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A brief history of the belief in the Devil (950 BCE - 70 CE)

Spangenberg, Izak J.J. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

It is strange but true: belief in the Devil is alive. This fact is brilliantly argued by Robert Muchembled in his book A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present (2003). He says: “In fact, for almost a ...
Agonies of structural and leadership formation in responding to HIV and AIDS between 1990 and 2000: a historiorganiosational perspective

Joshua, Stephen Muoki (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

In 1990, the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) resolved to respond urgently to the contextual crisis brought about by HIV and AIDS. It envisioned a new structure and leadership that would spearhead ...
Victorian biblical scholarship in twentieth-century South Africa: Ramsden Balmforth's advocacy of New Testament higher criticism

Hale, Frederick (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Debates in South Africa over Biblical scholarship have often been a subject of historical inquiry. John Colenso’s challenges to the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch are well known, and in the Dutch Reformed tradition ...
The journey of South African women academics with particular focus on women academics in theological education

Naicker, Linda (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

The aims of this article are twofold. Firstly, in this article, I shall examine the historical experiences of discrimination against women academics in higher education in South Africa, which will include discussing their ...
A semiotic notion of transcendence

Conradie, Ernst M (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

As the title indicates, this contribution explores a semiotic notion of transcendence. It is argued that experiences of transcendence are quite common and that notions of transcendence are highly significant since they ...
The bio-century challenge: life in a holistic context. In conversation with Cornel du Toit

Veldsman, Danie (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

My engagement in this article with the South African systematic theologian Cornel du Toit in recognition of his valued scholarship is restricted to only two of his contributions in the context of the science–theology ...
Speaking God at a public university in South Africa: the challenge of epistemological transformation

Venter, Rian (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Institutions of higher learning have not escaped the transformation of South African society. However, voices of concern are often heard that the knowledge produced does not reflect the ethos of the new political ...
Apartheid: resistance and acquiescence. St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown, 1973-1985

Mbaya, Henry (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

In this article, I shall analyse the response of St Paul’s Anglican Theological College in Grahamstown, South Africa, to the sociopolitical issues that unfolded in that country from 1973 to 1985. I shall argue that the ...
The meaning and challenge of the quest for extraterrestrials

Antonites, Alex (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Today, human beings are venturing into deep space. As questioning beings who continuously seek to transcend ourselves, and as the scientific quest for extraterrestrials continues, we are prompted to philosophise about ...
Faith matters: two aspects of the present theological scene in South Africa

Lombaard, Christo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Dedicated to Cornel du Toit, this article identifies two trends in theology which play a role in South Africa. The first trend is a possible move from or within the post-modernist cultural phase to a neo-essentialist or ...
Cornel du Toit's Science and Religion contribution in the Lens of the Divine Action Project: The advantage of limited aims and epistemological diversity

Tonsing, Detlev (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Cornel du Toit is the doyen of the science and religion debate in South Africa. He has led this debate by organising the South African Science and Religion Forum, and its conferences and publications, since 1993 to the ...
The historical voices of the African Independent Churches: towards new development

Molobi, Masilo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

In the first publication by Bengt Sundkler in 1964, the AICs were regarded as interesting sectarian groups, fit to repent and to be incorporated into the mainstream churches. There have since been numerous debates on the ...
God-consciousness in terms of a "new natural theology"

Nurnberger, Klaus (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Can a “new natural theology”, based on the approach of “experiential realism”, accommodate a personal concept of God? Assuming that human knowledge is located in synaptic networks of the brain, the question is how it got ...
Meeting the Cowboy Turned Renegade Missionary: William Cullen Wilcox

Kumalo, Simangaliso (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

The Rev. William Cullen Wilcox is a relatively unknown missionary of the American Board Mission. He left an indelible legacy in South Africa as an initiator of mission stations, a land activist, and mentor to John ...
Safe spaces for women in the church: the case of Dullstroom-Emnotweni

Landman, Christina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

For the 100 co-researchers in Dullstroom-Emnotweni who participate in a project called “Women’s space in the church”, the relationship between men and women of faith is one of political correctness. However, at home the ...
The centenary of Amadodana in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa: development and influence of this movement

Madise, Mokhele (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

The establishment of the mining industry in South Africa gave birth to a new movement in the Methodist Church, a movement that was mainly made up of men. This movement emerged as a result of men in the mining compounds ...
Little faith as an alternating state of religious consciousness: a pragmatic-empirical perspective on Matthew's portrayal of Jesus' desciple

Van Aarde, Andries (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

This article argues that “fear” can be understood as an alternate state of religious consciousness. The aim is to demonstrate that fear is central to the state of being of Jesus’ disciples when their religious experience ...
Poverty eradication and the Bible in context: a serious challenge

Scheffler, Eben (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

This article endeavours to reflect seriously on poverty in its ancient (biblical) and present-day contexts, and is motivated by the notion that present-day believers (whether Jewish or Christian) want their acknowledgement ...
The search for truth: in conversation with Cornel du Toit

Bentley, Wessel (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2013-08)

Cornel du Toit is an exploratory thinker. He is a wide thinker, who refuses to be confined by the limitations of a specific discipline or dogma. In the years that I have worked with Du Toit, I have found his work to be ...

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