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Maintaining the EU’s compound polity during the long crisis decade [PDF]

Journal of European Public Policy
Maurizio Ferrera, Hanspeter Kriesi
exaly   +2 more sources

The relevance and necessity of contextualising theological education and ministerial formation in South Africa

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020
Theology is never performed in a vacuum. One’s context impacts on theology and life. Local peculiarities have a huge impact on the needs and expectations of individuals and society at large. Ignoring the local context can have a detrimental impact on the
Jonathan M. Womack, Graham Duncan, Jerry Pillay   +2 more
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The spiritual weakness of churches founded by Western missionaries: The cause of the rise of Africa Independent Churches in Zimbabwe with special reference to the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2014
The Presbytery of Zimbabwe (POZ) of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa(UPCSA) has been affected by a drastic exodus of members to African Independent Churches,which is taking advantage of its spiritual weaknesses in its missional ...
David Mushayavanhu, Graham A. Duncan
doaj   +1 more source

Oorsprong van die drievoudige struktuur van die Heidelbergse Kategismus

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The Heidelberg Catechism was one of many catechisms that originated during the 16th-centuryReformation. It is also known that the authors of the Heidelberg Catechism made use of existingcatechisms.
Wim Dreyer, Antionette Janse Van Rensburg   +1 more
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The Dutch Reformed Church as a prominent established South African church: In transition towards the 21st century

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2017
The Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) is in transition because of the influences of the more recent South African epochs of democratisation, Africanisation and globalisation.
Pieter Kruger, Johan M. van der Merwe
doaj   +1 more source

John Calvin and the English Catholics, c. 1565–1640 [PDF]

, 2010
This article examines the assessments of John Calvin's life, character, and influence to be found in the polemical writings of English Catholics in the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods.
Marshall, Peter
core   +1 more source

The Life and Work of the anti-apartheid movement within the Church of Scotland from 1975 to 1985

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
This article analyses the impact of the Church of Scotland (CoS) magazine Life and Work on the Dutch Reformed Church and other individuals and bodies during the period 1975–1985.
Justin W. Taylor, Graham A. Duncan
doaj   +1 more source

From proto-missional to mega-church: A critique of ecclesial ‘growth’ in Korea

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
In the last couple of decades, the Korean church experienced a loss of credibility as well as a decrease in membership. The premise of this contribution is that the mega-church phenomenon in Korea contributed to this state of affairs.
Yongsoo Lee, Wim A. Dreyer
doaj   +1 more source

‘Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda’ Church renewal from a Reformed perspective

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
With a view to the theme of church renewal, this article explores the role of a well-known and popular phrase in the Reformed tradition within Protestantism, that is, ecclesia reformata semper reformanda [‘the reformed church should always be reformed’].
Leo J. Koffeman
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Suffering in the mystical traditions of Buddhism and Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
This article seeks to explore the mystical approaches to suffering characteristic of both Buddhism and Christianity. Through the analysis of the meanings, the two traditions in question ascribe to suffering as a ‘component’ of mystical experience; it ...
Jakub Urbaniak
doaj   +2 more sources