the historical development of New Testament interpretation in South Africa 

  Hombana, Mphumezi Asprilla (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  This article attempts to position Prof Mazamisa’s possible contribution to the historical development of New Testament interpretation in South Africa. This investigation is based mainly on his PhD dissertation project ...
• Eskatologie in die boek Sefanja 

  Kirkpatrick, James Dudley (University of Pretoria, 1993-12)

  English: For the past 50 years the book Zephaniah has been the object of intense research. This research has been done from diverse methodological angles; except for obtuse references, the theme of eschatology has, ...
• Possible motivations for Christians to preserve creation 

  May, Andreas (Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie, 2024-01-08)

  Three different aspects are presented that can motivate people to work for the preservation of creation. All three motivations are closely linked to Christianity, so that Christianity could become the key to solve the ...
• The Africa we want : family and youth ministry, inequality, and poverty 

  Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus (Sage, 2024)

  This contribution draws on the Agenda 2063 document to engage the role of family and youth ministry in relation to inequality and poverty. The question this paper addresses is, how can we read Agenda 2063 with a specific ...
• Die bedieningbehoeftes van Afrikaanssprekende universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika 

  Kemm, Nienke; Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  This article is the result of an empirical study conducted in the student congregations of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa and the Reformed Church in South Africa. The study has been ...
• Aspects of the experience of ordination by URCSA female ministers in the Western Cape 

  Curtis, Daryll (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  I would like to draw attention to the experiences of ordained Coloured women in South Africa, in particular those ministering to congregations in the Uniting Reformed Church South Africa (URCSA) in the Western Cape. Coloured ...
• Hope as a restoration of power within a neighbourhood of poverty : a missional reflection 

  Kabongo, Kasebwe Timothee Luc (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2024)

  This article is a reflection on hope. It understands hope as the willpower that makes it possible for human beings to overcome the difficulties of any given here and now and to believe that the improvement of their quality ...
• Raising the future together : assessing the impact of the Chics program on primary caregivers in low-income daycares 

  Van der Merwe, Antoinette; Senyolo, Catherine; Van Niekerk, Attie (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study ...
• Mind the doxastic space : examining the social epistemology of the Ethiopian wax and gold tradition 

  Girma, Mohammed (MDPI, 2023-09-21)

  The wax and gold tradition is mainly known as an Ethiopian literary system that plays with layers of meanings. It has also established itself as a system of knowledge and/or belief production and validation. However, its ...
• Orthodox justification of collective violence : an epistemological and systematic framework 

  Simion, Marian G. (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  Using a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, ...
• Pauline concept of ministry in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and the religious celebrity syndrome in Nigeria 

  Enobong, Solomon; Ituma, Ezichi Anya; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  This study aims to investigate the Pauline concept of ministry as delineated in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and its correlation with the prevalence of the religious celebrity syndrome within the Nigerian Church, with the objective ...
• Unmasking Nigeria’s leadership conundrum : the role of the church 

  Onuorah, Chioma P. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  The intricacies of Nigeria’s leadership challenges present a formidable obstacle to the nation’s progress. Corruption, political instability, and ethnic and religious tensions form a complex web that impedes development. ...
• ‘We too are human’ : religious experiences of gay and lesbian Christians in Harare 

  Chibango, Conrad (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  The issue of same-sex relationships is complex in Zimbabwe because of the prevailing hostile legal provisions, and cultural and religious beliefs. While it is a criminal offence to practise same-sex relationships in ...
• R.G. Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer conundrum : contextualising Romans 1:26–27 

  Chabata, Lovejoy (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  Zimbabwe’s late President, R.G. Mugabe, became (in)famous for his bawdy and scurrilous attacks on people of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientation. In Romans 1:26–27, Paul seems to berate ...
• Reading the resurrection appearance at the lakeside through lenses of sensing and intuition 

  Francis, Leslie John; Stevenson, Adam J. (AOSIS, 2024-02)

  This study forms part of a research project designed to test the sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking (SIFT) approach to biblical hermeneutics in respect of a wide range of biblical passages. On this occasion, two ...
• Social inclusion of street vendors in Harare : challenges and opportunities 

  Chibango, Conrad (AOSIS, 2024-01)

  Zimbabwe’s unending socioeconomic crisis has led to the flooding of informal street vendors in its urban areas, a development that has led to incessant clashes between the street vendors and the local authorities. ...
• The role of storytelling as a possible trauma release for war veterans : a narrative approach 

  Dickson, Nicole; Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  The master narrative of Apartheid South Africa created a specific identity for white boys and men and, together with this identity, a very particular role and place within the South African context. This identity was ...
• Theology, philosophy and technology : perspectives from the Hervormde Kerk 

  Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This contribution is located in the field of Historical Theology. It gives an overview (postWorld War II) of the philosophical-theological discourse on technology and humanity, articulated by academics who were members ...
• The impacts of cashless policy on churches in Enugu, Nigeria 

  Chukwuma, O.G. (Onyekachi) (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  The study investigates the impacts of the cashless policy on churches in Enugu, Nigeria and was carried out between January 2023 and May 2023 when the cashless policy was newly implemented in Nigeria. Through the purposive ...
• The influence of Islam on Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal 

  Ngubane, Simesihle Eric; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  This article explores the influence of Islam among the Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Although several studies focus on the history and experiences of the Asian diaspora or Asian Muslim community, there is a ...

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