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Ernst M Conradie

In ecumenical discourse the "whole household of God" has emerged as a new theological root metaphor.  This metaphor integrates especially three ecumenical themes (based on the Greek root "oikos"), namely the quests for economic justice, ecological su... see more

Ernst M Conradie

Part 2 of this article continues the discussion on the ecclesiological signifiacnce of the ecumenical root metaphor of the "whole household of God". It explores the place and mission of the church within God's household in critical dialogue with Dietrich ... see more

Nico Koopman

This paper is devided into three parts. The first part gives a description of the nature and task of civil society in the context of glocality, namely of interaction and interdependence between local and global levels. In a second section the meaning of t... see more

Rodney Moss

Ecclesiology cannot be restricted merely to he interpretation of statemants - biblical, liturgical, theological and in the Catholic dispensation, magisterial - about the church but must rather, in addition, take cognizance of the fact that the church is a... see more

Adrian Roux

This paper argues that the fact that the church appears in the Creed as part of the third article (to do with the Holy Spirit) is crucial in understanding the role of the church in the face of "development" concerns such as poverty, environmental degratio... see more

Lovemore Togarasei

The modern church faces insurmountable challanges. Globalization, terrorism, famine and disease, particularly with the HIV and AIDS pandemic, are some of the challanges the modern church has to face. to fight these challanges, the church needs unity of pu... see more

Janet Trisk

following Douglas John Hall, I note that in this article truimphalism rather than a theology of the cross is generally the basis for ecclesial praxis. I then go on to outline a feminist theology of the cross and argue that this theology of the cross shoul... see more

Daniël P Veldsman

based on a detailed analysis and critical discussion of Leder's book The absent body in which he disentangles in an insightful phenomenological manner the Cartesian dualistic heratige, this article forces on the experience of incarcerated existence w... see more

Andrew E Warmback

This article ia a contribution to the discussion on the shape and role of the church in South Africa. It seeks to contribute to ecological theology by extending its traditional focus. Using the oikos methaphor an attempt is made to develop a theology that... see more

Deane-Peter Baker

This paper offers an analysis of William Alston's contribution to the Reformed epistemology movement, which holds as its central claimthe idea that belief in God can, under the appropriate circumstances, be properly basic. In particular this paper address... see more

Bettina Fischer

Part of a larger study of narrative strategy in the Gospel of Luke, this article makes use of Bakhtin's criteria of locus, form, aand degree as an investigative tool to explore the intertextual presence of texts, from the Hebrew Bible in Luke 1 and 2. to ... see more

Danie C Van Zyl

A linear concept of time forms the basis of most of our use of the first testament, both scholarly and in faith communities. The African concept of time, however, differs markedly from the conventional Western linear concept. The Biblical concept of time ... see more

HJ Bernard Combrink

Richard Bauckham, professor of New Testament Studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, is one of the leading New Testament scholars of our time. This fascinating, groundbreaking and momentous book of 538 pages, incl... see more