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Self-supporting ministry from a Lutheran historical perspective: looking back to the time of Luther and looking ahead with Luther's example in mind

Buffel, Olehile (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

Self-supporting ministry has been accepted by ELCSA (the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa) and should, therefore, be seen as a ministry that, together with full-time ministry, can contribute to the welfare ...
The life and times of Christoph Sandrock, missionary of the Berlin Mission Society during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) at Springfontein, South Africa

Britz, Dolf (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

This article traces the life and times of Christoph Sandrock (1845–1930), a missionary with the Berlin Mission Society, during the Anglo Boer War at Springfontein in the southern Free State, South Africa. Based mainly ...
1820 Setlers, open spaces, and theology : a reflection on how the 1820 Settlers' theological views shape our understanding of uninhabited land

Grassow, Peter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

Not only did the English believe it was their right to colonise open spaces, they also believed that they had a God-given calling to cultivate all uncultivated land. They developed a theology of the land that held the ...
The role of eugenics and religion in the construction of race in South Africa

Naicker, Linda (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

It has been postulated that Christian Nationalism, an ideology inspired by Afrikaner Nationalism, was the most powerful influence with regard to racial segregation and the implementation of racially oppressive legislation ...
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and the Nature of Theology

Neele, Adriaan C (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

This article proposes that Jonathan Edwards’ inquiry into the nature of theology continues the tradition of Protestant scholasticism, and appropriated medieval and early Protestant models of the systems of theology within ...
"Ungusobaba" (you are our father): the life of an Anglican bishop, Lawrence Bekisisa Zulu (1937-2013+)

Mbaya, Henry (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

This study seeks to document the role that Lawrence Bekisisa Zulu played in the Anglican Church in South Africa (ACSA), particularly in the dioceses of Zululand and Swaziland, as a bishop. It records the life story of ...
Lindiwe Myeza: unfreezing the walking voice

Landman, Christina (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

Lindiwe Myeza walks with stories. These include stories about working hand in hand with the great Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist Beyers Naudé and caring spiritually and practically for the youth after the Sharpeville ...
Reclaiming God and reclaiming dignity: the history and future of black liberation from internalised oppression

Lephakga, Tshepo (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

One of the most painful things brought about by the apartheid system in South Africa is instilling internalised feelings of oppression in blacks. Its result has been a pathological self-hate within blacks themselves. ...
Towards a post-secularist paradigm?

Vorster, Koos (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

This research article examines the validity of Berger’s statement (Berger, 1999:2) that the assumption that we live in a secularised world is false (Berger is a sociologist of religion). Berger’s statement was followed ...
Witch-hunts in modern Africa and early modern Europe (1450-1750): a comparison

Kgatla, Thias (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

Belief in witchcraft is found across the world and in some societies alleged witches are persecuted and killed. This article explores the rise of false accusations of witchcraft and the resultant killings in South Africa ...
The process of unification of the AFM of SA

Nel, Marius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

In this article the process of unification within the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM of SA) is described, using the minutes from the different councils of the respective Sections of the AFM and the reminiscences ...
African indigenous Christianity in a geo-historical perspective

Denis, Philippe (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

In this article the need for a geo-historical survey of the history of Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa from the time of the first circumnavigations of the continent up to the present day is argued. It is important ...
The unity of the church: a South African denominational experience and witness

August, Karel Th (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

From the time of its inception in 1869, the Moravian Church in South Africa was divided into two provinces along ethnic lines. As the church is the “body of Jesus Christ,” which confesses the one Lord, who has one faith ...
AIDS monies and the NGO-isation of Catholic response to HIV and AIDS in South Africa between 2000 and 2005: a histo-critical perspective

Joshua, Stephen Muoki (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

At the beginning of 2000, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) mentioned 61 programmes that were concerned with the treatment and care of AIDS patients. Most of them were poorly funded and heavily ...
The relationship between the WCC and OAIC: an assessment of the mutual influence on ecumenical praxis

Molobi, Masilo Victor (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

This article will examine how the World Council of Churches (WCC) has carved its historical mission and influence in the African Independent Churches (AICs), through the Organization of African Independent Churches (OAIC) ...
Some challenges in founding an African faith: Mutira Mission, Kenya 1907-2012

Gathogo, Julius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2012-12)

The history of Mutira Mission began with the arrival of the first European missionary, the Rev. A.W. McGregor of the Church Missionary Society, and his team in 1908. Despite difficulties, the missionaries significantly ...

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