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The 'classic faith' roots of the modern 'word of faith' movement

King, Paul; Theron, Jacques (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

Some proponents of the ‘modern faith movement’ claim that their faith teachings are fresh revelation or newlyrevealed truths from God; others believe they are heretical or cultic because of apparent similarities of ...
The Christian families' participation in baptism as a basis for including children in Holy Communion

Madise, Mokhele (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

Children have become a central point of the Holy Communion in the church. As a result, issues such as understanding baptism, understanding children, the demands from parents and demands from children and the developments ...
The origins of the Swedish Lutheran Ministry in the South African Republic

Hale, Frederick (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The Church of Sweden Mission established a significant presence on the Witwatersrand early in the twentieth century, but this was preceded by abortive Swedish Lutheran missionary endeavours there during the 1890s. Paul ...
Examining the model of tent-making ministry in the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa: past, present and future

Matsaung, Lesiba (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The concept of tent-making ministry emerged from the Umgababa Synod of the former Nederduitse Gereformeere Kerk in Afrika (NGKA) on 12 June 1979. This came as a response to a deteriorating situation in the church and ...
The mission school as locus of evangelisation of children in Zimbabwean historiography, 1859-1969

Gundani, Paul H. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The modern mission in Zimbabwe was dominated by the ‘mission school’ as the key locus for evangelisation. Mission historiography in Zimbabwe is, however, divided on the real aim, value and purpose of the ‘mission school’ ...
Winning hearts and minds : character formation in mission education with special reference to Lovedale Missionary Institution

Graham, Duncan (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

Character formation was the most pervasive subject in the curriculum of mission schools despite the fact that it was nowhere to be found on the timetable. It was a major tool in the Christinising/civilising process with a ...
Infantilisation of the missionised

Mogashoa, Humphrey (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The hegemony of European ideology and worldview epitomised in this case by the infantilisation of the missionised permeated both the secular and religious sphere. Infantilisation, as both a system and existence underlined ...
The creation of indigenous clergy from native schools in Mariannhill, 1884-1910

Mukuka, George (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The article analyses critically to what extent the early missionary schools for boys influenced young men to become priests. It examines the factors which made these schools for boys and girls become catchment areas ...
Missionaries and mission schools: experiences of children (former learners)

Lebeloane, Lazarus (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The introduction of formal schooling and learning was a new experience among children of indigenous people in South Africa. This came through missionaries as they introduced mission schools. Missionaries introduced mission ...
Afrikaans, reformed and internetted : some outlines of current Afrikaans-e-spiritualities

Lombaard, Christo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

Post-apartheid Afrikaans cultural life has shown unanticipated directions of growth (eg art festivals, ‘alternative’ music and literature). The once influential Afrikaans community – almost per definition religious, Christian ...
In defence of children against family and community violence with a particular reference to informal settlements

Molobi, Victor (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

South Africa has a history of healthy child rearing based on African traditional values, before the coming of squatter camps. The aim of this article is to identify some historical values and incorporate them in future ...
Where are the children? An investigation of the presence of space for children in the worship life of the Nazarite Baptist Church and the Zion Christian Church

Ntsimane, Radikobo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

As nativistic movements both the NBC and the ZCC do not have programs designed for the spiritual needs of children. This paper argues that the reason for this is to be found in the history of the founding of the two ...
Vergelyking tussen die genesingsteologie van John G Lake en Hannes Jonker

Nel, Marius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

In this article the theological thinking on healing of two leaders in the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM) is discussed. John G Lake, together with Thomas Hezmalhalch, came to South Africa in 1908 to preach ...
Sunday school: past and present

Oliver, Erna (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

The first part of the article shows the history of religious education in South Africa and how the Sunday school was successfully integrated with the existent extensive religious education system used by Afrikaners to ...
The justness of love : the essence and status of justice in Luther's theology

Raath, Andries (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

Luther’s views on justice provide a useful platform of departure for discerning ‘points of contact’ between Christians and non- Christians on the nature and role of justice in society. The main elements of such ‘points ...
The rocky road to unity: the worship quarrel at Fedsem in the 1980s

Denis, Philippe (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

This paper describes the painstaking, controversy-ridden and only partly successful attempts made to harmonise worship life at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa in the 1980s. Established at Alice in ...
Educating the body of the female child : feminisms in dialogue with Jerome(d 420)

Landman, Christina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

At the beginning of the 5th century, Jerome sent a letter to Laeta, the daughter of his co-ascetic Paula, on how to raise a female child. Jerome, in short, views disembodiment as redemption, and therefore also as ...

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