9 articles in this issue
Ernst M Conradie
The notion of 'hope for the earth' calls for some clarification. The context within which it is used here is that of a larger research project, with the same title, registered at the University of the Western Cape. the aim of this research project is to i... see more
For the purposes of Christian theology, the historical reconstruction of Biblical perspectives on the theme of 'hope for the earth' cannot be an aim in itself. In the introduction to these essays it was suggested that such a reconstruction could form part... see more
Danie C Van Zyl
Hope, the expectation of or desire for something (good/better) to happen in the future, is an universal human phenomenon. But what do people hope for? In Xhosa there is a saying 'to bear children is to extend oneself' (ukuzala kukuzolula): children are th... see more
Louis C Jonker
The thesis of this article is that an investigation of the interrelationship of traditions, and the trajectories that this relationship followed through various stages of Israelite history, can assist in determining the character of hope during these stag... see more
Douglas G Lawrie
A loss of a sense of history and the search for a new faith to meet the needs of the individual. Indeed, the books of Job and Qoheleth can fit into such a picture. Both books have a certain timelessness about them: Job's story, set in the ditant past, dea... see more
Johann Cook
It is argued that the early Judaic/inter-testemental period was a time of major changes in all walk of Jewish life in Palestine. This was directly or indirectly the result of Hellenism. Individuals and groups of people reacted in various ways to this phen... see more
Roger A Arendse
In an illuminating essay, Nurnberger has maintained that a Christian vision of hope for the earth may be quite adequately grounded in a variety of biblical perspectives. But Nurnberger's study gives rise to a more spesific and critical question not suffic... see more
Niek Pretorius
The task of this essay is to investigate the content of Christian hope, as it is portrayed in the Fourth Gospel and in John's Letters. What exactly is it that Christians hope for? In other words, how does John portray the content of the promise of salvati... see more
The aim of this paper is to lay the foundations foa a larger research project on Hope for the Earth? Eschatology, cosmology, and ecology in which I hope to explore the viability of an eschatological model for an ecological theology, spirituality and praxi... see more