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Vrae na die sin van die werklikheid met verwysing na die Agogiese

open access: yesKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 1989
Questions about reality with special reference to the agogical. Reflection on the meaning of reality and man's existence is peculiar to human beings and virtually as old as man himself. This problem has been addressed in the works of philosophers through
P. G. Schoeman
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A History of ‘Religious History’

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
As a category denoting the analysis of religious actors across history disinterestedly and on their own terms, “religious history” is a relatively recent coinage. This article offers a brief contextualisation of the emergence of the field in the twentieth century. It distinguishes “religious history” from an older, “confessional” mode of ecclesiastical
Joshua Bennett
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Critical reflections on H.G. Stoker’s (1899–1993) approach towards the elaboration of a Christian philosophy

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2016
In this article it is argued that the Calvinistic philosopher, Hendrik Gerhardus Stoker (1899–1993), adopted a qualified theology-based approach for the elaboration of his Christian philosophy.
M.F. (Tinus) Van der Walt
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The Big Picture: Religion and Global Comparative History

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
This article considers what a ‘big picture’ approach to global religious history might look like, and in particular the implications of deploying the comparative method across much larger stretches of time and space than historians normally attend to. It will begin by reflecting on the epistemological moods that have hindered this project to date, the ...
Alan Strathern
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Ses dekades opvoedingsfilosofie sedert J. Chris Coetzee – waar staan ons vandag?

open access: yesKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2005
Six decades of philosophy of education since J. Chris Coetzee – where do we stand today? Approximately six decades have gone by since Professor J. Chris Coetzee first published his “Introduction to the philosophy of education” (the title of which can ...
J.L. van der Walt
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Divine Self‐Placement, Sacred Placemaking: The Virgin of El Rocío and Territorial Custodianship in Early Modern Spain

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
This essay argues that the Rocío hallazgo legend employs divine self‐placement to turn territorial uncertainty into sacred stewardship. The Virgin's miraculous refusal to move establishes the marshlands of Las Rocinas as a communal religious site, transforming a marginal and legally ambiguous area.
Adriano Duque
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophical issues in environmental management: natureculture dialectic and sustainability

open access: yesActa Academica, 2009
The environment has become one of the major issues of our time. Environmental management has become a discipline with different approaches to protect the environment against the effects of human exploitation.
Ananka Loubser, Ponti Venter
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Onderweg na ’n Christelike samelewings- beskouing: Bybelse grondslae en historiese ontwikkeling

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2008
Towards a Christian perspective on social life: Biblical foundations and historical development This article is structured in the following way: The introduction asks the practical question why Christianity has such a small impact on contemporary ...
B. J. van der Walt
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The possible impact of Reformed theology on education as a science, with special reference to the situation in South Africa (1940–)

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2020
The research reported in this article focused on the possibility of reformational theology having an impact on Education as a scientific discipline. Based on an interpretivist–constructivist theoretical approach and with the aid of a hermeneutic that ...
Johannes L. van der Walt
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Folklore Studies, Fieldwork and the Making of a Domestic Anthropology in Fin‐de‐Siècle Britain

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article follows the ‘communities of knowledge‐making’ that formed around folklore collection at the end of the nineteenth century. Often regarded as eccentric or marginal figures in the history of human science, these collectors in fact engaged in lively and sophisticated discussions about the methodologies needed to study the mental ...
HARRY PARKER
wiley   +1 more source

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