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Calvin’s view on church discipline and unity: a South African perspective
In die Skriflig, 2010 The reformer John Calvin, born in 1509, considers discipline and unity as two essential aspects of the Christian church. According to him, the bond of church discipline is a way to unite church members in the truth of the Word and the Christian faith
P.J. Strauss
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The Spirituality of the Nicene Creed and Its Missionary Implications in the Parish Community
International Review of Mission, Volume 113, Issue 2, Page 324-340, November 2024.Abstract This article explores the missionary implications of the Nicene Creed in Orthodox parishes, focusing on trinitarian theology, incarnation, and decolonizing mission. Through the lens of the Nicene Creed, the article highlights how Orthodox parishes reflect trinitarian communion and engage in eucharistic mission to transform society. The article
Cristian Sonea
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2014 In this essay, aspects of the work of theologian W.D. (Willie) Jonker are reframed to complement current debates about public theology in South Africa. The introduction points out that Jonker worked during a crucial period in South Africa s history and
Piet J. Naud�
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Mongolian Migrants in a Korean Missional Church:
Ecclesial Futures, 2023 Ever since Lesslie Newbigin’s missional ecclesiology was introduced to South Korean churches in 2000, Korean scholars and pastors have been reaching beyond church growth theory to explore alternative and practical models. Missional ecclesiology led them
Seon-Yi Lee
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Book Review: Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church? Inculturation in the Area of Community Building [PDF]
, 2018 Book review of Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church? Inculturation in the Area of Community Building. By Ciril J. Kuttiyanikkal.
San Chirico, Kerry P.C.
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Revisiting the Quest for a Just, Participatory, and Sustainable Society
The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 398-412, October 2024.Abstract The themes of justice, participation, and sustainability emerged from the 5th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi in 1975 in the context of addressing global inequalities and promoting a more equitable society, and were brought together in the search for a “Just, Participatory and Sustainable Society.” While underlining the ...
Ernst M. Conradie
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Visions of the Whole: Scripture, the Life of Christian Doctrine, and Formation
Reviews in Religion &Theology, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 175-182, October 2024.Abstract The idea of ‘Christian doctrine’ has become sundered over time from its spiritual roots as part of the formative Christian life shaped by a vision of the whole that sees everything in integral and open‐ended relation to God. This review article explores some of the reasons behind this severing of Christian doctrine from everyday Christian ...
Paul Dominiak
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Incarnation theology versus the sacralisation of authority
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015 This article juxtaposed the theological theme of incarnation with quasi-religious invasions of public power structures and institutions in southern Africa, which has been described by the term sacralisation of authority.
Retief Muller
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Ecclesiology and Ethnography with Humility: Going Through Barth [PDF]
, 2016 Drawing on the notion that future Ecclesiologies would be wise to go through Karl Barth rather than to attempt to go around him. This article proposes a cautious humility for ethnographic approaches to ecclesiology. The article builds on the move towards
Ward, Pete
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Diaconia, 2016 To claim that churches and church projects might result in safe spaces for people in complicated life situations too often (unconsciously or consciously) leads to the tendency of churchification.
Trygve Wyller
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