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Die Hervormde Kerk en apartheid
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013 The Reformed Church and apartheid. This contribution examines the changing attitude of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) towards apartheid, specifically since the Second World War. The NHKA’s views started with a theological justification
Wim A. Dreyer
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The church as a transformation and change agent
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 This article traces the historical impact of the church in transforming, developing and changing society. It looks at how the church in selected periods in history, mainly in the reformation era, worked towards the transformation of society and ...
Jerry Pillay
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Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future
The Russian Review, EarlyView.Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
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Dordt and South Africa : the nature and challenges for Reformed Church polity in South Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pubUnder the title Dordt and South Africa – the nature and challenges for Reformed Church Polity ...
Coertzen, Pieter
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To deconstruct or how to deconstruct?: A Presbyterian perspective, 1960–1990
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 The art of deconstruction is a process that aims to lead to the truth; the truth regarding apartheid in South Africa is contested. Presbyterian historiography regarding apartheid has lacked clarity because of a lack of reliable sources.
Graham A. Duncan
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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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There is only one Church! Albert Geyser’s ecclesiology in Delayed Action
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 A.S. (Albert) Geyser was professor of New Testament at the University of Pretoria from 1946 to 1961, when he accepted an appointment at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Wim A. Dreyer
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Street Cries and Public Space Noise Abatement in 19th‐20th Century Barcelona
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on Barcelona, this paper explores the historical and contemporary dynamics of street cries that allow traders to attract customers and make themselves heard in public spaces. While still common in marketplaces in southern Europe, there is a growing trend towards silencing these street cries in the name of reducing urban noise levels ...
Maria Lindmäe
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 Many Christians feel quite disillusioned and disappointed with the church in South Africa today because they assume that the church, in particular the South African Council of Churches (SACC), is not playing an adequate prophetic role in building the ...
Jerry Pillay
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