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Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae Volume 35 Number 2, October 2009: Recent submissions

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Oral history interviewing and its value in practical theological hermeneutics : an example from a study on a Pentecostal congregation

Thomas, Andrew J. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Prior experience has been recognised as an important element of hermeneutics in both secular and theological studies. A problem for practical theologians who are investigating Pentecostal situations is the quality of the ...
The influence of conflicting medieval church and social discourses on individual consciousness : dissociation in the visions of Hadewijch of Brabant

Kruger, Christa (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

This article examines the influence of the conflicting discourses in the medieval church and its social context on the subconscious experiences of Hadewijch of Brabant, a 13th century Flemish visionary, mystical author, ...
The dual story line of Calvin's sense making approach

Van Niekerk, Erasmus (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Calvin’s sense-making approach, which is embedded in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559), can be construed as a story embodying two reflexive realms, one of creation and the other of redemption. In each of ...
Towards a postcolonial Pentecostal historiography : ramblings from the South

Chetty, Irvin G. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

This article focuses on contestations around the birth of Pentecostalism. Azusa Street Pentecostalism is very well documented therefore the bias was tilted in its favour. While this expression of Pentecostalism opened ...
War zeal, nationalism and unity in Christ: evangelical missions in Germany during World War I

Spohn, Elmar, 1967-; Sauer, Christof, 1963- (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

World War I brought unspeakable destitution to humankind. The question arises: Which ideals drove people to march so enthusiastically toward battle and death? Church history research has called attention to the role of ...
Stoic roots of early reformational resistance theory : a marginal note on the origins of the right to resistance in early reformational political thought

Raath, A. W. G. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

As expressed in his Institutes in 1536, John Calvin’s views on the right of subjects to resist the political oppression of rulers were preceded by developments in Lutheranism that sought recognition of the right to resist ...
Reading John Calvin in the African context: any relevance for the social reconstruction of Africa?

Gathogo, Julius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

The article sets out to demonstrate that even though John Calvin, the great reformer of the 16th century CE, was grossly misinterpreted by neo-Calvinists, especially with regard to the African context, he nevertheless ...
Calvinism and the socioeconomic politics of Botswana's liberal democracy

Ruele, Moji (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Botswana has undergone tremendous socioeconomic and political transformation and, as a result, the country can be said to be a success story and a true model of a liberal democracy on the African continent. Given this ...
The social thinking of John Calvin

Motlhabi, Mokgethi (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Calvin’s social thought is to be understood within the context of the long tradition of Christian social teaching and also, specifically, in relation to the social teachings of other Protestant Reformers. Within this ...
Church and State relations: the contribution of John Calvin to the understanding of church-state relationships in 21st century Zimbabwe

Matikiti, Robert (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

This article deals with the contribution of John Calvin (1509-1564) to the understanding of church-state relations in the 21st century in Zimbabwe. One of the key characteristics of Calvinism and the Reformed tradition ...
John Calvin in missiological perspective : on church unity and social justice

Botha, Nico Adam (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

This article offers a limited missiological perspective on the thinking of John Calvin pertaining to the issues of the unity of the church and social justice. On the question of the unity of the church, his use of the ...
Suid-Afrikaanse Calvinisme onder die loep

Oliver, Erna (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

An investigation regarding South African Calvinism The five hundred year anniversary (quincentenary) of the birth of Calvin provides a unique opportunity for those South Africans who see themselves as Calvinists to take ...
Tanquility in the face of death : calvinist spirituality in war

De Villiers, Pieter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

In this essay, I discuss the diary of Rensche van der Walt, which she wrote during the Boer War (15 March 1901 to 31 December 1902) in the Bethulie concentration camp. The essay first of all considers the situation in ...
Calvin and the Holy Spirit as fons vitae

Bentley, Wessel (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

John Calvin described the Holy Spirit as fons vitae, the fountain of life. Moltmann and others deduce from this statement that, according to Calvin, every experience in life can be a discovery of the Spirit’s power. This ...
The influence of Calvinism on South Africa's education system prior to 1994

Madise, M. J. S. (Mokhele Johannes Singleton); Lebeloane, Lazarus Donald Mokula, 1961- (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

In South Africa, Calvinism has exercised a profound influence on theology and this influence extended to education. Indeed, Calvinism played a major role in shaping a local education system which was adopted as a result ...
Missionary ecclesiology : a perspective from history

Saayman, W. A. (Willem A.) (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

The concept of a missionary ecclesiology is analysed according to the statement of Vatican II that the church is missionary by its very nature. The analysis is approached from the perspective of history, since the ...
Afrikaner grandmother's Huguenot heritage

Whitelaw, David (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Anna Susanna le Roux was born in Worcester, Cape Province in 1879, the descendant of Huguenot forbears, and died in Cape Town in 1963. As an Afrikaner woman, she cherished her Reformed roots and education at the Huguenot ...
Calvin and Canticles

Loader, James Alfred (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

On the one hand, the often held thesis is challenged that Calvin, contrary to his rejection of allegorical exegesis, himself supported an allegorical understanding of the Song of Songs. On the other hand, a proposal is ...
Calvinism and South African women : a short historical overview

Landman, C.(Christina) (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

For the past three-and-a-half centuries, Christian women in South Africa have chosen for pietistic expressions of their faith, even when their teachers or husbands were committed to dogmatic Calvinism. This article ...
Can charismatics be Calvinists? New trends within charismatic circles with special reference to the situation in South Africa

Theron, Jacques; De Wit, Joep (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)

Calvin’s cessationist theologies had an enormous influence within Reformed theology with regard to the operation of spiritual gifts. The article describes how his notion has been challenged by authors from various ...

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