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Missio politica in missio Dei: integrating politics into God’s eternal mission
(AOSIS, 2022)The understanding of the missio Dei from the point of view of the International Missionary Conference in Willingen has rightly broadened the missiological horizon and promoted new approaches to God’s mission in the world. ... -
Mysterium Deus in missio: the mysterious God in mission
(AOSIS, 2022)As in all other world religions, a deep sense of the mystery is also central to the Christian religion. The mere existence of God is accepted as something mysterious beyond human comprehension. While theological literature ... -
Missio hominum as commissioned by missio dei
(AOSIS, 2022)The Christian image of God rightly goes back to the Bible as the only source of revelation. According to the creation account in the book of Genesis, God is primarily seen as the creator of heaven, Earth and humankind. ... -
Behavioural and psychological control during adolescence: an ecological systems perspective
(Routledge, 2022)This study investigated the extent and the nature of the behavioural and psychological control experienced by adolescents within four contexts (parental, peer, school, and community) of their everyday lives. The adolescents ... -
Les bénéfices de l’enseignement des techniques de base de perfectionnement de langue à des apprenants (faux) débutants de FLE dans un contexte non francophone
(University of the Free State, 2020-07)This thesis examines the teaching of FLE with a close look at its importance in South Africa and how this subject is taught in institutions of higher education. Existing teaching methodologies in this field are analysed ... -
The contribution of Paul Hiebert to folk religion: a missiological study among the Dendis of North-East Benin
(University of the Free State, 2022-04)Hiebert contends that one of the reasons Christian mission has failed or not been very successful among folk religion, is the long ignorance of the folk religion worldview held by many of the early Western Christian ... -
Islamist violent extremism and the fragile African state: the case in Kenya
(University of the Free State, 2022-07)What we know, and how we know about state fragility, Islamist violent extremism (IVE), and countering Islamist violent extremism (CIVE), is fiercely contested. It is no different in the case of state fragility, IVE, and ... -
Proposing a seamless learning experience design (SLED) framework based on international perspectives of educators from five higher education institutions
(Academic Publishing International Limited, 2022)Since seamless learning (SL) is still a rather unknown concept in higher education many educators classify it under the same categories as mobile, blended, online or hybrid learning. The purpose of this study is first to ... -
An investigation into a proposed syllabus for tuba performance studies at South African universities
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)A primary function of syllabi for university music performance studies is the prescription of both compulsory and recommended module materials. However, as South African universities lack comprehensive syllabi for tuba ... -
The implementation of a bilingual-bicultural literacy intervention programme for deaf learners in Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)The Bilingual-Bicultural approach is considered the best approach to teach deaf learners. This approach also provides the best opportunity for deaf learners to become biliterate. Namibia too has adopted the Bilingual-Bicultural ... -
The role of intersemiotic translation in multimodal communication in educational textbooks
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)Our social world is a multitude of semiotic resources which we use in combination with language to make and convey meaning. The ever-increasing integration of language with other semiotic resources is turning our social ... -
Drankpagte gedurende die eerste honderd jaar van die bewind van die N.O.I.K. aan die Kaap
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Mapping liberation through song: the impact of anti-apartheid popular music and protest/liberation songs in South Africa and the diaspora, 1950-1994
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)This study aims to analyse the role that popular music and protest/liberation songs played in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, spanning across the era of apartheid rule from 1948 until 1994. This study ... -
Variation in object marking of Biblical Hebrew verbs: a preliminary syntactic analysis
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)Biblical Hebrew exhibits considerable variation in the syntax of how object/complements appear with verbs. For example, a writer could use a direct object without any additional particles or prepositions, a direct object ... -
Marabi and poststructuralism(s): an inquiry into the possibility of forging a rapprochement between aspects of poststructuralist thinking and marabi in its context (1920’s-1930’s)
(University of the Free State, 2022-01)This study forges a rapprochement between aspects of poststructuralist theory and marabi in its socio-political, historical, ideological and labour contexts of the 1920s to 1930s. After considering the socio-historical ... -
Sociolinguistics of Lesotho English in the Kingdom of Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2021-07)This study set out to investigate Sociolinguistics of Lesotho English in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Mainly premised on the principles of the qualitative research design and methodology, this study adopted the narrative ... -
John Chrysostom’s interpretation of the rhetoric of the letter to the Colossians
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)This study aims to investigate how John Chrysostom interpreted the rhetoric of Colossians in his homilies on this letter and to compare his interpretation with the current understanding of the rhetoric of Colossians. This ... -
Interethnic conflict and the role of traditional leaders in the truth and reconciliation programme in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)This empirical research was built on the failure of military operations, and formal peacebuilding processes sought to curb the interethnic conflicts revolving around the issues of land, citizenship and political power in ... -
Ceremonial cinema: world-creation and social transformation through film as ritual
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)The journey to the cinema and our experiences there form part of what is effectively a screening ritual geared toward affecting audiences. The power of cinema largely derives from being removed from general society – ... -
The poetry of R. F. Ratshitanga: a critical evaluation of the poetry of protest
(University of the Free State, 1983-10)In chapter one, definitions are given on what poetry and poets are, whereas in chapter two, an emphasis is put on imagery in Ratshitanga's poetry. His imagery clarifies the object of his description. It helps readers to ...
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