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Reconfigurating ecclesial identity : in conversation with Paul Ricoeur

Vosloo, Robert (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The complex interrelated histories of the family of churches within the Dutch Reformed Church pose serious historiographical questions. At the heart lies the methodological question of the representation of the past. ...
The training of the African clergy in the Anglican Diocese of Nyasaland (Malawi) 1861-1920s

Mbaya, Henry Hastings (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

In this article I outline the development of the training of African clergy during the course of the history of the Anglican Church in the Nyasaland Diocese. The period under review is 1861 to the 1920s. From 1864 up ...
Thoughts on a methodology for church history

Coertzen, Pieter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

In this article on a methodology for church history I would like to express some thoughts on the following questions: (a) What do we mean when we speak of methodology, in this case a methodology for church history? (b) ...
Some thoughts on cultural transformation theory as a tool in historical research

Duncan, Graham A. (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

Riane Eisler’s cultural transformation theory challenges traditional approaches to historical interpretation. Her theory posits the view that history is the result of the interaction of two evolutionary trends. Firstly, ...
The origins of the Free Protestant Church in South Africa : David P Faure Contra Dutch Reformed Calvinism

Hale, Frederick, 1948- (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The origins of the Free Protestant Church, subsequently also called the Unitarian Church, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope during the 1860s have almost completely escaped scholarly attention. The present article ...
The new reformation : the amasing rise of the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement in the 20th century

Botha, J. Eugene (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

A church revival which happened in 1906 in Los Angeles sparked a massive global church movement which came to be known as the Pentecostal-charismatic movement. It started with a single woman about a hundred years ago, ...
Of serpents, reeds, understanding, and turns : some perspectives on implied apologetics and Pentateuch theory

Lombaard, Christo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The history of the churches in South Africa has also been a history of the scholarly interpretation of the Bible. Critical Pentateuch theory has a peculiar nature in this regard in that its main proponents have felt a ...
Memories of AIDS : a critical evaluation of Natal clerics' reflections on their AIDS experiences between 1987 and 1990

Joshua, Stephen Muoki (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The interface between apartheid and Aids in the unique South African context between 1987 and 1990 is particularly striking. Natal was such a volatile ground, one rocked by political violence and threatened by a world ...
Memory as contested terrain : historiographical challenges in the historian's quest for "objectivity" : a case study of Epworth Mission

Gundani, Paul (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The quest for “objectivity” is central to the historian’s craft even if its attainment may be tenuous. In this article we highlight some of the historiographical challenges that the historian faces in attempting to craft ...
Augustine's historiographical method

Duncan, Graham A; Buqa, Wonke (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

Originally written to defend the church against charges of being responsible for the destruction of the city of Rome in 410 CE, Augustine’s City of God has come to stand as a monument to theological reflection on the ...
"... quam intime medullae animi mei suspirabant tibi": De spriritualiteit van Augustinus' "verborgen jaren" tot aan de bekering in 386

Oort, J. van (Johannes) (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

In popular works, and even in handbooks of (church) history, it is often assumed that Augustine was converted from paganism to Christianity. This perception is incorrect. Augustine (354-430) was a North African by birth. ...
Storytelling as a methodology in developing a theology of reconstruction

Gathogo, Julius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The article sets out to explore the problem statement: “How significant is storytelling as one of the methodologies for developing a theology of reconstruction in post-Cold War Africa?” It is based on the premise that, ...
Rethinking the contribution of Spinoza to theology and biblical studies

De Villiers, Pieter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

This article investigates the contrasting and often conflicting perspectives in the past and the present on the writings of Spinoza, specifically regarding his theological and biblical research. In the next section it ...
Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye : mother of our stories

Landman, Christina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

Mercy Amba Oduyoye (1933-) is Africa’s first and foremost woman theologian. While her life reads like a story, Oduyoye’s theology itself can best be described as a theology of stories that have changed worldviews on ...
Thoughts on writing Afrikaner church history in the 21st century

Oliver, Erna (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The traditional way of writing Afrikaner church history seems outdated. It tends to be biased, holy, apologetic, imperialistic, sectarian and schismatic; and does not serve the community and the church in the current ...
Of serpents, reeds, understanding, and turns : some perspectives on implied apologetics and Pentateuch theory

Lombaard, Christo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

The history of the churches in South Africa has also been a history of the scholarly interpretation of the Bible. Critical Pentateuch theory has a peculiar nature in this regard in that its main proponents have felt a ...
Methodological considerations on the first black Catholic priests in South Africa

Mukuka, George (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

This article looks at the first four black Catholic priests in South Africa from 1887 to 1957. It examines the use of oral history methodology in accessing the silenced voices of these priests. The article bases its ...
Missionaries from within : the contribution of indigenous clergy to evangelisation in Southern Africa

Denis, Philippe, 1952- (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)

This paper reviews the works devoted to the four-century-long history of indigenous clergy in Southern Africa during the past twenty-five years. The author proposes a periodisation which refers to the political history ...

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