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Xapile, Spiwo Patrick. "The quest for unity between the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa, 1959-1973." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/70309.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Nineteenth century Presbyterian witness in South Africa provides us with a wonderful testimony of close work relationships between ministers that served independent colonial congregations and missionaries in native mission stations. However, these relationships remained good as long as these two streams of Presbyterianism were kept separate. Attempts to form one Church failed resulting to the formation of the Presbyterian Church in South Africa, a coming together of some mission and colonial congregations, in 1897. The ma

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Mahokoto, Sipho Sidwell. "Church unity and social contexts : the ecumenical debate on ecclesiology and ethics." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95943.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is motivated by challenges arising from decades’ long debates, conversations and tensions regarding church unity within the ecumenical movement and also amongst the Reformed churches locally and globally. This study seeks to investigate the role that church unity can play in relation to social contexts. This study argues that there is no adequate ecclesiology without ethics, and – theologically speaking – no adequate ethics without ecclesiology. Church unity can play a significant role in society, especially with

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Obengo, Tom Joel. "The quest for human dignity in the ethics of pregnancy termination : a theological-ethical evaluation of the church's approach in Kenya." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85670.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study describes and analyses the problem of termination of pregnancy, with special attention to its prevalence in Kenya, where more than seven hundred abortions are performed daily on girls between fifteen and seventeen years of age. Although pregnancy termination is illegal in Kenya, its practice goes on in the rural villages, in homes, in urban streets and in private clinics. The research focuses on the ethical quest for human dignity in the context of the church’s response to the challenge of termination of pregnancy. It

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Phiri, Michael John Jonifani. "Secular humanism in Malawi : a historical-theological inquiry." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86417.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of this thesis is to present a historical-theological inquiry regarding secular humanism in Malawi. Some Christians have tried to respond, but there has been no detailed historical-theological response from the Church or theologians, nor has there been any critical investigation into the philosophy and underlying assumptions of secular humanism (understood as a specific movement and a broader intellectual current). (SHOULD BE REMOVED) The study is both historical and theological in perspective. It is historical, i

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Palm, Selina Hazel. "Transforming hope? : a theological-ethical vision, virtue and practice for the common good." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20135.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research project is to explore whether there are convincing, contemporary theological traditions within Christianity for conceptualising a socially responsible hope for our current times that can be envisioned, embodied and enacted in our world. It uses a theological-ethical framework of hope as social vision, virtue and practice to unpack the shape of hope systematically. It draws on diverse theologians such as Jürgen Moltmann, Albert Nolan, Walter Brueggemann and Flora Keshgegian as well as the Catholic ph

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Delport, Khegan Marcel. "The white line : Rowan Williams on time and tragedy." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96120.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, I will be concerned with the viability of a tragic theology that is at the same time able to cohere with the standards of a classically orthodox Christian theology. My study will focus on a particular figure, namely Rowan Williams who, I will argue, exemplifies a blending together of these two concerns. However, as we shall see in this study, ‘tragic theology’ is by no means an uncontroversial affair since some argue that it implies heterodox conclusions in relation to God, creation, sin, etc. My aim is to counter

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Odejayi, Abiodun Oladipupo. "Towards an understanding of the implication and challenge of the emerging church movement for ecclesiology in post-colonial Africa : an evangelical perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20122.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, we seek to highlight the possible implications, challenges and opportunities postmodernism has for evangelical ecclesiology. Informed by the ongoing conversation between the emerging church movement and mainstream evangelicals, we seek to determine how we account for our being and becoming the ecclesial people of God in Christ by the Spirit in the light of emerging postmodern realities. Taking postmodernism as an ally of post-colonialism and seeing negritude as its antecedent, we also seek to highlight the i

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Compaan, Auke 1968. "Kreatiewe pluralismes? : 'n kritiese analise van wet en evangelie in die denke van Michael Welker." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52910.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: How can believers live meaningful in our postmodern, disordered world? The thesis of this study is that the German theologian, Michael Weiker's exciting understanding of pluralism can assist people to get along in a new way in our complex world. This study is in essence a project that aims to assist people to orientate themselves within a world in which they are confronted on a daily basis with a variety of ethical choices, a plurality of lifestyles and values, as well as conflicting claims of the truth in a variety of cult

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Verhoef, Anne Hendrik. "Alfa en omega : ’n studie in die trinitariese denke van Robert Jenson." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1346.

