Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, Volume 40 Number 1, May 2014https://hdl.handle.net/10500/136142024-03-28T16:17:59Z2024-03-28T16:17:59ZThe Bulgarian Evangelical Society (1875-1958) and its contribution to the development of Protestantism in Bulgariahttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/137142022-07-08T07:31:38Z2014-05-01T00:00:00ZThe Bulgarian Evangelical Society (1875-1958) and its contribution to the development of Protestantism in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Evangelical Society (BES) was the first orga-nised initiative of Bulgarian Evangelical Christians to take part in evangelising the Bulgarian people. Founded in 1875, the BES survived several wars and internal problems, until it was dissolved by the Communist regime in 1958. Apart from prin-ting and distributing literature and providing financial aid to preachers and pastors, one of its major activities was to support unity among Evangelical Christians. The annual meetings of the membership proved to be an important platform for its different ministries. As an interdenominational organisation that enjoyed the broad support of a major part of the Bulgarian Evangelical community, the Bulgarian Evangelical Society played an important role in the development of Protestantism in Bulgaria.
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2014-05-01T00:00:00ZA Black Calvinist perspective on the economySenokoane, BB Tumihttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/137132022-06-20T09:26:03Z2014-05-01T00:00:00ZA Black Calvinist perspective on the economy
Senokoane, BB Tumi
The article aims to engage with John Calvin’s view on the economy with special reference to Geneva and its background. It will specifically look into the marriage between Calvinism and capitalism, the issue of usury, property and work according to Calvin. Lastly, the importance of Calvinism today in South Africa will be discussed.
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2014-05-01T00:00:00ZA critical evaluation of theological distinctives of Pentecostal theologyNel, Mariushttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/137122022-06-20T09:38:04Z2014-05-01T00:00:00ZA critical evaluation of theological distinctives of Pentecostal theology
Nel, Marius
What is it about churches with a Pentecostal background that justifies their existence apart from churches from the Catholic, Reformed or Eastern traditions? Is it possible to define a Pentecostal hermeneutic distinctive from the other theological traditions existing within the Christian church? And how would such a distinctive determine the practice of the daily lives of Pentecostals? The question about the possibility of a Pente-costal distinctive is answered in the affirmative and described in terms of the Pentecostal hermeneutic. The distinctive is described in terms of the movement’s emphasis on conversion, sanctification, Spirit baptism, healing and other spiritual gifts, and eschatological expectation, and these elements are then illustrated with references to the practice in Pentecostal churches. In this way it is shown how Pentecostals exist theolo-gically and practically along their kindred in other Christian traditions.
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2014-05-01T00:00:00ZExploring the landscape of historical theology through the lens of GeomorphologyHouston, Peterhttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/137112022-06-29T13:14:27Z2014-05-01T00:00:00ZExploring the landscape of historical theology through the lens of Geomorphology
Houston, Peter
The widening spectrum of scientific and theological reflection has encompassed much of the natural sciences as was evi-denced in the August 2013 volume of Studia Historiae Eccle-siasticae that celebrated the work of Professor Cornel du Toit. But subjects like geomorphology are far removed from reflections on the human person and thus not a traditional point of departure for theological engagement. Nevertheless some key concepts in geomorphology such as the ideas of inter-connectedness, holism and scale perspectives have been tentatively explored by the author to locate human thought and actions towards and within the environment as an extension of the ethic to “love your neighbour”. Within this initial attempt of exploration were the seeds for a much greater and deeper exploration of geomorphic logic to theology, applying geomor¬phological concepts in the pursuit of theology and in the context of this article, to historical theology. The aim is to find traction between the two very different fields of geomor¬phology and theology
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