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Crossing the Lines of Race and Gender: The Quarrel on the Integration of the First Black Dominican Sisters in Natal
Black women expressed the desire to enter religious life in a Dominican Congregation of the Catholic Church of Natal for …
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What Does Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel Have to Say to Silent Partners of the Reformed World?
This article is a contribution to the Festschrift in honour of the late Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel. The author is …
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In Search of the Public Theologian: Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel’s Womanist Public Engagement
Academic theology remains male dominated, both in bodies present and in the research methodologies employed. It is a commonplace to …
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Towards a Future with Greater Freedoms for All
This article engages the work of one of South Africa’s foremost scholars in religion and law—the late Prof. Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van …
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Wesley’s Dream Realised in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa: The Ordination of Women Ministers
John Wesley’s famously adopted doctrine was the “priesthood of all believers.” This doctrine simply meant that the gospel message was …
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Church Associations Struggling with Unity in the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) between 1999 to 2015
This article analyses the conflict which arose as a result of the attempt to amalgamate the church associations in the …
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“I Can’t Breathe”: Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel and the Belhar Confession as a Beacon of Light for denouncing Racism
Racism continues to divide, separate, oppress and hurt—as was seen by recent global events. The church, because of the very …
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The Life and Work of Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel in Church and Society with specific Reference to the Confession of Belhar
The untimely death of Prof. Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel challenges everybody who knew her to reflect on her life and work. …
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Born into a World of Hostility and Contradiction: The Role of Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel in URCSA
Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel was born, bred and ordained as a minister of the word and sacraments in …
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Mary-Anne Elizabeth Plaatjies-Van Huffel: A First Voice on Gender Equity in South Africa
The article contains and expands on the previously unpublished first “Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel Memorial Lecture” that was given by the …
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Matthew 1:1–17: Cultural Subjugation of Women in Shona Communities in Zimbabwe: A Hermeneutical Study
The space accorded women in the genealogy of Jesus Christ glowingly typifies the subordination of women in African communities generally. …
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Rethinking Methods to Curb Gender Discrimination in Church Leadership: The Case of Pentecostal Churches in Zimbabwe
The patriarchal structure that has pervaded and replicated itself, not only in the society but also in the church, has …
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The Voices and Experiences of Vhavenda Women in the Pentecostal Churches in Thohoyandou
This article sets out to unfold stories of Vhavenda women in the Pentecostal church. It discusses their good experiences and …
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The Dutch Reformed Church and Multi-cultural Ministry: Angolana, a Rural Challenge
Abstract The article deals with the complexities of a multi-cultural ministry within the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRCSA). …
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Expanding Historical Theological Perspectives through Transdisciplinary Meta-methodological Engagement
Transdisciplinarity emerged at the end of the twentieth century and has come to be conceived of as a meta-methodology that …
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Revisiting the Mystery of Life in the Hereafter: Reflections of Fr Augustine Urayai of Zimbabwe
The quest for knowledge regarding life after death is indispensable and paramount to most cultures and religions, including African spiritualties …
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Ecclesiological Renewal for a Relevant Ministry and Church Polity, with reference to UCCSA and UPCSA in Zimbabwe
This article is a critique of Reformed Ecclesiology, particularly as regarding ministry and church polity. It is argued herein that …
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Jean-Marc Éla’s Hut and Empty Granary: Rethinking the Social Significance of Theology in Africa
Jean-Marc Éla, in his book My Faith as an African (1988), articulates a pastoral vision for the church in Africa. …
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The Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Zambian Church History
Using the representations of the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the media, this article retrieves the Cathedral’s role …
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Imaging the God of Justice and Mercy: Theological Allusions in John Wesley’s Thoughts upon Slavery
John Wesley’s influential booklet, Thoughts upon Slavery, argues that slavery is inherently evil and ought to be abolished, largely using …