HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  

D. J. C. van Wyk

AbstractP J Hoedemaker. ‘What I aim at, is the conservation of the church’ The birthday of the wellknown Dutch Reformed theologian P J Hoedemaker 150 years ago, was celebrated in the Netherlands during 1989. In his struggle against the formidable dr Abrah... see more

B. J. Engelbrecht

AbstractThe Proslogion, C2-4 of Anselm of Canterbury (1033/34-1109) In Protestant circles students and lecturers usually know the ‘ontological’ (a name given by Kant) proof for the existence of God of Anselm, mostly only from selected sentences and critic... see more

S. J. Botha

AbstractThe elder in the governing bodies of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk The purpose of this article is to discuss the threat to the body of elders, as the prime governing ministery, from both the ministers and the deaconate in the different governing... see more

H. G. van der Westhuizen

AbstractA considering on the apostolate of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church In spite of spending large sums on missions, the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika needs to rethink the organisation of its mission councils. A plea is made for fundamental ... see more

D. J. Booysen

AbstractPastoral visits Regardless the fact that opposition to pastoral visits is mounting in the church, it remains unreplaceable. There is but no alternative for these visits. Attention is given to certain biblical and theological arguments in an attemp... see more

P. S. Dreyer

AbstractThe philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Protestant theological structures Kant’s critical epistemology destroyed the idea of scientific metaphysics (valid up to Wolff) as the foundation of theology. Kant, however, reconstructed his own metaphysics on ... see more

D. J. Smith

AbstractThe Calvinistic view of Sunday with reference to sport on Sunday and the broadcasting of it The purpose of this article is to trace the original Reformed view of Sunday on the basis of Calvin’s exposition of the Fourth Commandment, and to formulat... see more

M. J. Beukes

AbstractChildren in public worship From a biblical and historical point of view, it is clear that the child is totally part of the church of Christ, and therefore he must assemble regularly with the congregation in public worship. From an anthropological ... see more

J. P. Oberholzer

AbstractOld Testament perspectives on the definition of preaching The Old Testament antecedents to Christian preaching are considered briefly. It is found that the hymnic situation, that is the realisation of thanksgiving for salvation, in the Psalms come... see more

A. A. da Silva

AbstractIsaiah 40:1-2 - Pure gospel! This article endeavours to analize Isaiah 40:1-2 in such a way that ministers who are experiencing difficulties in preaching the Old Testament might find in it some guidelines on a workable way in which sections of the... see more

P. J. van der Merwe

AbstractThe Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk and its ministry in a future South Africa: The vision of Kerk en wêreld 2000 Kerk en wêreld 2000 (Church and world 2000) served as a report to the General Synod of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in 1986 on the futu... see more

J. Buitendag

AbstractThe paradigms of Kerk en wêreld 2000 This important publication of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika deals with the relationship between the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk and its society within the next decade. It gives an expanded view of ... see more

J. H. Koekemoer

AbstractThe introvertive view of Kerk en wêreld 2000 This article is a critical review of the official document Kerk en wêreld 2000 of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk. It discusses the choice of this church to be a ‘Volkskerk’ (church of the people) and t... see more

S. J. Botha,H. G. van der Westhuizen

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