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What hope is there – for Klaus?
(AOSIS, 2018)
This contribution engages with Klaus Nürnberger’s eschatology as expressed in his Invitation
to Systematic Theology. It suggests that his notion of Christian hope has to be understood in
terms of the triad of core concepts ...
Youth ministry at the margins and/or centre as space of the other: Reflections on the resolutions of the Anglican dioceses in the Western Cape 2017
(AOSIS, 2018)
Youth within the context of faith-based organisations carry with them certain power relations
and misconstrued connotations. These power relations and connotations can contribute to
alienation and marginalisation. The ...
The Christian faith and evolution: An evolving, unresolved debate
(AOSIS, 2018)
This article sketches how the debate on Christian faith and evolution has evolved. Seven
challenges are identified and described in the debate, namely, regarding a recognition of deep
(geological) time (challenging the ...
On social evil and natural evil: in conversation with Christopher Southgate
(Wiley, 2018)
In this contribution, the author engages in a conversation with Christopher Southgate on the relationship between social evil and what is called natural “evil.” Theologically, this centers around an understanding of creation ...
Praying for rain? Reformed perspectives from the Southern African context
(Wiley, 2017)
This contribution addresses the question raised in this volume whether praying for rain is an appropriate response to the impact of climate change from a Southern African perspective. It commences with a missionary story ...
Youth marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society: Introducing a research contribution
(AOSIS, 2018)
The aim of this article is to introduce a special collection of articles focused on the topic ‘Youth
marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society’. In meeting
this aim the discussion ...
Christian anthropology and the National Development Plan: The role of personhood
(AOSIS, 2017)
This article is an attempt to analyse and assess the use of personal responsibility in the National
Development Plan (NDP). Some signposts that Christian anthropology can make to the
enhancement of the plan will then be ...
Ecumenical space: expanded for whom?
(World Council of Churches, 2013)
In this article we are setting out to address the dire need for reorientation within the ecumenical movement. In so doing, we are going to argue for a shift of emphasis that will take the notion of “ecumenical space” ...
Socially just pedagogies and social justice: The intersection of teaching ethics at higher education level and social justice
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
This article is part of a longer term project between the Department of Religion and Theology at the University of the Western Cape and Umea University in Sweden. At both the institutions the teaching of ethics as a module ...
Social capital, religious social capital and the missing element of religious ritual
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017)
This article was written to contribute towards developing a suitable conceptual framework for meeting the overarching research aim of developing a more profound empirically informed interpretation of the manner and extent ...