In this article the compliance- and values-based approaches to ethical management are explained and the challenges of the contemporary business and societal contexts in South Africa noted. The need for both moral integrity ...
This article concentrates on the predominantly white Baptist Union of South Africa. Attention is first given to the debate concerning the historical association between the English Baptists and the Anabaptists. Then the ...
This article notes the need for personal and communal moral renewal in South Africa and asks what contribution Secular, African and Christian spiritualities can make in this regard. A dialogue with Secular and African ...
This article links the work of theological educators to both the social challenges facing African societies and recent developments in Christian Ethics and Spirituality - within a global and African context. It notes key ...
The nature and importance of moral agency for the trans¬formation of persons and society, particularly from a Christian perspective, are discussed in this article. The focus is on cultural pathways and pitfalls with respect ...
We live in a time of postmodern influence which proclaims that there are no
absolute values and all opinions are equal. Consequently it is thought that no one
can judge whether something is right or wrong. But, according ...
Protagoras’ declaration that “man is the measure of all things” is
conventionally discussed in the context of epistemology. There
was, however, a communal or social dimension to this even in
ancient Greece. In the ...
This thesis examines the role of praying sacred curses as a means of exercising ecclesiastical discipline within the Christian church. Through a brief analysis of selected social issues challenging the church in the United ...
The study at hand proceeds from the assumption that there is a catechetical as well as a
music pedagogical teaching tradition for young children. The touch points of the two
disciplines emerge rather by chance than by ...
Die vorliegende Dissertation untersucht die christologischen Schwerpunkte im Leben und Denken
von Frère Roger Schutz von Taizé und zeigt Querverbindungen zu unterschiedlichen theologischen
Ansätzen. Dabei werden dogmatische ...
A growing body of research recognizes spirituality as a key element in well-being, but the
agency of individual spirituality remains unclear. This study explores the role of embodied
knowledge in reality construction and ...
Many Emerging Church preachers claim the Bible is not viewed the same way it once was. Consequently ministers need to rethink some aspects of how they go about preaching and communicating. Emerging Church preachers argue ...
Die uitverkiesingsleer is vanaf die vroeë Kerkgeskiedenis aan stryd gekenmerk, wat sedertdien geakkumuleer het. Die vername vrug hiervan is twee teenpole, naamlik Calvinisme teenoor Arminianisme. Hierdie entiteite blyk ...
This study explores the operations of Sesotho masculinity: its dominant ideas and practices and
their effects on Basotho women and men and this latter‟s resistance to a gender-ethical
consciousness gaining momentum in ...
The research on "The healing touch of Nature in the context of pastoral therapy" illustrated the role of Nature in bringing healing to individual people in an urban context in South Africa. The role Nature plays in connecting ...
The present research study is a deconstructive collaborative project situated within a postmodern paradigm. The research is premised on a notion that disability has been constructed by societies to reflect their values and ...
This research project arose from my journeys with Protestant Christian women who were living in
sexually unhappy marriages. In South African Protestant faith communities there is the expectation
that Christian marriages ...
This study considers the ways in which congregational management contributes to
maintaining the healthy church through the supporting role of supplying, monitoring
and controlling the human, physical, financial, and ...
The thesis describes the use of stories and metaphors in pastoral counseling with orphans and
vulnerable children (future: OVC) affected by HIV and AIDS in Mbeya.. It is a narrative approach
study which examines and ...