Browsing Theology by Author "Van der Merwe, P.J."

Browsing Theology by Author "Van der Merwe, P.J."

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  • Ancestor worship – is it Biblical? 
    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 ...
  • Church and culture : a religio-theological perspective 
    Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    The ethnic church (“volkskerk”) is central to the ecclesiology and Church Order of the Reformed Church in Africa (Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk). This article questions notions of culture, ethnicity, ethnic people (“volk”) ...
  • The contribution of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NHKA) to theological training at the Transvaal University College 
    Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    The ideal of theological training of candidates for the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church (NHK) found its first (formal) expression in 1884. Difficult ecclesiastical, social and economic circumstances (including the ...
  • Evangeliserende gemeente : 'n leefwyse? 'n besinning oor missionere gerigtheid as aspek van gemeentewees 
    Swanepoel, P.C.; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The church finds itself in a crisis. The essence of this crisis manifests itself in the fact that the church has forgotten its vocation to be an evangelising church. There are, however, a multitude of factors which hamper ...
  • Inheemswording en inkulturasie : implikasies vir teologie en kerk 
    Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    Although the intimate bond between Church and culture was realised quite early on, it only became a theological issue after missionaries like Xavier, Ricci and DeNobili experimented with accommodation and adaptation in ...
  • Kerk en kultuur - 'n godsdiens-teologiese perspektief 
    Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The intimate and symbiotic relationship between religion and culture postulated by various sociologists of religion is accepted as backdrop for an elaboration of the principle of the church being in the world but not of ...
  • Van der Leeuw en Noordmans oor teologie : godsdienswetenskaplike agtergronde van die gesprek 
    Geyser, Anna Barbara; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    In this theological-historical study the question arises on the value of religious studies for theology. An outline - mainly of Prof G van der Leeuw's and Dr O Noordmans's views - is given in the article, and the following ...