Browsing Research Articles (Church History and Church Policy) by Issue Date

Browsing Research Articles (Church History and Church Policy) by Issue Date

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  • "... Quam intime medullae animi mei suspirabant tibi" : de spiritualiteit van Augustinus' "Verborgen jaren" tot aan de bekering in 386 
    Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007-05)
    In popular works, and even in handbooks of (church) history, it is often assumed that Augustine was converted from paganism to Christianity. This perception is incorrect. Augustine (354-430) was a North African by birth. ...
  • Augustine's Historiographical method 
    Duncan, Graham A.; Buqa, Wonke (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007-05)
    Originally written to defend the church against charges of being responsible for the destruction of the city of Rome in 410 CE, Augustine’s City of God has come to stand as a monument to theological reflection on the history ...
  • Some thoughts on cultural transformation theory as a tool in historical research 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007-05)
    Riane Eisler’s cultural transformation theory challenges traditional approaches to historical interpretation. Her theory posits the view that history is the result of the interaction of two evolutionary trends. Firstly, ...
  • Plek van die kerkreg en kerkregering in die nuwe konstitusionele bedeling 
    Ungerer, D. (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2007-09)
    In 1994 a new political dispensation came into effect in South Africa with the Constitution as the highest authority. The question that is being asked here is : "How does church law and church governance fit into this ...
  • Mormonism's Jesse Haven and the early focus on proselytising the Afrikaner at the Cape of Good Hope, 1853-1855 
    Cannon, J.G. (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2007-09)
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the Mormon church is officially known, has emphasised the Christian vocation to mission almost since its founding in the USA in April 1830. While Mormon historians have ...
  • The passage to ordination in the Southern African Presbyterian tradition : a historical perspective and prospect 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2007-09)
    This article traces some of the formal processes in the passage to ordination in southern African Presbyterianism. It draws on historical aspects from the Scottish, English, USA and New Zealand experiences, these being ...
  • The growth of partnership in mission in global mission history during the twentieth century 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-09)
    Partnership in mission came to be a byword for developing missionary relationships during the twentieth century. During this time its meaning and practice changed, often imperceptibly. This is seen in the regular conferences ...
  • Piety and profit : accounting for money in West African Pentecostalism (Part 2) 
    Ukah, A. (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2007-09)
    The study of mobilisation and organisation of money in churches is not new : it is actually a staple of Western Christianity where documentation is a routine practice and openness is accepted as a norm of existence for ...
  • Piety and profit : accounting for money in West African Pentecostalism (Part 1) 
    Ukah, A. (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2007-09)
    The study of mobilisation and organisation of money in churches is not new : it is actually a staple of Western Christianity where documentation is a routine practice and openness is accepted as a norm of existence for ...
  • Early Presbyterian influences at the University of Pretoria 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    Presbyterianism, through two significant personalities, provided an important impetus to the formation and development of the early University of Pretoria. Their contribution has to be understood in terms of the contexts ...
  • Post-Reformation reformed sources and children 
    Neele, A.C. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-03)
    This article suggests that the topic "children" received considerable attention in the post-Reformation era - the period of CA 1565-1725. In particular, the author argues that the post-Reformation Reformed sources attest ...
  • Hermeneutiek van kerkgeskiedenis en "teologiegeskiedenis" : 'n "nuwe paradigma" vir kerkgeskiedenis 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-06)
    This study reflects on a new paradigm for church history. The traditional definition of church history, as a study of the growth and development of the church in all its facets, constricts church history to disclose too ...
  • Reformasie en Skrifinterpretasie : die nuwe wat die Reformasie gebring en ook moontlik gemaak het 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The aim of this article is to emphasize new trends in the interpretation of the Scriptures that were brought about by the Reformation and that were consequently made possible for the future. Reformation thinking and modern ...
  • The Church of Scotland’s historic approach to partnership in mission : 1929-1965 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008-12)
    The Church of Scotland has exercised a long term commitment to mission and its twentieth century expression, partnership in mission. However, its theory and practice have often been at odds with one another. This has ...
  • 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 ...
  • Church history and church polity in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria 
    Duncan, Graham A.; Van der Merwe, J.M. (Johan Matthys); Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Theology has been an integral part of the University of Pretoria since its inception and Church History has been taught since the establishment of the Faculty of Theology in 1917. At that time, the Presbyterian Church of ...
  • The history of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria : a Dutch Reformed perspective 1938–2008 
    Van der Merwe, J.M. (Johan Matthys); Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    In 1938 the Faculty of Theology Section B was established at the University of Pretoria, which could be likened to a small fountain. As the fountain flowed through the decades of history, it grew and became a river that ...
  • The Dutch Reformed Church and the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria 
    Du Toit, P.R. (Philippus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The focus of this article is on the fundamental and practical reasons that led to the establishment of theological training by the Dutch Reformed Church in the northern part of South Africa. The Faculty of Theology (Division ...
  • Augustinus en de Joden : een inleidend overzicht 
    Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    The article explores how Augustine of Hippo (354-430) deals with the Jews and Judaism. First it investigates the occurrence and meaning of the word “Iudaeus” in Augustine’s works. It turns out that Augustine, unlike many ...