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Building blocks of religion: Music, dance, songs and stories
Socio-anthropological studies support the conviction that religion originated during the hunter-gatherer phase of Homo sapiens ’ existence. This phase is …
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Crossing boundaries and facing others: South African perspectives on the transgressive rhetoric of preaching
The core question posed by this article is, ‘what are the characteristics of a transgressive rhetoric, as evidenced by preaching …
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‘Humanhood’ in the Gospel of John
This article is an attempt to explore the theme of ‘humanhood’ in the Fourth Gospel. The most important questions to …
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Theology of nature: Reflections on the dogmatic doctrine of creation
The doctrine of creation and the knowledge of nature have come into tension in modernity. Against this background, the article …
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The logic of antinomy in religious discourse: Pavel Florensky’s meta-language of theology, science and art
Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky is a towering figure of the 20th century. He is recognised among many significant thinkers of the …
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Nietzsche and our discourses on identity
Through his views on perspectivism and the will to power, Nietzsche indirectly influences many current discourses on identity. This article …
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Navigating ethnicity, nationalism and Pan-Africanism – Kimbanguists, identity and colonial borders
The Kimbanguists, whose church is based on the healing and proclamation ministry of Simon Kimbangu in 1921 in the Belgian …
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The revelations of Revelation: The book that fits, even when it does not
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has again confirmed our obsession with, and misuse of, the Book of Revelation. Of …
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On the border between religion and superstition: Schleiermacher on religion
The ideas of Friedrich Schleiermacher contributes hugely to the understanding of the concept of religion. Many scholars have published on …
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Biblical pragmatism in the pandemic outbreak of Numbers 25:1–18: Towards an African paradigm
Numbers 25 presents a human crisis requiring swift leadership interventions to curb the plague. Leadership failure plays out on a …
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הכל הבל in Ecclesiastes 1:2 and 12:8 – Descriptive metaphysics of properties as comparative-philosophical supplement
In this article, a supplementary yet original contribution is made to the ongoing attempts at refining ways of comparative-philosophical conceptual …
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Some reflections on human identity in the Anthropocene
This article observes that both the similar and the dissimilar are of ethical importance in discourse on human identity. There …
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Two ancient theologians’ interpretations of the withered fig tree (Mt 21:18–22)
This article is an investigation on how two theologians from the Early Church interpreted the withered fig tree, as narrated …
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Sabbath-keeping in the Bible from the perspective of biblical spirituality
This article responds to the renewed interest in the spiritual practice of Sabbath-keeping by investigating its nature and meaning in …
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Support for making Pauline henotic unity the fulcrum of Christian ecumenism in Nigeria
Paul uses the word ἑνότης twice in Ephesians (4:3, 13), and quite strangely, those are the only two places where …
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A social identity complexity theory reading of Philemon
This article provides new perspectives on navigating complex social identity in the letter to Philemon by means of the heuristic …
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I’m Somali and I’m Christian: A dilemma for religion and identity in the context of migration in Southern Africa
This contribution is one of a series that aimed at publishing significant findings from the research conducted for a PhD …
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Sacramental view of creation: Denis Edwards on God’s presence in natural world
This review article summarises and engages critically with two books published by ATF Press in 2017 and 2020. One of …
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Missional metanoia: Missional spirituality in holistic theological education
Theological education is in crisis having lost an important dimension with its main focus on quality academics often abstracted from …
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Durkheim’s totemic principle, shamanism and Southern African San religions
The study reappraised Emile Durkheim’s totemic principle in relation to the origins of religion and culture, using, amongst others, speech …