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Preaching: An initial theoretical exploration
In this article the event of preaching is explored by making use of both older and newer sources. Whilst taking cognisance of continuous contextual changes and developments within the discipline of Homiletics, core hermeneutical, theological and ...
Hennie Pieterse, Cas Wepener
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Penal reform in Africa: The case of prison chaplaincy
Penal reform is a challenge across the world. In Africa, those who are incarcerated are especially vulnerable and often deprived of basic human rights.
Abraham K. Akih, Yolanda Dreyer
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Belief in God among South African youth
This article investigates belief in God among 538 students from standard 9 who attend Anglican and Catholic schools in the Johannesburg/Pretoria region.
Johannes A. van der Ven+2 more
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Ubuntu leadership in conversation with servant leadership in the Anglican Church: A case of Kunonga
This article is a practical theological reflection on leadership practice. The study offers a critical reflection of the Church’s practice of leadership as it interacts with the practices of the world.
Johann-Albrecht Meylahn+1 more
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Some homiletical perspectives for the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa
This article explores Professor T.F.J. Dreyer’s definition for preaching that he developed for preaching in the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA) three decades ago.
Hein Delport, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn
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Healing as transformation and restoration: A ritual-liturgical exploration
Illness is a reality that affects all people, and healing is the main reason why people attend worship services in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Ritual Studies scholar Ronald Grimes, illness is a social reality; it is socially imagined and ...
Hilton Scott, Casparus J. Wepener
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Ubuntu in the worship service as heterotopia: A liturgical-ecclesiological exploration
Through taking an interdisciplinary approach to studying liturgy, a connection has been made in this article between three theological concepts: koinonia, liturgical inculturation and the utopian ideal of inclusivity in the form of ‘heterotopias’.
Hilton R. Scott, Cas Wepener
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Diversity in the ministry of chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services
This article gives an overview of diversity in the South African Department of Correctional Services and how it challenges the ministry of chaplains. The diversity is manifest in the religious affiliations of inmates, crime categories, various categories
Maake J. Masango, Maxwell Mkhathini
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Father absence and adolescents as a challenge to youth ministry
Youth ministry is to help youth – children, adolescents and young adults – to become what they were created and called to be. However, many local churches fail to notice that adolescents growing up without a father figure are an integral part of the ...
Hyunok Yi, Malan Nel
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Pavel Florensky and his world [PDF]
This is an overview of the life and works of Pavel Florensky, an important and singular figure of the period rightly described as the \emph{Silver Age of Russian mathematics}, with a substantial overlap with the \emph{Silver Age of Russian literature, poetry and philosophy}.
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