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Prophetic chiliasm : a clarion call for the Bride of Christ or a call to enlist in hell's armies? Re-evaluating the political significance of prophetic chiliasm in Pentecostal thinking

Horn, Nico (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

Most Pentecostals of the early 20th century accepted Darbyist dispensationalism and pre-millennial chiliasm. GR Wessels was the first Pentecostal to link dispensationalism to pro-apartheid ideology. Kleynhans took the ...
Compassion on people as a stimulus for the development of the church's healing ministry : lessons from the lives of two Pentecostal pioneers

Susanto, Johanes Lilik; Theron, Jacgues (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

The church’s healing ministry developed rapidly during the past century, with more and more churches, as well as individuals, becoming involved in this ministry. The question of what the key components of a successful ...
The Manyano movement within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa : an expression of freedom of worship (1844-1944)

Madise, M. J. S. (Mokhele Johannes Singleton); Lebeloane, Lazarus Donald Mokula, 1961- (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

The arrival of the Methodist/Wesleyan mission and missionaries in Africa heralded a religious stringency that did not afford the indigenous people religious freedom. In response, a number of movements were formed from ...
The crisis of the church of Sweden Mission among the Zulus during the 1880s

Hale, Frederick, 1948- (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

After the destruction of its original station at Oscarsberg near Rorke’s Drift in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, the Church of Sweden Mission gradually developed its programme of evangelism and social ministry under the ...
The Church of Scotland's historic approach to partnership in mission 1929-1965

Duncan, Graham A. (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

The Church of Scotland has exercised a long term commitment to mission and its twentieth century expression, partnership in mission. However, its theory and practice have often been at odds with one another. This has ...
Farm ministries in the Hoedspruit area : past and present

Landman, C. (Christina) (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

Missionary work came late to the eastern Lowveld, and specifically to the areas today known as Hoedspruit, Acornhoek and Bushbuckridge. The twentieth century saw the Swiss (Evangelical Presbyterian Church) and the Germans ...
"Good mission policy is good state policy in South Africa?" The influence of the Tomlinson Report on racial separation in church and state at the dawn of apartheid

Saayman, W. A. (Willem A.) (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

The author studies the development of the single, multiracial Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) into a “family” of 10 racially separated churches, especially in the light of the findings of the Tomlinson Report, published in ...
John Chrysostom on slavery

De Wet, Christiaan Rudolph, 1951- (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

This article examines John Chrysostom’s (347-407 AD) views on the topic of slavery. His arguments prove to be quite advanced for his time, and still relevant to a modern context. I shall start by briefly describing the ...
Major challenges for African women theologians in theological education (1989-2008)

Phiri, Isabel Apawo (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

The aim of this article is to present a critical analysis of how far the Circle of African Women Theologians have addressed the three initial challenges that face African women who are receiving theological education ...
Advocate HJB Vieyra (1902-1965) and his contribution to the Roman Catholic church's stance on apartheid

James, Mark (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

Advocate Herbert Joseph Bernard Vieyra (1902–1965) was a prominent Roman Catholic lay leader who contributed to the Church’s response to apartheid. He was prominent in assisting the Catholic bishops in formulating their ...
The experiences of women within Tswana cultural history and its implications for the history of the church in Botswana

Nkomazana, F. (Fidelis) (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

This article critically discusses the place of Batswana women within the Tswana tradition and how this has been carried over into the life of the church in Botswana. The article argues that these women have been ...
From the periphery to the centre : the radical transformation of Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity in the 20th century

Amanze, James (Church History Society of South Africa, 2008)

This article examines the radical transformation of the Pentecostal-charismatic movement in the 20th century and how it has moved from the periphery of the Christian faith to the centre. It is argued in the article that ...

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