Browsing Research Articles (Science of Religion and Missiology) by Title

Browsing Research Articles (Science of Religion and Missiology) by Title

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  • Stormkompas in tye van aanpasbare verandering - kontoere van missionêre leierskap 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    The article describes outlines of and elaborates on missional leadership in the challenging times of adaptive change. The insights of Roxburg & Romanuk (2006) and Van Gelder (2007), especially in terms of their contributions ...
  • Stryd oor die opstanding aan die Teologiese Fakulteit by UP. 'n Gesprek met Prof Julian Müller 
    Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    In recent years some of the lecturers at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria were confronted with the question whether they believed in the historical and physical resurrection of Jesus. This article ...
  • Syncretism and inculturation in the Nso’ context of Cameroon 
    Nyuyki, Peter Siysi; Van Niekerk, Attie (Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2016)
    This article gives a brief history and meaning of the terms syncretism and inculturation. The article highlights the fact that over the centuries Christianity has wrestled with syncretism. Following Lamin Sanneh (1989) ...
  • Televangelism : a study of the ‘Pentecost hour’ of the Church of Pentecost 
    White, Peter; Assimeng, Abraham Anim (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-08-31)
    The liberalisation of the Ghanaian media since the 1990s has drastically changed the media landscape of Ghana and given rise to the use of the mass media for evangelism purposes. The advent of the mass media offered ...
  • Teologie van godsdienste : 'n perspektief op die verhouding tussen Christendom en tradisionele Afrika godsdienste 
    Beyers, Jaco (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    In this discussion the relationship between Christianity and the traditional African religion is critically evaluated. The relationship is viewed from the perspective of the understanding of revelation and from the ...
  • Theology and higher education : the place of a Faculty of Theology at a South African university 
    Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-10-28)
    In 2017, the Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary at the University of Pretoria. Celebrating a centennial is as much as looking back as looking forward. In a changing world with changing paradigms how does one ...
  • Theology of religions : models for interreligious dialogue in South Africa 
    Freeman, Tessa (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017)
    A model for the theology of religions within the South African context is presented in this chapter. The problem which is addressed is the reluctance of Christians to engage with fellow South Africans from other traditions. ...
  • Theology of religions in Martin Luther 
    Shaw, Wilhelmina Magdalena (Elmien) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017)
    This chapter is a perspective on the theology of religions of the Reformation, and in particular from Martin Luther. During the year of the 500th celebration of the Reformation, it is appropriate to pay special attention ...
  • The throne of God as a prototype of primacy in the church and in creation 
    Birzu, Vasile (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-11-29)
    This study emphasises the cosmic dimensions of the Church understood as the Throne of God, analysing its understanding in this way by the great writers and thinkers of the ancient world, for example, Philo the Alexandrine, ...
  • A Timbuktu manuscript expressing the mystical thoughts of Yusuf-ibn-Said 
    Sukdaven, Maniraj; Mukhtar, Asgher; Fernana, Hamid (Association for the Study of Religion, 2016)
    This article is based on a Timbuktu manuscript listed in a digital form on the Library of Congress – Global Gateway. The authors of this article were involved in the translation and exegesis of the manuscript. Of significance, ...
  • Toekoms van die Afrikaanse gereformeerde kerke in Suid-Afrika : moontlike, waarskynlike en verkieslike opsies 
    Tolmay, Barry John (Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2020)
    In 1994, South Africa experienced a radical paradigm shift which in some ways led Afrikaans reformed churches into a state of semi-paralysis. Over the past twenty-six years the church has had to deal with the resultant ...
  • Toekoms van die drie Afrikaanse hoofstroomkerke saam 
    Tolmay, Barry John (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11)
    The future of the three mainstream Afrikaans Churches. The union of the three mainstream Afrikaans Churches encompasses inter alia a mutual origin, a mutual socio-historical contextualism, a mutual language experience ...
  • Together towards life : sailing with pirates 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (University of South Africa, Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, 2015)
    In this research, the 2013 mission affirmation of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC), Together towards life – Mission and evangelism in changing landscapes (TTL), is evaluated through a rather unique hermeneutical lens ...
  • Together towards life and mission : a basis for good governance in church and society today 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-05-06)
    In this research, important policy decisions by the 2013 General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church on the missional nature of the church were investigated in dialogue with the new mission affirmation of the World Council ...
  • Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2015)
    Any meaningful discussion of the various understandings of mission and Missiology needs to take cognizance of the important policy document accepted by the World Council of Churches at its 10th Assembly in Busan, ...
  • Tolerance in Islam 
    Nafisi, Shadi (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-11-22)
    A difference in thought, behaviour and tastes is one of the realities of human life which is rooted in the nature of man’s creation; a fact, the acceptance of which requires the development of human society and the increase ...
  • Towards a Theology of HIV / AIDS 
    Van Wyngaard, Arnau (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In a world which is slowly but surely being devastated by the HIV / AIDS pandemic, the church needs to get involved in the fight against this disease. In many places the church has conveniently denied that HIV / AIDS has ...
  • Transformative spirituality and missional leadership 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (Brill Academic Publishers, 2016-03)
    The importance of transformative spirituality for missional leadership is explored. Missional leadership is defined as the transformation of people and institutions to participate, through meaningful relations and in the ...
  • Trends in missional ecclesiology 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-06-29)
    Missional ecclesiology emerged as one of the significant trends in mission studies and ecumenical discussion in the last couple of years. What were these trends in missional ecclesiology? What kind of missional theology ...
  • Turning point in Christianity : eastern Europe in the late 20th century 
    Tolmay, Barry John (Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2018)
    Ten years before the collapse of communism, there were warning signs that the Soviet Union’s economy was becoming crippled. Soviet authorities controlled and influenced the Russian Orthodox Church and they jailed leaders ...