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From "Blood River" to "Belhar": a bridge too far?

Van der Merwe, Johan (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

2013 saw the 175th commemoration of the Great Trek. The festivities reached a climax on 16 December when many Afrikaners celebrated the Vow in commemoration of victory of the Voortrekkers against the Zulus at Blood River. ...
A community's struggle to recapture sacred tradition and reoccupy ancestral land : the case of the Barokologadi

Molobi, Masilo Sonnyboy (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

This article discusses the Barokologadi tribe in the Northwest Bushveld who split from the Bapedi Community and sought refuge among Bakgatla Ba Kgafela in 1700. They lived in the Lengwana (Ramatlabama) Village until 1870 ...
A post-apartheid nation in chains? Relevance of Lucky Dube's "mickey mouse freedom" in reconfiguring forms of oppression in South Africa today

Mtshiselwa, Ndikho (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The year 2014 marks South Africa’s twentieth year of democratic rule. Nevertheless, the legacy of colonialism and apartheid – in the form of socioeconomic injustice – continues to haunt the post-apartheid South Africa. In ...
The evolution of South African Christian responses to Darwinism after the publication of "The descent of man"

Hale, Frederick (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The impact of Darwinian evolutionary theory has remained an underexplored topic in South African historiography, and the early reactions of South African churchmen to this new current in biological thought have been almost ...
Health and health care in a Nigerian historical context

Agbiji, Emem; Landman, Christina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

This article undertakes an historical exploration of the three healing systems in Ibibio from a social and theological anthro-pological perspective on health and health care and draws implications for pastoral caregiving ...
"Petit bourgeoisie", female piety and mystical Pietism on the South African frontier, 1760-1860

Raath, Andries (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

In parallel with the Pietistic movement in Germany with its emphasis on mysticism, piety and spiritual devotion to Christ, feminine mystics in South African frontier communities reflected trends that were analogous to the ...
The suspension and resignation of Franz Pfanner, first abbot of Mariannhill

Denis, Philippe (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

This article focuses on an episode of the history of the Mariannhill monastery, by far the most successful Catholic missionary enterprise in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, about which there has long been uncertainty: ...
Gandhi and his Christian friends : legacy of South African years 1893-1914

Goedhals, Mandy (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The year 2014 marks the centenary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s departure from South Africa and his return to India. This article explores the history and historiography of Gandhi’s relationships with those he called “my ...
Religion and politics in the heritage of uNtsikana Ka Gaba and its relevance for a democratic South Africa

Kumalo, Simangaliso Raymond (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

Ntsikana, the son of Gaba (1780–1820), is remembered as a Xhosa prophet umphrofethi wakwa Xhosa who left an indelible mark on the Christian social history landscape of South Africa. Although he lived almost two centuries ...
Translating "Ngaka": Robert Moffat rewriting an indigenous healer

Dube, Musa W. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

Ngaka (the indigenous doctor and healer among Tswana speaking people) represented the spiritual priest among the Batswana and hence a great challenge to missionaries of colo-nial times, whose agenda was to sell a different ...
Indigenous agents and the school apostolate in Ukwuaniland, 1910-1941

Odili, Jones Ugochukwu (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

In the 19th century, colonial educational policy reflected the hesitant approach of Britain to a field recognised in those days as the reserve of religious bodies, and for many years, the missionary societies had the field ...
A commemoration of the legacy of Rudolf Bultmann, born 130 years ago

Van Aarde, Andries G. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The article commemorates Rudolf Bultmann’s legacy and the date of his birth 130 years ago. It demonstrates Bultmann’s historical critical exegesis of the New Testament and his theological hermeneutics. The article explains ...
Exploring the landscape of historical theology through the lens of Geomorphology

Houston, Peter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The widening spectrum of scientific and theological reflection has encompassed much of the natural sciences as was evi-denced in the August 2013 volume of Studia Historiae Eccle-siasticae that celebrated the work of Professor ...
A critical evaluation of theological distinctives of Pentecostal theology

Nel, Marius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

What is it about churches with a Pentecostal background that justifies their existence apart from churches from the Catholic, Reformed or Eastern traditions? Is it possible to define a Pentecostal hermeneutic distinctive ...
A Black Calvinist perspective on the economy

Senokoane, BB Tumi (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The article aims to engage with John Calvin’s view on the economy with special reference to Geneva and its background. It will specifically look into the marriage between Calvinism and capitalism, the issue of usury, ...
Zimbabwean theology and religious studies during the crisis years (2000-2008) : a preliminary study

Chitando, Ezra (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

One of the dominant accusations against theology and religious studies in Africa is that the discipline tends to be abstract. Critics charge that this discipline hardly addresses the lived realities of the people. Further, ...
Extremist or an inculturationist? Retrieving Milkah Muthoni's (1948-2009) Afro-Pentecostalism

Gathogo, Julius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

Milkah Muthoni Waweru (1948–2009) played a key role in the changing theo-social landscape of central Kenya, particularly in mid 1960s, 70s and 80s, through her oral theologies which were well captured in her gospel music. ...
The Bulgarian Evangelical Society (1875-1958) and its contribution to the development of Protestantism in Bulgaria

Flad, Simone, 1971-; Sauer, Christof, 1963-; Popova, Kristina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2014-05)

The Bulgarian Evangelical Society (BES) was the first orga-nised initiative of Bulgarian Evangelical Christians to take part in evangelising the Bulgarian people. Founded in 1875, the BES survived several wars and internal ...

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