AT 2016 Volume 36 Issue 2
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Divine darkness in the human discourses of Job
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)The Biblical Hebrew text of Job narrates and debates the suffering of an innocent person from various perspectives. The poetic dialogues and discourses between Job and his friends emphasise their experiences of “darkness” ... -
Vyandsliefde of geweld: oor die politiek van die historiese Jesus
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)The fact of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth is recognised in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Nevertheless these religions are all in one way or another involved in violent conflicts that still ravages the present-day ... -
Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verklarings
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)According to the Old Testament (1 Samuel 5 and 6) the Ark of the Covenant was on occasion captured from the Israelites by the Philistines and taken to their own country. Subsequently, a plague, attributed to the Ark, ... -
Humor, skets en gemoedelikheid in verskillende stylfigure by Johannes Calvyn
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)A fairly general perception of John Calvin is that of a gloomy and even cheerless person. In many publications on his life and on his outlook on life, in particular, there is frequently nothing or hardly anything to be ... -
On reading some of Karl Barth's early sermons in South Africa today?
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)The work of Karl Barth has been quite influential in South Africa, but what about the value of his sermons and their influence on Barth’s reading and mainline preaching in South Africa nowadays? After a short introduction, ... -
Jeremiah 34:8-22 - a call for the enactment of distributive justice?
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)This article seeks to determine whether the author of Jeremiah 34:8-22, in his critique of the events relating to the manumission of Hebrew slaves in 589/588 BCE during Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem, called for ... -
Die rol van die NGK-leierskap in die aanloop tot die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika: 1990-1994
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)Piet Strauss played an important part in the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1994 to 2011. This article focuses on important events and the role of the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church which prepared ... -
Teologie en konteks: vraag na 'n teologie vir Suid-Afrika
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)This article addresses what it implies to do theology with a “sense of place”. The question is raised about a responsible theology for South Africa and it is situated methodologically within the contemporary imperative ... -
Johannes Hoornbeeck, a monumental 17th century Dutch theologian: continuities in his thinking on doctrine and life
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)In this article on the 17th-century Johannes Hoornbeeck, the initial focus is on the Further Reformation of which Hoornbeeck was a representative. The focus then switches to Hoornbeeck himself: the story of his life, ... -
Voorwoord: huldigingsbundel Prof. P. J. Strauss
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Kerklike gesag herbesoek: met verwysing na die kerklike proses om 'n belydenis of belydenisgrondslag te wysig
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2016)This article will show that the Christocratical understanding of church authority means that each of the official governing bodies of the church can make its own decisions based on the norm of the Word of God. This ...
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