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Guidelines for the spiritual practice of Sabbath-keeping
The commandment not to work and to rest on the Sabbath became a major spiritual practice in Judeo-Christian history. This …
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Social-scientific criticism in Nigerian New Testament scholarship
The use of the social sciences in the interpretation of the New Testament emerged from the 1970s and has become …
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The non-romantic idea of nature in African theology
In many ways, the African world view and African theology are closer to nature than Euro-American theology is. This can …
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Celebrating the sacrament of Holy Communion during COVID-19: A Methodist perspective
This article forms part of the change agents special collection. It investigates the way the Methodist Church of Southern Africa …
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Bride price and Christian marriage in Nigeria
Payment of bride price is a popular tradition in Nigeria as in most parts of Africa. However, in Nigeria, the …
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Black Consciousness, Black Nationalism and Black Theology: Is there a possibility for theology of dialogue?
This article gives some historical development of Black Consciousness, Black Nationalism and Black Theology during the colonial and apartheid eras. …
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Animism: Comparing Durkheim and Chidester’s analyses of EB Tylor’s theory of religion
The purpose of this research study was to compare the analyses of the anthropologist Edward Tylor’s animist theory of religion …
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A holistic interdisciplinary approach towards environmental justice and youth empowerment
South African youth is described as marginalised and vulnerable because of, amongst others, high unemployment rates, a lack of access …
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The legacy of Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd in Zimbabwean public life history
This article investigates the contribution of white liberal politics of an ex-missionary New Zealander, Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd (from …
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Attributes of God in Ephesians: Meaning and relevance
Who is God according to the author of the letter to the Ephesians? What does this letter communicate about the …
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Doctrine as security? A systematic theological critique of the operational theological framework of the controversial South African neo-Pentecostal prophets
This research article uses the theoretical framework of doctrine as believer’s security to critique the theological framework behind the controversial …
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Examining Catherine of Siena’s controversial discernments about papal politics
Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) contributed important wisdom to Christian spirituality on discernment, yet her own discernment regarding her engagement in …
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The human being and the world as God’s creation: Present-day ethical conflicts and consequences of the doctrine of creation in the perspective of the doctrine of justification
All the medical and bioethical questions, ranging from stem cell research to converging technologies and synthetic biology, touch on the …
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Feeding of the hungry by Jesus (Lk 9:10–17) as model for addressing the COVID-19 hunger challenge in Anambra State, Nigeria
Feeding of the hungry is a theologically significant miracle in the ministry of Jesus, little wonder it is recorded by …
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Hated without a reason – Contending with issues of human sexuality in a South African ecclesial context: A case study
The mainline churches in South Africa are in turmoil internally as a result of divisions arising out of issues related …
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The radical, righteous and relevant Jesus in a coronavirus disease-defined world
Stephan Joubert has already made his mark in South Africa (and abroad) with his solid way of doing Theology. In …
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A semantic comparison of the conclusion of LXX Tobit and Semitic 4QTobit
At the beginning of the 20th century, the shorter Greek version of the book of Tobit, GI, which is included …
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Ancient patronage: A possible interpretative context for Luke 18:18–23?
Against the conventional reading of Luke 18:18–23 as a micro-narrative that revolves around discipleship and the dangers of wealth with …
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Dignity, justice and community as a baseline for re-interpreting being church in a Corona-defined world
This article is written as a reflection on the relevance of being church in a world defined by the coronavirus …
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Die ‘vyf trane’ as mistieke uitdrukking in die Dialoë van die Dominikaanse non Katharina van Siëna (1347–1380)
The ‘five tears’ as mystical expression in the Dialogues of the Dominican nun Catherine of Siena (1347–1380). This article explores …