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  • Homilie oor geloofsonderskeiding in ‘n akkoord van drie 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-08-22)
    This article reflects on discernment as a key Christian faith practice of the believing community that wants to live according to its vision and mission as articulated in 1 Peter 2:21: To this you were called, because ...
  • Homo disruptus and the future church 
    Ungerer, Andre Gerhardus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-11-21)
    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a phrase that is frequently heard in the media. This study explores the major changes that this revolution has installed for us. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is an umbrella term ...
  • Hou Christus die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika in stand? 
    Ungerer, Andre Gerhardus (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-07)
    The Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA) that is situated in South-Africa is currently experiencing a serious decline in numbers. The question arises whether Christ will sustain the NRCA in the words of the ...
  • Inkarnering van die missio Dei as praktykmodel vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-21)
    The decline of the church in the West is of great concern to many today. The Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA), experiences the same tendency. We are living in a time when survival is on the mind of most ...
  • Institusioneel vasgeloop? Die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika 
    Steenkamp, P.L. (Petrus Leonard) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-17)
    The Netherdutch Reformed Church (Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika) finds itself in a precarious situation. It could be described as a watershed moment in the life of this denomination. The impasse developed due to ...
  • Is rewritten Bible/Scripture the solution to the Synoptic Problem? 
    Malan, Gert Jacobus (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-05-28)
    New Testament scholars have for centuries posited different solutions to the Synoptic Problem. Recently a new solution was proposed. Mogens Müller applies Geza Vermes’s term rewritten Bible to the canonical gospels. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Kerk met karakter : die perspektief van Gerber Heitink 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Mainstream churches worldwide are experiencing a decline in membership. The wellknown Dutch practical theologian Gerben Heitink’s (2007) latest book "Een kerk met karakter, Tijd voor heroriëntatie" is an attempt to address ...
  • 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 ...
  • Kerkreg? Die plek van kerkreg en kerkregering 
    Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    It is generally accepted that John Calvin can be referred to as the founder of the presbyterial-synodal form of church government which is found in the Reformed Churches. It would therefore be appropriate to focus on ...
  • Kerkverband : 'n poging tot reformasie in die negentiende eeu 
    Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-09)
    The view exists that the term denomination is especially evident of the nineteenth century Netherlands at the time when an attempt was made to accomplish change in the Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk. The decay in the Church ...
  • The Kingdom of God : Utopian or existential? 
    Malan, Gert Jacobus (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-06-26)
    The Kingdom of God was a central theme in Jesus’ vision. Was it meant to be understood as utopian as Mary Ann Beavis views it, or existential? In 1st century CE Palestine, kingdom of God was a political term meaning ...
  • Lense op spiritualiteit en kerkwees : die pad vorentoe vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-07-10)
    At this point of time the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA) is facing the seemingly unsolvable dilemma of not being able to handle diversity in a positive manner. By applying three lenses to the current impasse ...
  • The Leuenberg Agreement and church unity : a possible matrix to cross ten seas with? 
    Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article gives a short historical background to the debate between Lutherans and Calvinists on unity. It is important that this debate should also start in Southern Africa. The focus is placed on the Leuenberg Agreement ...
  • Martin Luther en teologiebeoefening in die toekoms 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-28)
    The Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa prides itself for the fact that she has always appreciated the German-Lutheran tradition. The Reformed Theological College has for 15 years contributed to the appreciation of ...
  • Martin Luther oor oneerlikheid in die ekonomie 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-07-08)
    This article is about Martin Luther’s economic ethics. Background information is given about the economic situation 500 years ago. The high levels of poverty in Germany were the main reason behind the health crisis experienced ...
  • Missionale gemeentes in die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika - teologies verantwoord 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-11-04)
    The Christian churches are experiencing a major paradigm shift as they attemp to navigate the 20th century. Around the mid-fourth century to the mid-twentieth century CE, often referred to as the ‘age of Christendom’, ...
  • Multidissiplinêre benadering tot praktiese ekklesiologie 
    Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-11-07)
    In this contribution the author proposes a multi-disciplinary approach to ecclesiology. Ecclesiology receives some attention in all theological disciplines; however, the various methods and approaches of the different ...
  • Narratief vir kerk-wees vandag 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11-20)
    We live in a time when survival seems to be the biggest concern of most mainline congregations and denominations. How can the church possibly survive? This is a question that is asked in almost every corner of the ...
  • Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika as volkskerk : oorsig en herbesinning 
    Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-11)
    The Church Order of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) states in Ordinance 4 that the NHKA is a "volkskerk", meaning a Church that is ethnically based and focused on the ministry to Afrikaans speaking people. ...