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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 The revival of secular spirituality in Europe and its implication for the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. This article critically reflected on the insights of David Tacey in which he notes that there is currently a revival in post-secular ...
Jacobus Kok
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Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories: A challenge to a conventional worldview
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1998 Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. Parable as metaphor demands that the parable remains open-ended and polyvalent, with the reader always involved in a participatory role. This article aims at showing that Jesus' kingdom parables are
Dieter Reinstorf, Andries van Aarde
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A decolonial biblical perspective on Jesus inspired by Fanon and Biko
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This paper makes an original contribution against the background of relevant postcolonial discourse by means of the methods of postcolonial and social-scientific biblical exegesis from the perspective of critical correlation. The main aim of the paper is
Jacobus Kok
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Ebed-Melech’s protest to King Zedekiah as a model of modern protest movement (Jr 38:1–17)
In die Skriflig, 2019 Generally, there are three types of protest, namely prophetic, political and sacramental protests. The prophetic protest has to do with various prophets protesting against nations, kings and policies of the government.
David T. Adamo
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Translating the Hebrew Name יהוה into the Yoruba language of Nigeria in the Yoruba Bible
In die Skriflig, 2019 Scholars are not unanimous about the correct pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, YHWH. The exact origin and meaning of the name have also been a subject of debate among scholars.
David T. Adamo
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Building a united community: Reading the Johannine concept of unity through the eyes of an Akan
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 From the 1960s, African theologians sought to decolonise biblical scholarship, calling for a hermeneutical approach that pays attention to the African sociocultural context – inculturation.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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Solitude in the multitude: A Christological response to loneliness in the Akan community of God
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2023 The amphibious Akan concept of community manifests both individualistic and communalistic features. An analysis of the individualistic features reveals that the Akans grapple with incarnating their values, leaving many ‘children of God’ lonely.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016 A recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates thatfood shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as thesense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and ...
Ernest Van Eck, Meshack Mandla Mashinini
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Luther and the Law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016 This article investigates the role of the Law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda. It investigates how the Law is understood and lived among Lutherans in Uganda.
Enoch Ekyarikunda, Ernest van Eck
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Normal, post-normal and new normal: A theology of hope in John 20:1–29
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 This article re-reads John 20:1–29 to foreground the normal, the post-normal and the new normal realities within the Johannine resurrection narrative.
Johnson Thomaskutty
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