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Thesis (DTh (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology))—University of Stellenbosch, 2008.<br>This study offers an overview, interpretation and critical evaluation of the theology of the Lutheran American theologian Robert Jenson. The first aim is to give an outline of his theology in such a way that the importance of the relation between God and time in his thought will become clear in this process. This study will therefore focus on specific themes in his theology and the implications for the current theological debate on time, eternity, history and God. The title was also the title of Jenson’s o

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Bester, Gottlieb Christiaan. "Leierskap, spiritualiteit en teologiese opleiding : histories-teologiese perspektiewe in gesprek met die lewe en werk van Dietrich Bonhoeffer." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3357.

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Thesis (MDiv (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>The statement of the thesis focus on the relationship decrease of the authority of the leader, the expectation of the leadership and the theological training offered in student preparation. The researcher will attempt to answer the problems posed by the thesis statement through discourse with the 20th century theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I used Bonhoeffer as an example for the problems he encountered in Germany strokes with the problem in my problem statement. This is a problem regarding the authorit

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Cheong, In Taek. "A Christian ethic in the modern and postmodern world." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51593.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In seeking to evaluate a Christian ethic in the modern and postmodern world, we should first search for the ethical principles of modernism and of postmodernism. Thereafter, we should attempt to find a common ethical principle in both modernism and postmodernisrn. In this way we can establish whether or not modern and postmodern ethics approximate to Christian ethics. Modern ethics originated from and were established on the concept of 'the self or selfcentrism as defined in this thesis. More exactly, modern ethics were gr

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Gunde, Samuel. "A church historical enquiry regarding growth of membership in the church of Central Africa, Presbyterian - Harare Synod (1912 – 2012)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80002.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis has its title: ‘A Church Historical Enquiry Regarding Growth of Membership in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian-Harare Synod (1912-2012). As the denomination celebrated hundred years of existence in Zimbabwe in June 2012, this thesis focuses on the aspect of the growth of membership in the church in question. In order to study this growth of membership in the named denomination, one should take note of the fact that the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian-Harare Synod is in many ways the resultant of mig

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Myburgh, Daniella. "Christian faith and justice? : a theological investigation into Nicholas Wolterstorff's perspectives on justice." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80035.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As backdrop and context for this study, injustices present in South Africa are briefly discussed, as well as the impact of such injustices on the people of the country. The focus then turns to the work of Nicholas Wolterstorff in order to see what type of light Wolterstorff’s perspectives on justice can shed on the quest for justice in contemporary societies, and what type of role the Christian faith can play within such justice discourses. An attempt is made to address this question by describing Wolterstorff's central ide

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Chung, Youjin. "Looking anew at the new prophecy : Tertullian's montanism and Pentecostalism as neo-montanism." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85614.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Through the eyes of the Catholic Church, one usually looks at Montanism as a second-century heretical sect. This prevailed orthodox view has devalued the Catholic Tertullian as a schismatic when he had accepted Montanism as his theological verification. The recent scholarship, however, has challenged that Tertullian’s transition to Montanism had not necessarily resulted from his theological conclusion. Rather this suggests that Tertullian, from the very beginning, was much more sympathetic to the new prophets than to the Ca

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Thipa, Joseph Andrew. "Atonement and human rights? : implications of the classic Reformed doctrine of atonement for the building of a human rights culture in contemporary Malawi." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1261.

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Thesis (DTh (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology))—University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is a critical investigation of a theological basis for believers and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian in Malawi to support a culture of human dignity and human rights, and specifically in the light of the classic Reformed doctrine of atonement, as reflected in the works of Calvin and Barth and also the Westminster Confession. It is argued in this study that the very essence of public recognition and consistent implementation of human rights is far reaching when underst

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Van, Der Westhuizen Henco. "Selfloos en sosiaal? : 'n ontleding van Michael Welker se teologie van die gees." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85805.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is undertaken in the wake of an increase in publications on the work of the Holy Spirit, on the one hand, and Analphabetisierung, an inability to think and talk about the Spirit on the other. The study endeavours to find a theologically-responsible way of reflecting on the Spirit by specifically focussing on the German systematic theologian Michael Welker’s theology of the Spirit and by offering an in-depth analysis of this theology. Chapter I shows that the relationship between the Spirit and the Word functions as t

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Jackson, Robert. "The liturgy and order of the mid-sixteenth century English Church in Geneva : some reflections on the life and influence of a refugee church." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19941.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: What are the predominant characteristics of the Refugee churches established in Europe in the mid‐sixteenth century? They are, undoubtedly, those of disputation and argument, dissension and fraction. But there are exceptions, the most notable of which is the English church in Geneva, which was formed in the autumn of 1555 and whose life officially ended when the last English exiles left Geneva in the spring of 1560. The origins of the church lay in the conflicts that had arisen over liturgy in the English church at Frankfurt and

