SCRIPTURA  

Bernard C Lategan

The role of religious education and the teaching remain crucial issues in a future South Africa, especially now that a new dispensation seems imminent. Countries to the north and further afield in Africa have, for different reasons, also gone through a pr... see more

D G Lawrie

Although the Old Testament offers neither a theory of nor a curriculum for religious education, it is possible to undercover the presuppositions about religion, society, and their interrelatedness that formed the horizon for such education in Israel. In t... see more

H C Summers

South African state schools have begun to admit pupils from different linguistic, cultural, religious and political backgrounds. This could raise problems for Religious Education which traditionally has been instruction in the Christian faith rather than ... see more

Nicol Faasen

A number of issues have come to the fore in Bible studies in schools during the past decade.  In short, it was felt that too much emphasis was put on Bible content and that the starting point should not be the Bible, but he pupils' actual experiences... see more

J H Hunter

With the introduction of a secular constitution in Namibia, it was also obvious that Biblical Instruction could not be taught at schools as though the Christian religion enjoys a privileged status in the country. Religious and Moral Education was introduc... see more

J C Malan

After Jesus had brought a surprisingly original message, and had stressed the importance of understanding his invitation to a changed life style, the Christian church too often reverted to traditional content teaching and indoctrination. Honest, critical ... see more