Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae Volume 31 Number 1, June 2005
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/4304
2024-03-29T07:44:16ZThe Bible, HIV/AIDS and African-South African women: a bosadi (womanhood) perspective
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/4370
The Bible, HIV/AIDS and African-South African women: a bosadi (womanhood) perspective
Masenya, Madipoane
The observation that the Christian Bible has historically played
an important role, either for good or for evil, in differing
African contexts, be it on the continent or in the Diaspora,
cannot be disputed. The reality is that the Bible continues to
play a crucial role in the lives of many African Christian
believers. Notwithstanding the popularity of the Bible in our
contexts, its use, particularly by those in power, has not
always been helpful.
As a matter of fact, in many of our church contexts, the
womenfolk who come to church, overwhelmed by the
pressures of everyday life, find some of our biblical
interpretations more ‘wounding’ than healing. Yet many of
our churches are mostly populated by women and girls.
Statistics have shown that women, particularly those of
African descent (both on the continent and in the Diaspora),
are the hardest hit by the pandemic of our time: HIV/AIDS.
The present text seeks to answer the following question:
How should the plight of our day, one which hits the
womenfolk the most, impact on our biblical hermeneutics as
scholars, theologians, pastors and laity alike, in a way that will
benefit all persons, but particularly those on the margins of
our societies?
Peer reviewed
2005-01-01T00:00:00ZVroue in die teologiese antropologie van die Afrikaanse gereformeerde tradisie
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/4367
Vroue in die teologiese antropologie van die Afrikaanse gereformeerde tradisie
Plaatjies, Mary-Ann; Landman, Christina
This article presents poststructural systematic
theological research on women in the theological
anthropology of the Afrikaans reformed tradition
between 1924 and 2002. The central aim is to
demonstrate, against the development of the
women ministries and the discourse about the
ordination of women, that the theological
anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed tradition is
deeply influenced by the discursive practices which
were established during 1928 to1932. This article
develops a different approach to the women
question. At the heart of the discourse is the shift in
the reading process. A poststructural feminist
discourse is presented and selected guidelines that
the church may wish to take into account in the
deconstructing of the theological anthropology are
suggested. In future, the frame of reference to the
women question would likely be poststructural.
Peer reviewed
2005-01-01T00:00:00ZDiskriminasie teen vroue in geloofsverband: 'n regsperspektief
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/4365
Diskriminasie teen vroue in geloofsverband: 'n regsperspektief
Van der Walt, T.
Discrimination against women in religious context: a legal
perspective
South Africa’s Constitution not only protects the right to
equality, but also guarantees freedom of religion. The crucial
legal question is whether religious practices or structures
within religious institutions that clearly discriminate against
woman, will be regarded as matters of “pure faith” and offlimits
for judicial scrutiny, thus exempting that religious
community from the constitutional and statutory provisions on
gender equality.
Gender equality is an important and legitimate
governmental objective, but the Constitutional Court
recognises religion and religious belief as very personal,
subjective matters that should be accommodated if possible.
The challenge lies in balancing these contradictory rights in
the diverse South African society. This is complicated, as it is
not always possible to ascertain whether the discriminatory
practices are indeed core elements of the religion or whether
they stem from interpretation of religious principles by men in
positions of authority.
Peer reviewed
2005-01-01T00:00:00Z"Leefstyl-Bybel vir vroue" : Afrikaans-speaking women amidst paradigm shift
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/4363
"Leefstyl-Bybel vir vroue" : Afrikaans-speaking women amidst paradigm shift
Landman, Christina
Dutch-Afrikaans women in South Africa have inherited the
worst and the best from Dutch piety. On the negative side
they have become heir to the guilt-ridden, self-humiliating
piety of the Dutch pietists from the seventeenth century, and
the patriarchal politics of Abraham Kuyper from the early
twentieth century. However, lately Afrikaans-speaking
women theologians in South Africa have been positively
influenced by the work of Dutch feminist theologians, such as
Catharina Halkes and Riet Bons-Storm. This work led to the
publication of the Leefstyl-Bybel vir vroue (2003). This
commentary on the Bible, written from a woman’s point of
view, was written by six Afrikaans-speaking women
theologians; their aim was to heal, empower and, indeed,
surprise Afrikaans-speaking women with information on the
roles played by women in the Bible. It is hoped that this
publication is affecting a paradigm shift amongst Afrikaansspeaking
women that will stimulate their public agency as
women of faith.
Peer review
2005-01-01T00:00:00Z