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Muyebe, Stanslaus C. "The canon law framework for arbitration of delictual disputes in the Roman Catholic Church of South Africa : a critical and comparative study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50469.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2005<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In his analysis of conflict resolution in the church sector, Professor Coertzsen (1998:69) points out that disputes occur also within the churches. While some of the disputes are purely doctrinal, others fall into the category of civil disputes. Professor Rik Torfs in an article (1998:27) observes that the Catholic Church is increasingly becoming a site of civil dispute. These include delict claims. Examples of these are: financial loss as a result of unfair suspension or dismissal from a clerical position; financial loss o

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Leene, Alida Maria Jantina. "Triniteit, antropologie en ecclesiologie : een kritisch onderzoek naar implicaties van de godsleer voor de positie van mannen en vrouwen in de kerk." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80176.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation concerns the implications of the doctrine of the Trinity and the debate about women in ministry. The first chapter serves as introduction to the debate regarding men and women in the church as well as introduction to the doctrine of the Trinity. In the former, anthropology and ecclesiology very rarely get awarded equal discussion. More important, they are both influenced by the doctrine of God but little attention is given to these influences. The recent renaissance in trinitarian theology gives new opportuniti

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Kotze, Manitza. "A Christian bioethical perspective on pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Genetic Manipulation (GM)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85785.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the development and continued developing of medical technology, treatments become available without the time to reflect ethically on them. Given how fast things change in medical technology, it is important to constantly reflect anew. Ethical reflection, however, seems to be lagging far behind bio-technological developments. Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Human Genetic Manipulation (GM) is fast becoming an everyday reality and must therefore be reflected upon. Few Christian bioethical studies have been done on

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Van, Zyl Marthinus Stephanus. "Prayer : the chief exercise of faith : the centrality of prayer in faith and obedience according to Karl Barth." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85778.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to show the centrality of prayer in the Christian life, in faith and obedience, according to Karl Barth. It is argued that the Christian life was not the focus of Barth’s theology. The focus of his theology was the divine reality upon which the Christian life is grounded and in which it continually finds its own reality. In its correspondence to and dependence upon God’s reality, God’s Word and work, the Christian life is for Barth both faith and obedience, and at the core of faith and obedi

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MacDonald, Scott Douglas. "Personal or impersonal? : an analysis of Karl Barth and Merrill Unger's perspectives on the personhood of the demonic." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79859.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Is the demonic personal or impersonal? The question is rarely treated in depth. This thesis initially delves into the demonological offerings of a pair of twentieth century theologians, Karl Barth and Merrill Unger, in order to discern their particular positions upon the subject. Personhood itself is a divisive issue between the two theologians. Barth’s perspective on personhood is not intrinsically linked to the physical nature. Persons are who they are because of their relationship with the divine. In reference to the demonic

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Scott, Hilton Robert. "Praying, believing and being church : a ritual-liturgical exploration." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63965.

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This thesis is the result of a concern over ‘being church’ in a multicultural setting, in accordance with the aphorism ‘Lex orandi, lex credendi, lex (con)vivendi’ (cf. Smit 2004). The urban setting of the City of Centurion, in Gauteng Province, The Republic of South Africa, displays a diversity of cultures, languages and individuals in relation with one another. South Africans, as a nation, are still learning to live together (lex (con)vivendi), in unity and inclusivity, some two decades after the birth of democracy in a post-Apartheid context. This context cannot be overlooked, neither can

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Van, der Riet Ryno Louis. "Beyers Naudé : advocate of hope? : a historical theological reading of his public addresses." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80225.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Beyers Naudé has long been revered as one of South Africa‘s most influential church and civil leaders. He has been acclaimed both nationally and internationally as a symbol of hope. Recent developments at Stellenbosch University, with regards to the HOPE Project and the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, have given rise to renewed academic interest into the life and witness of Beyers Naudé, and specifically the concept of hope. The focus of this study is the contribution of Beyers Naudé to Christians‘ advocacy of hope in p

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Havenga, Marnus. "The infinitude of beauty as expression of the beauty of the infinite? : a critical evaluation of the use of the analogia entis in the theological aesthetics of David Bentley Hart." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86700.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate if American Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart's use of the classical Thomistic principle of the analogia entis (in his monograph The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth), can be deemed to be a valid, responsible and beneficial manner of affirming a continuity between the beauty of God and the beauty of creation, and opposing the seemingly problematic worldview of dualism. After reviewing a selection of works in the field of theological aesthetics, this

