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  • Karl Barth as a homilist 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    Any tribute to Karl Barth as the most important theologian of the 20th century must show an awareness of the many facets of his work. He will long be remembered for his monumental contribution to church dogmatics. The ...
  • Karl Barth's male-female order : a kingpin of dogmatic disparity 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    Karl Barth's gender perspective is often analysed with reference to his so-called "theoethics" or "creational theology". This perspective perpetuates an asymmetry in gender relations that was prevalent in Biblical times, ...
  • Karl Barth's male-female order as asymmetrical theoethics 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    This article is to argues that Karl Barth's revelation-based theology represents male bias entrapped within patriarchal Christian tradition. The rigid way of using the revelation-based model in exegesis and theology goes ...
  • "Kenotiese" prediking - die katalisator vir liturgiese verdieping in die huidige konteks? 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    “Kenotic” preaching – a catalyst for liturgical revival within the present context In this article the urge towards a new liturgical approach is investigated from a systemic perspective. The interactive dynamics of the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • Keuring van kandidate vir teologiese opleiding : noodsaak en toepassing 
    Cooke, Terence; Cooke, F.T. (Frank Terence); Nel, Malan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-08)
    The selection of candidates for theological training is a sensitive issue, as many see it as a verdict on the authenticity of the prospective student’s claim of having been called to ministry by God. This article argues ...
  • Keuse van 'n model vir inhoudsanalise van preke oor armoede en aan armes as hoorders 
    Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie) (Bureau for Scholarly Journals, 2010)
    In hierdie artikel word geargumenteer dat die navorsingsvraag wat die inhoudsanalise van preke begelei, die keuse van ’n model vir die analise beïnvloed. Die outeur is op soek na ’n gepaste model vir preekanalise om preke ...
  • Khōra table : an attempt at a vulnerable Time-Play-Space for a local practical theological voice seeking global harmonies and offering prophetic discord 
    Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-08)
    This paper sought to investigate a possible grammar for a practical theological voice. The paper begins by reflecting on the different grammars currently dominating the voice of theology in South Africa and seeking a way ...
  • Konsep, rituele en proses van Afrika-huwelike 
    Masango, Maake J.S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In many African tribes, sexual relations are legitimate only within the context of marriage. Moreover, all marriages are preceded by extensive preparations involving, inter alia, education (given by the elders of the ...
  • Konseptuele raamwerk vir ’n familie-erediens 
    Wagner-Ferreira, E.C. (Society for Practical Theology in South Africa, 2008)
    This article is about a conceptual framework that is provided in order to assist a minister to ensure that the whole family (including different generations) is addressed in a family service. In many churches different ...
  • Kreatiewe prediking : die noodsaak van kreatiwiteit in die preekgebeure 
    Botha, Johan S. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    Using the limited resources for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in a rapidly changing world presents problems for preachers. Preaching in the reformed tradition is based primarily upon the Bible and the tradition ...
  • Laat ander die praatwerk doen 
    Buchner, Elsje P. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008-04)
    Stories of the calling of female ministers in the Dutch Reformed Church played out over a period of approximately 107 years. The folk mother discourse, which silenced women’s voices in public, developed in the Afrikaner ...
  • The labyrinth as a symbol of life : a journey with God and chronic pain 
    Els, Lishje (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-06-23)
    This article is written in the style and method of an autoethnography that focuses on the author’s spiritual journey with God while living with chronic pain. The labyrinth is used as a metaphor and spiritual tool to ...
  • A language of hope from a homiletical perspective 
    Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The purpose of a sermon is to give hope when it appears that there is none. This hope must be like a light, breaking through the darkness. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music is a transition from darkness to light. His music ...
  • Leadership in the African context : words on leadership 
    Masango, Maake J.S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    The Western world has always viewed the African continent as plagued by corruption; dictatorship; military coups; rebellious leaders; greediness; misuse of power; and incompetent, politically unstable leaders - in effect, ...
  • Leadership in the world of the Bible : (De)institutionalisation as an ongoing process : words on leadership 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    This article discusses the development of leadership in the biblical world in light of structuration theory. The use of the structuration theory is embedded in the theoretical work of Max Weber. Max Weber distinguishes ...
  • Lente in die Teologie : 'n opwindende ligstraal van hoop vir die kerk 
    Muller, Julian C. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Despite popular opinion, current theology is still in the midst of winter. In this article the nature of spring - of it as the in-between season - is taken as a metaphor for theology: between the lines and prior to the ...
  • Leveraging social capital of the church for development : a case study of a farming community in Wellington 
    Beukes, Jacques Walter (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-11-14)
    This article explores how a farming community in Wellington (Bovlei) moved from dependence towards an empowered community through non-profit organisations’ (NPOs) transformative community development initiatives, undertaken ...