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  • 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. ...
  • Pax Romana as agtergrond van die Christelike kerugma 
    Boshoff, Frans J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-08-31)
    The concept ‘kingdom of God’ is fundamental to the kerygma on the salvific meaning of Jesus Christ in New Testament times. This article aims to explore the raison d’être why this concept had been such an important element ...
  • Prakties teologiese ondersoek na die betrokkenheid van gemeentes in die gemeenskap waarbinne hul bestaan 
    Ungerer, Andre Gerhardus (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-11-04)
    The study deals with the question about the involvement of congregations of the two traditional Reformational churches in South Africa, namely the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa ...
  • Protestant ethic : contributing towards a meaningful workplace 
    Steenkamp, P.L. (Petrus Leonard) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-04-12)
    Little did Max Weber know that his essay ‘Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism’, written in 1905 (which was republished in 1920), would survive the times and still be a source for discussion and interpretation ...
  • Rudolf Bultmann se verstaan van vryheid 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-06-12)
    This article is a reworked version of a paper delivered at a symposium on the life and work of Rudolf Bultmann who was born on the 20th August 1884. The article deals with Bultmann’s understanding of Christian freedom. ...
  • Rudolf Bultmann – Evangelie en geloof 
    Van Wyk, G.M.J. (Gafie) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-25)
    Although the name Rudolf Bultmann is well known in South African ecclesiastical circles, many South Africans distrust his theology because of prejudice and the suspicion that it is not faithful to scripture. A synopsis ...
  • Teologiese ensiklopedie volgens Rudolf Bultmann 
    Boshoff, Piet B. (Petrus Benjamin) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-08-31)
    The purpose of this article is to present Bultmann’s view on theology. The theme is relevant, since there is confusion as to what theology is or should be. Although his theological contribution remains under attack, Bultmann ...
  • Theo-genetiese kodes van die APEHL, soos afgelei uit Efesiërs 4, beliggaam 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-29)
    The focus of this article is on the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Word become flesh, as a way of talking about and understanding mission and addresses at least two concerns in the contemporary debate about the missional ...
  • Third A.S. Geyser Commemorative Lecture on 30 March 2017 : welcoming address by the moderator of the executive of the General Assembly of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa 
    Ungerer, Andre Gerhardus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017)
    With the wisdom of hindsight, I briefly want to reflect on some events in the past. Of course, there are many good things to say about the past, but given that the lecture of Dr Wim Dreyer is about Albert Geyser, it is ...
  • Verdien Homo naledi ‘n plek in ons familie-album? ‘n Teologiese besinning oor die evoluering van spiritualiteit met spesifieke verwysing na die begraafplaasteorie van Lee Berger en die ‘Rising-Star’-ekspedisie 
    Pienaar, J.J. (Kobus) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-12-06)
    The discovery of a new homonin species called Homo naledi evoked unprecedented interest, even outside the scientific disciplines who are researching extinct homonin species. The reason for this is that Prof. Lee Berger, ...