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Robson, Rozelle. "Graced, happy or virtuous? : three female theological voices on God and human flourishing." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86688.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Yale Center for Faith and Culture has held seven Consultations on God and Human Flourishing, 2007 to 2013, where it was affirmed that human relation to God is reason enough for human flourishing. The seven consultations indicate a growing conversation on God and human flourishing in theology. With this is mind the three female theologians are considered and argued to be important as participants in a conversation on God and human flourishing. The three female theologians are Serene Jones, a feminist theologian, Ellen Charry

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Rashe, Reuben Zolile. "Family violence in African communities in the Western Cape : s theological-ethical assessment." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1250.

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Thesis (DTh (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>Family violence, commonly known as domestic violence, is becoming a serious social problem – not only in the Western Cape but in the whole country. Most women are still victims of family violence caused by their spouses. Although family violence is a serious violation of human rights, it does not seem to be recognized as such in the Church and within some African communities. Family violence results in women experiencing serious physical, economic as well as health and psychological problems. Despite the fac

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Hansen, Leonard Dirk. "Aksie en kontemplasie? : op weg na mistiek-profetiese gereformeerde spiritualiteit in dialoog met David Tracy en K.H. Miskotte." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1339.

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Thesis (DTh (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology))—Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>This study concerns the relationship between mysticism and social action (widely understood, as including political and economic action), or as it was formulated for centuries in the Christian tradition: the relationship between action and contemplation. Chapter 1 differentiates between different forms of Christian spirituality. Also, the reason for this study is stated: the apparent search amongst certain contemporary Reformed Christians for a more contemplative spirituality, while preserving the socially

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Han, Sung-jin. "Augustine and Calvin : the use of Augustine in Calvin's writings." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49752.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2003<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research is neither to compare the theologies of Augustine and Calvin, nor to establish a theory that reveals Augustine's influence on Calvin's theology. This research, rather, endeavours to set up a bridge between two types of study on Calvin, namely studies on Calvin's use of Augustine and of Augustine's influence on Calvin's writings. In other words, our main purpose is to suggest a basic tool (or information) for further studies. Three related questions are asked: I. What comprises Augustine's uniquenes

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Beukes, Jacques Walter. "'n Praktiese-teologiese besinning oor die betekenis van Artikel 4 van die belydenis van Belhar as grondslag vir die vestiging van 'n teologie van ontwikkeling in die Vereniging Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika(VGKSA)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86393.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, the researcher studied the Belhar Confession of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA), which gained shape following the social injustices that resulted from the policy of apartheid. The researcher argues that the Belhar Confession, especially Article 4 of the said confession, forces URCSA to establish a Theology of Development within their structures. While URCSA‟s role (Dutch Reformed Mission Church and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa pre-1994) during the apartheid era was that of resistanc

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Gouws, Willem Johannes 1963. "Not by might, nor by power : a history of the Igreja Reformada em Moçambique, 1908-2004." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50402.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2005<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: The reasons explained for writing a history of the Igreja Reformada em Mocambique, the point of departure, defining the dates chosen as parameters, the method of presenting this history and about the title. Part One: Establishing the ORC Mission in Portuguese East Africa: 1908 -1922 OpeningtheMissioninthePEA: 1902-1909, Expansion: 1909-1915, Problems and closure of missions: 1915 - 1922, Evaluation Part Two: Seventy years of Exile: 1922 - 1992 A: Fifty years wlthout formal leadership in congregations: 1922 -

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Carelse, David Peter. "Heiligheid, geregtigheid, heiliging? : 'n kritiese ondersoek na die verbande tussen liturgie, geregtigheid en menseregte in die denke van Nicholas Wolterstorff." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71994.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is ‘n research proposal for a possible D.Th degree. The research objective is to explore critically the thought and teachings of Nicholas Wolterstorff, a leading Christian philosopher, that there is an inseparable and fundamental link between the celebration of the Sunday liturgy, the concept of justice we believe in, and human rights. I start by discussing how Wolterstorff writes, lives and defends this thought as a conviction of faith and as a philosophical paradigm. The contents of it can be summarised as fo

