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Youth ministry as a public practical theology: A South African evangelical perspective
Youth ministry as a sub-discipline of practical theology has traditionally always had an ecclesial focus. The focus was often based …
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Hiring labourers for the vineyard and making sense of God’s grace at work: An empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory and ordinary theology
The Matthean parable of the labourers in the vineyard is open to multiple interpretations. For some, the parable may speak …
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A realistic reading as a feminist tool: The Prodigal Son as a case study
The parables of Jesus have historically been attributed with a plethora of interpretations. The first hearers of the parables of …
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The spiritual experiences of women victims of gender-based violence: A case study of Thohoyandou
This article reports on interviews conducted with 11 women at the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme (TVEP), a centre located in …
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Reading the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25–37) through the lenses of introverted intuition and extraverted intuition: Perceiving text differently
Working within the sensing, intuition, feeling, thinking (SIFT) approach to biblical hermeneutics, the present study focuses attention on the distinctive …
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In search of an economic remnant of resistance: 3 Reigns 12:24p-t
This article attempts to discern an economic narrative remnant amidst the dominant ethno-religious narrative concerning the division of the united …
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A faith-based environmental approach for people and the planet: Some inter-religious perspectives on our Earth-embeddedness
For most people on our planet, spiritual values are vital in driving communitarian behaviour. It is becoming increasingly clear that …
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Theological education, spiritual formation and leadership development in Africa: What does God have to do with it?
Theological education, spiritual formation and leadership are all contested issues in the Church, especially within the African context. Although these …
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Platonism and the Bible(s)
A relatively recent development in Septuagint studies is a focus on the alleged influence of Platonism on the Bible(s) (Hebrew …
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Sanctuary schematics and temple ideology in the Hebrew Bible and Dead Sea Scrolls: The import of Numbers
The temple schematics in the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), that is, New Jerusalem and Temple Scroll , has often been …
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Hair matters: The psychoanalytical significance of the virtual absence of hair in the Book of Job in an African context
Compared with other biblical books that are named after its main protagonist, Job mentions many (at least 72) body parts. …
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Debriefing hermeneutics for a balanced reading of the biblical text
In this study, it is argued that the trust of previous (and existing) hermeneutical approaches of promoting ancient biblical texts …
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Leadership development: Effective tool for urban Christian missions in the 21st century in Nigeria
Urban Christian missions battle with many challenges in this 21st century, such that there is a need for a strategic …
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The headings of the Psalms in Aquila, Theodotion and Symmachus
In Codex Ambrosianus of the Syro-Hexapla, marginal readings related to the headings of some of the Psalms occur. The importance …
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Jesus: The apex of biblical canons
This article aims at showing how Jesus is the apex of biblical canons, the authority that grants the status of …
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Cultivating the worshipful self in an algorithmic age: Reflections on an Asadian conclusion
In a recent book, Secular Translations: Nation State, Modern State and Calculative Reason, Talal Asad is concerned with how the …
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Multilingualism in incarnational ministry: A quest to reach the neglected
Language is a critical tool for communication. This article uses the autoethnographic methodology to describe the author’s experience of language …
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Dislocation and continuity: Marking the 30th anniversary of the Catholic Bishops’ pastoral letter Living Our Faith
One of the reasons that prompted Malawi’s Catholic bishops to write a pastoral letter in 1992 that triggered the movement …
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Hearing the invisible: The ears of Job, a psychoanalytic perspective
Job’s body is ‘portrayed’ in a text that can be nothing more than audible. Compared with the eyes of Job …
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Exegetical study of John 16:25–33 and the Church in persecution in Nigeria
Currently, there is a high rate of persecution unleashed on Christians worldwide with a special reference to Nigeria. Globally, Nigeria …