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Destination New Zealand: A history of the Afrikaans Christian Church of New Zealand

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
The advent of democratic change in South Africa in the 1990s led to an exodus of many White Afrikaans-speaking Christians from South Africa. They settled all over the world. One of the countries of choice was New Zealand.
Johan M. Van der Merwe
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The missional renaissance: Its impact on churches in South Africa, ecumenical organisations, and the development of local congregations

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
This article focuses on three matters pertaining to the conversation of missional churches. Firstly, it looks at the impact of missional awareness in South Africa and Africa.
Jerry Pillay
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The regulation of Christian churches: Ecclesiology, law and polity

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2016
This article examines the internal regulation of religious organisations in terms of their law, order or polity. It offers a systematic comparative analysis of how different Christian traditions structure and regulate themselves. The resultant legal frameworks are expressive of the institutional self-understanding of particular churches and, as such ...
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Church and Ministry in the Lutheran Symbols: Serving the Gospel to the Priestly People [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
(Excerpt) In a particularly eloquent passage in his Forum Letter of 30 May 1979 Richard John Neuhaus had the following to say in a story on the foibles of contemporary American Lutheranism: We are not dealing with an ideal church.
Truemper, David G
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Die ontstaan en belang van Calvyn se eerste drie publikasies

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
No abstract ...
Wim A. Dreyer
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Christian Initiation: Ethics and Eschatology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
(Excerpt) I did not choose the three terms of my assignment: initiation , ethics and eschatology. It would take a degree of arrogance that I do not have, to select the universe for one\u27s subject in this fashion.
Jensen, Robert W
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The ‘enemy within’ the post-Vatican II Roman Catholic Church

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) is regarded as one of the most significant processes in the ecumenical church history of the 20th century. At that time, a younger generation of Roman Catholic theologians began to make their mark in the church and ...
Graham A. Duncan
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'n Heilige, algemene kerk

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
A holy, universal church. The Nicene Creed and the  Apostolicum went through different processes of growth and development. In the early development of both creeds, it is noticeable that articles about ‘the church’ are absent.
Wim Dreyer
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The decline of reformed church polity in South Africa

open access: yesIn die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 2018
Church polity in South Africa is one of the smaller theological disciplines. Different reasons for this position of the discipline maybe indicated as inter alia bad experiences with church polity with regard to church schisms, the influence of the Zeitgeist, and the lack of development in church polity in comparison to other theological disciplines ...
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