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Nangula, Eino M. "The role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) as a pioneer of social development through education in Ovamboland (1870-1970) : a church historical study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85747.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is a historical investigation of the role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) regarding social development with special attention to education as an agency of social change. ELCIN is the largest Lutheran church in Namibia, which was born out of the Finnish missionary activities after their arrival in the former Ovamboland in 1870. The Finnish missionaries became the first missionaries to do mission work in Ovamboland. This qualifies them to be regarded as pioneers of social development and of th

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Heilbron, Hirschel Lothar. "Christians and religious diversity? : a theological evaluation of the meaning of an ethic of embrace in a context of religious diversity." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19920.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to the consciousness of religious pluralism and the need for peace amongst the religious communities of the world, the researcher considered, and herewith presents, the arguments for and against each of three traditional theological models for evaluating the relation between Christianity and other religions. Although this theological debate about the truth and salvific value of non- Christian views of life is important, and although the three approaches discussed each brings out important aspects that have to be consid

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Krohn, James B. "Knowing the triune God : trinity and certitude in the Theology of John Calvin." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49731.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: JOHN CALVIN is said to have played a significant role not only in the shaping of Western Christianity, but also in the shaping of Western culture. An adequate appreciation of his thought therefore remains of ongoing significance. In the history of Calvin scholarship, varied interpretations of him have been presented, though in the recent past there has been a growing disinclination towards presenting a coherent exposition of his thought. In the context of these disintegrative proposals, a counter-argument is presented for t

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Kajom, David Haji. "The "Decade to overcome violence" programme of the World Council of Churches and Peace in Nigeria : a theological assessment." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71859.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation has been motivated by the prevailing trends of violence in Nigeria and the detrimental effects on human dignity as understood from a theological perspective. The call for peace building by the Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) programme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is an important attempt to address the issue of violence which should be taken seriously by the Christian church in Nigeria in its own efforts to address this problem. The increasing deteriorating relations and persistent inter-religio

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Swart, Francois Johannes 1957. "Kerk en onderwys : 'n kerkregtelike studie van artikel 67 van die Kerkorde van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (1998)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52905.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to determine if the current church order (section 67, 1998) of the Dutch Reformed Church meet the needs of the changing multireligious society in South Africa. Education has always been an instrument to guide and teach people. The Bible is clear about the important role of teaching and education of young people. It is therefore imperative for the Church to have clear guidelines about its role in providing Christian education and religious studies in schools. From the earliest days the Reformed Chu

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Höver, K. Hendrik W. "Corporate governance? : an ethical evaluation of the Second King report in the light of Peter Ulrich's integrative economic ethics." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49895.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2004<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment is an ethical evaluation of the Second King Report on Corporate Governance. I focus on the relationships between the shareowners, the management and all stakeholders other than shareowners. The instrument used to assess the report is the concept of Integrative Economic Ethics shaped by Peter Ulrich. The Second King Report argues that a company should meet besides its economic needs as well as social and environmental objectives. Therefore, the company has to take responsibility for creating 'sustainable' va

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Lak, Marizanne Zoe. "Why the righteous resist? : towards understanding Dietrich Bonhoeffer's resistance." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79977.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although Bonhoeffer is hailed by some as a type of Protestant saint, there is certainly also a plea for the realisation of the paradox in his story; Bonhoeffer consciously associated himself with a plot against the life of another man. What lead this young theologian, known for pacifistic ideals and full of promise, to participate in such a violent plot? How did Bonhoeffer, and the scholars who studied his life and work, justify his decision? How should we, as theologians and Christians in the twenty-first century, attempt to un

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Akper, Godwin Iornenge. "Contemporary African perspectives on Jesus' cross and human suffering : a critical comparison of African christologies." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49893.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2004<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the problem: do contemporary African Christologies reflect the portrayal of the personhood and the significance of the Cross of Christ in the New Testament? It explores the Christo logical views of African theologians in Black Theology, African Theology and African Women's Theology, and the fundamental presuppositions of these forms of Christologies rather than providing a detailed treatment of the individual Christo logical views of these theologians. The research argues that the methodological

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Loubser, G. M. H. "A public theologian: a critical study of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen’s postfoundationalist facilitation of interdisciplinarity." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20169.

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Kang, Paul ChulHong. "The imputation of Christ's righteousness to the wicked in the American great awakening and the Korean revivals." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50498.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2005<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study considers the doctrine of the forensic imputation of Christ's righteousness in both the Great Awakening and the Korean revivals through the six revivalists from the view of the Reformation doctrine oiforensic justification: Jonathan Edwards, Timothy Dwight, Sun-Ju Kil, Ik-Doo Kim, Yong-Do Lee, and Sung-Bong Lee. The key question is whether they maintain the Reformation doctrine of the forensic imputation of Christ's righteousness, affirming the sola fide-sola gratia language of the Reformers such as Martin Luthe

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Brown, Walter Lawrence. "The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as church during the first forty years of autonomy : an ecclesiological study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1105.

