SCRIPTURA  

Piet J Naude

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) declared 2008 as a special yearfor research on the African continent. An invitation was sent to all past Humboldtscholars to submit proposals for a colloquium with a research theme relevant to theAfrica cont... see more

Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

In vastly different contexts around the world ? such as South Africa and Germany ? humandignity has proved itself to be an important and useful concept. Despite at times being opento political instrumentalization, Christian theology has also developed a c... see more

Piet J Naude

This article points out the notion of 'Africa' is notoriously complex and should be used with circumspection. It then proceeds to sketch the major historical forces that shaped large parts of the African continent as we know it today: The Atlantic slave t... see more

Bernd Oberdorfer

In this article the relation of the theological concept 'image of God' to the socio-juridical concept 'human dignity' is investigated. The popular equation of these concepts is subjected to academic scrutiny, and it is found that the differentiated use of... see more

Nico Koopman

The violation of human dignity is more acute on the continent of Africa than in most otherplaces in the world. In this article the dehumanizing influence of a wide range of factors isconsidered: amongst others growing inequality, violence, illness and var... see more

Willem Fourie

In this article Wolfgang Huber?s work on freedom is used to reflect on human dignity froma Protestant perspective. It is argued that the close connection between freedom and humandignity in Huber?s work allows for a meaningful construction and that it can... see more

Etienne de Villiers

This article attempts, first of all, to define the concept of human dignity in tandem with aChristian ethics of responsibility. The views on human dignity, held by some proponents ofa Christian ethics of responsibility, and a number of South African and D... see more

Heike Springhart

Totalitarian political regimes in Germany and South Africa had a severely negative impact on the equal and shared human dignity of inhabitants of these countries - both on institutional and personal level. In this article the role of religion in contribut... see more

J Christoff Pauw

The purpose of this article is to investigate the explicit and implicit use of the concept?human dignity? in the theological discourse against apartheid in the Dutch Reformedfamily of churches. Specifically its use during the Synod of the Dutch Reformed C... see more

Sipho Mahokoto

In this article church re-unification is developed as an instrument that can contribute to therestoration and better understanding of violated human dignity The argument is based onthree central concepts used by the World Council of Churches in its debate... see more

Vuyani Vellem

This paper engages in a critical reflection on the notion of human dignity, whilst remainingaware of the notorious difficulty of defining dignity in a systematic way. The paperhighlights the inherent historical tension and even contradictions regarding th... see more

Sakkie Cornelius

Texts and images are used to look at the way the ancient Egyptians perceived and treated?the other? (their neighbours and foreigners such as the Asians, Kushites and Libyans).Were they treated with dignity? According to the Egyptian world view, Egypt was ... see more

Johan Cilliers

This paper proposes that the church cannot be edified without taking cognizance of the roleand function of liturgy. Whilst liturgical experimentation seems to be the rule of the day, aplea is made for responsible liturgical renewal that does not follow th... see more

Daniel Louw

The philosophy of the middle ages can be described as the period of scholasticism. Scholasticism is a technical term for the period wherein the Christian faith and doctrine started to merge with the paradigms of ancient, Hellenistic philosophy. The paradi... see more

Henry Mbaya

In this article, I argue that an interface exists between the Western concept of social capitaland the African concept and the way of life traditionally known as Ubuntu. Social capitalgenerates values of co-operation and collaboration which appear to be c... see more

Emmanuel O Nwaoru

In the face of seeming irreconcilable conflicts the world over, especially in some Africancountries, this article sets out to establish through a close reading of Gen 50:15-21 thatpermanent reconciliation between conflicting parties is achievable, as it w... see more

Johannes N Vorster

Early Christian martyr discourse combines two discursive practices, namely that of the household and the spectacle. How and why these practices are used in martyr discourse is enquired from the perspective of the dominance and pervasiveness of Roman norma... see more

Nico Vorster

In order to address the current ecological crisis, modern society requires an ethical andlegal discourse that directs itself to the whole of creation, rather than only to humansociety?s dependence on its natural environment or its survival. A conception o... see more