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Christian gathering and the digital ecclesia: A post-COVID-19 reading of Hebrews 10:25

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article is a post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reflection on the phrase mē egkataleipontes tēn episunagōgēn heautōn [not forsaking our own gathering] in Hebrews 10:25.
Daniel Sakitey, Ernest van Eck
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Ethno-religious conflict and sustainable development in Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
This article examines the extent to which ethno-religious conflicts have affected sustainable development in Nigeria. The destruction of lives and property by reckless ethnic and religious extremists has been a challenging key factor to sustainable ...
Peace N. Ngwoke, Ezichi A. Ituma
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Grace in Second Clement: Priority, incongruity, superabundance, and reciprocity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article explores the concept of grace in the so-called Second Letter of Clement. Using John Barclay’s taxonomy as a heuristic, the article aims to challenge the notion originally advanced by T.F. Torrance that the discourse lacks any discernible and
Devin Arinder, Ernest van Eck
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Unhiding female characters in the parable of the sower: Reimagining fields and farms

Verbum et Ecclesia
This article employs an unhiding reading methodology to explore the presence of women in Luke’s agrarian parables, specifically focussing on the parable of the sower.
Charel D. du Toit, Ernest van Eck
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Discourse analysis of religion and inter-communal conflicts and its causes in Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
The religious crisis in Nigeria dates back to the colonial era. The amalgamation of two distinct nationalities (Northern and Southern Nigeria) for the purpose of administrative convenience by the colonial government, irrespective of their cultural and ...
Christopher N. Ibenwa, Favour C. Uroko
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Beauty and belief: aesthetics and religion in Victorian literature

, 1986
Book synopsis: This study is an important contribution to the intellectual history of Victorian England which examines the religio-aesthetic theories of some central writers of the time.
Fraser, Hilary
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Revisiting women’s role in world Christianity: A theological analysis of John 4:1–42

Verbum et Ecclesia
A recent study reveals that women predominantly make up global Christian congregations. However, because of religio-cultural influences – common to both the contemporary and New Testament worlds – the contributions of women often go unrealised.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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From ethnic nationalisms to clashing civilisations: (Un)civil religion in an era of globalization

, 2012
One of the main questions currently facing scholars of civil religion is how civil religions, and in particular national civil religions, are being reconfigured in response to the contemporary repositioning of the nation state within the supra-national ...
Busher, Joel, Busher, Joel; id_orcid, Joel Busher   +2 more
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An apostolic enigma? Dispelling the incoherence of Second Clement through the patron–client frame

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The so-called Second Letter of Clement has long been regarded as an enigmatic text with an elusive message. This article seeks to elicit previously unforeseen coherence from the document by demonstrating how its content conforms with patron–client ...
Devin Arinder, Ernest van Eck
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Religion and Literature

, 2014
The contributors to this religion and literature feature have interpreted both terms liberally to present us with a stimulating and varied set of papers.
Contributors, Various
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