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Notions and forms of ecumenicity: some South African perspectives
(SUN Press, 2013)
This contribution addresses the abstract question of how the adjective “ecumenical” may be understood. What notions and forms of ecumenicity may be identified? There may be no single authoritative definition, but one may ...
Rhetorical appeal and the uncertainty of hope
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)
The article examines an article that Dirk Smit wrote about rhetoric and theology against the
background of other of his articles, particularly about the Confession of Belhar. It argues
that Smit’s article is “judiciously ...
John Haught on original sin: A conversation
(AOSIS, 2016)
This article engages with John Haught's views on original sin. It offers a brief orientation to discourse on sin in the context of theological debates on human evolution. This is followed by a thick description of Haught's ...
The ambiguity of Johan Heyns: Sitting at Bavinck's left or right hand?
(SUN, 2013)
Following some biographic introductory comments,
the argument of this contribution
proceeds in two steps. First, the distinction between Herman Bavinck's left and right hand is
clarified, amongst others with reference ...
God of life: Rethinking the Akan Christian concept of God in the light of the ecological crisis
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)
A community’s conception of God is the central point for much of the rest of its
belief. It might even be thought of as supplying the whole framework within which
the community is constructed, lives its life, conducts ...
Land, Liturgy & Life: overture to the "comma" and the "and" in a very small dogmatics
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)
This contribution observes a Trinitarian logic in the theme of 'Land, Liturgy and Life' addressed at the 2013 annual meeting of the Theological Society of South Africa. The Trinitarian mystery needs to be protected with ...
Some reflections on human identity in the Anthropocene
(AOSIS, 2021)
This article observes that both the similar and the dissimilar are of ethical importance in
discourse on human identity. There is a need for a common humanity and to guard against
domination in the name of difference – ...
Human uniqueness: An unfinished agenda
(Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021)
This contribution is structured in the form of a letter to Van Huyssteen focussing on his magnum opus, Alone in the World? (2006). It recognises, with Van Huyssteen, the danger of docetic detachment and scientific reductionism. ...
The earth in God’s economy: Reflections on the narrative of God’s work
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)
This essay is an abbreviated version of an inaugural lecture, read on 24 October
2007 at the University of the Western Cape. It investigates the role of cosmological
narratives that help people to understand where they ...
Eschatology in South African literature from the struggle period (1960-1994)
(University of Kwazulu-Natal School of Theology, 2000)
On the background of the current sense of despair concerning the environmental crisis, this article follows the basic intuition that a Christian environmental praxis can only be empowered on the basis of an adequate ...