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Old ideas: wisdom, virtue and moral formation
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)
The wisdom writings of the Old Testament may be regarded as largely a repository of ‘old ideas’ that were preserved across cultures and ages because they generally served human life. To study the material from this angle, ...
The church, gender and AIDS: What's wrong with patriarchy?
(SUN, 2015)
Many women and children suffer in silence in cultures where patriarchy is condoned
and defended as the natural order of things. The inferior status ascribed women and
children where patriarchy is imbued as hypernormative, ...
Geloof sonder sekerhede? In gesprek met Anton van Niekerk
(SUN, 2015)
In this review article of Anton A van Niekerk's recent book Geloof sonder Sekerhede:
Hoe kan ek nog glo? (Faith without certainties: How can I still believe?) (2014, Kaapstad:
Lux Verbi. ISBN: 9780796318992), three ...
Theology for the twenty-first century - "Going beyond Barth?"
(SUN, 2013)
Dirkie Smit is honoured in this contribution as a theologian who has persistently and ingeniously
held together two poles in Reformed theology: Karl Barth's emphasis on Christology:
God's salvation and free grace as ...
The missionary role of mainstream Christianity: Towards a narrative paradigm for social integration of minorities in pluralistic post-apartheid South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)
This article attempts to add to the existing approaches of practical theology and specifically
to the missionary approaches of mainline churches towards immigrants. This is an attempt
to enhance the mission amongst ...
Twelve theses on the place of Christian theology in multi-disciplinary conversations
(SUN, 2015)
I dare to offer the following reflections on the place of Christian theology
in multi-disciplinary conversations in order to invite further reflection.
What diagnosis? Which remedy? Critical reflections on the diagnostic overview of South Africa’s national planning commission
(Stellenbosch University, 2018)
This contribution offers some critical reflections on the Diagnostic Overview produced by the South African National Planning Commission. The argument is structured in the form of catena and commentary with main sections ...
Liberal democracy and the genetic supermarket: autonomy and freedom in Jürgen Moltmann’s political theology and biotechnology.
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, Stellenbosch., 2015)
In this article, the concept of “liberal democracy” and its implications for biotechnology
such as human genetic engineering will be examined. Liberal democracy is characterised
by a number of features, some of which has ...
Eat and/or be eaten: The evolutionary roots of violence?
(SUN, 2015)
This contribution raises the question about where things have gone wrong in evolutionary history. In classic Christian discourse it is typically assumed that the primary problem is human sin, while the problem of natural ...
The missionary role of mainstream Christianity: Towards a narrative paradigm for social integration of minorities in pluralistic post-apartheid South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)
This article attempts to add to the existing approaches of practical theology and specifically
to the missionary approaches of mainline churches towards immigrants. This is an attempt
to enhance the mission amongst ...