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Regina Mundi: Serving the liberation movement in South Africa

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The struggle for ‘non-white’ South Africans to eventually become liberated in this country was a very tough and bloody one. In the struggle the South African Native National Congress – later renamed to African National Congress – as a liberation movement
Willem Oliver, Erna Oliver
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Basket Cases and Breadbaskets: Sacred Rice and Agricultural Development in Postcolonial Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Author's final manuscript.Based on ethnographic research among rural Diola in Guinea-Bissau, I provide a broad view of the history and interpenetration of rice in social, political, religious, and ecological domains, while chronicling the current ...
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Challenges facing the ministerial formation in Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa: A critical reflection

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
Following the union of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (PCSA) and Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (RPCSA) to form the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) in 1999, it was necessary to consolidate theological
Moroka Mogashoa, Karabo Makofane
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The metaphor of light embedded in the Johannine prologue, Part 2: The Light at and after the incarnation

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2013
This is the second of two articles on how the fourth evangelist has embedded the light metaphor in the prologue of the Fourth Gospel. The prologue is replete with this metaphor. A thorough discourse analysis explores the text’s inner texture to determine
Dirk G. van der Merwe, Pierre Y. Albalaa
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The formation of Christian theology in Alexandria

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2014
Jesus was born in Palestine. He was the main determinant for the foundation of a religious movement or sect later called Christianity. This movement, founded in Palestine after the ascension of Jesus, with Jerusalem as its main centre of worship, was ...
Willem H. Oliver, Mokhele J.S. Madise
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Faith communities, social exclusion, homelessness and disability: Transforming the margins in the City of Tshwane

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
Social exclusion is a reality in South Africa today. Its faces are diverse and varied; social exclusion can be defined in terms of social, economic, political and religious dimensions.
Thinandavha D. Mashau, Leomile Mangoedi
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Population history, gene flow, and bottlenecks in island populations of a secondary seed disperser, the southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis koenigi) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Studying the population history and demography of organisms with important ecological roles can aid understanding of evolutionary processes at the community level and inform conservation.
Aljanabi   +52 more
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A vision for peace in the City of Tshwane: Insights from the homeless community

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
Communities living on the margins of society, such as the homeless, are overlooked in the process of building a vision for peace in the City of Tshwane. This article, therefore, seeks to explore the issue of a vision for peace from the perspective of the
Lukwikilu Mangayi, Themba Ngcobo
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The metaphor of light embedded in the Johannine prologue, Part 1: The Light before the incarnation

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2013
This is the first of two articles on how the Fourth Evangelist has ingeniously embedded the light metaphor in the prologue of the Fourth Gospel. The prologue is replete with this metaphor.
Dirk G. van der Merwe, Pierre Y. Albalaa
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Changing perspectives on the Crusades

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
The notion and consequences of the Crusades are still influencing the modern Christian (and Muslim) pattern of thinking. These ‘holy wars’, fought by members of the Roman Catholic Church, mostly against infidels (‘unbelievers’), including the Muslims of ...
Jacques Theron, Erna Oliver
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