Written by one of David Bosch's long-time colleagues, this paper provides an informal, yet important personal view into the life and work of David Bosch, revealing not only an internationally recognized missiologist, but ...
In this article, South African missiologist Willem Saayman outlines and reflects on four issues and challenges which arise from Africa and serve to define missiological thinking today. The first three are 'problems': (1) ...
The author attempts to get clarity on the two related terms, missionary and missional, as the former is being replaced more and more in academic writing by the latter term. He finds that there is no clear etymological ...
The article argues that New Testament Studies and Missiology exist in an uncomfortable relationship in South Africa. The two main reasons for this are the separation between the theological disciplines since the Enlightenment, ...
A brief survey of four prophetic figures in the history of South Africa (Ntsikana, Nongqawuse, Siener van Rensburg and Beyers Naudé) show that a prophet is a visionary intermediary, mediating a message between an authority ...
The social stratum in which Pentecostals enjoyed their greatest successes was that of the poor. The reason for the success lies in distinctives that form the centre of Pentecostalism and provide the impetus for its mission. ...