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Thesis (DTh (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.<br>The purpose of this dissertation is to trace the development of Malawi’s Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) from a mission church in 1962 to a mature church today. In so doing, it asks, “How has Nkhoma Synod developed its self-understanding of being a church?”

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Cilliers, Andries Pretorius. "Geloof in die spanningsveld van tradisie en empirie : 'n kenteoretiese ondersoek na die verhouding tussen teologie en sosiologie." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49678.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The fundamental perspective of this study is that faith cannot be separated from either tradition or empirical experience. The relationship between theology, as the critical justification of faith, and sociology, as the empirical study of society and religion, is discussed in this perspective. Chapter 1 presents an overview of tradition as a theological problem. The conclusion is that the reformational sola-scriptura-confession is not antithetical to a positive evaluation of tradition, but that reformed theology has often h

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Dicks, Nico Samuel 1957. "Verbi divini minister : 'n teologiese analise en evaluering van die diens van die predikant soos verwoord in die Kerkorde (1998) van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53214.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem investigated in this thesis entails ordinance articles of the Dutch Reformed Church (1998) pertaining to the relevance of offices in the church in the modern world, and more specifically the office of the minister of the Gospel. During the past 30 years several authors doubted and questioned the authenticity of these offices as far as relevance, origin and content are concerned. Questions concerning the offices and especially the office of the minister of the Gospel, are posed because the Dutch Reformed Church o

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Heine, Quintus Erich. "Vryheid van godsdiens : 'n ondersoek na historiese ontwikkelinge van die konsep, en die teologies-kerkregtelike posisie van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk 1962 tot 2007." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1444.

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Thesis (DTh (Ecclesiology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>The central theme of this thesis is the historic unfolding of the concept of freedom of religion and its manifestation according to the canonical law of the Dutch Reformed Church since 1962. Two issues were considered, the first being the historic development of freedom of religion while the second issue concerns the status and understanding of freedom of religion since 1962 and the canonical implication for the Dutch Reformed Church between 1962 and 2007. The historic research into the origin of freedom of religion starts with th

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Kombo, James Henry Owino. "The doctrine of God in African Christian thought : an assessment of African inculturation theology from a trinitarian perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51962.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Christian faith knows and worships one God known in the Son and in the Holy Spirit. In his revelation, the Father is depicted as being from Himself, the Son as eternally begotten from the Father and the Holy Spirit as eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son. This is what Christian thought means by the doctrine of the Trinity. Although Christian orthodoxy holds the doctrine of the Trinity, the intellectual tools used to capture and convey it vary depending on the epoch, cultural context as well as availability of al

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Zeze, Willie Samuel Dalitso. "‘Christ, the Head of the Church?’ : authority, leadership and organisational structure within the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20339.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation has as its title: ‘Christ, the Head of the Church’: Authority, Leadership and Organisational Structure within the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian. This study affirms the statement that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, noting that this statement of faith entails various assumptions: First, the church has only one Head, that is, Jesus Christ. Secondly, only Jesus Christ must be exalted and have the pre-eminence in the church. Thirdly, this prohibits anyone or any governing a

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Hodnett, Garth. "Ontology and the new being : the relationship between creation and redemption in the theology of Paul Tillich and A.A. van Ruler." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/70078.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the relationship of ontology and soteriology - the classic problem of nature and grace. Paul Tillich and Arnold van Ruler have been chosen as the best representatives of the classical tradition of the reformation. It is seen that although there is a significant formal difference between the theologies of these two theologians, there is a material identity. The combination of these two perspectives, Tillich's philosophical theology with Van Ruler's more traditional Calvinistic theology, helps to sh

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Huggins, Jonathan Ray. "The reformed tradition always reforming? : a historical-theological study of the doctrine of justification in the works of John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards and N.T. Wright." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71864.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the work of John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and N.T. Wright on the doctrine of Justification. As a comparative study in theology, this work aims to discover areas of continuity and discontinuity between these three theologians. Since all three are identified, or self-identity, with the Reformed theological tradition, it seeks to discern whether the Reformed tradition has been historically open to change, development and transformation in the articulation of doctrine. An underlying question in the study of

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