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, ...

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 ...

This article undertakes an historical exploration of the three healing systems in Ibibio from a social and theological anthro-pological perspective on health and health care and draws implications for pastoral caregiving ...

Milkah Muthoni Waweru (1948–2009) played a key role in the changing theo-social landscape of central Kenya, particularly in mid 1960s, 70s and 80s, through her oral theologies which were well captured in her gospel music. ...

Ngaka (the indigenous doctor and healer among Tswana speaking people) represented the spiritual priest among the Batswana and hence a great challenge to missionaries of colo-nial times, whose agenda was to sell a different ...

This article discusses the Barokologadi tribe in the Northwest Bushveld who split from the Bapedi Community and sought refuge among Bakgatla Ba Kgafela in 1700. They lived in the Lengwana (Ramatlabama) Village until 1870 ...

The impact of Darwinian evolutionary theory has remained an underexplored topic in South African historiography, and the early reactions of South African churchmen to this new current in biological thought have been almost ...

This article focuses on an episode of the history of the Mariannhill monastery, by far the most successful Catholic missionary enterprise in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, about which there has long been uncertainty: ...

The year 2014 marks the centenary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s departure from South Africa and his return to India. This article explores the history and historiography of Gandhi’s relationships with those he called “my ...