• A postcolonial missiological understanding of the role of the church towards sex workers : a proposed liberative praxis for URCSA 

  Mangoedi, Leomile (2023-12-23)

  This study probes the issue of the marginalisation of women in sex work by the church with the aim of developing a liberative praxis for the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) based on the research question: ...
• Integration in intercultural church development : Luhmann´s systems theory for the leadership of Evangelical free churches in Germany 

  Littau, Manuel (2024-02)

  This research is based on the leaders of intercultural congregations who regularly interact with the ideas, needs and interests of different cultures. To this end, Luhmann's systems theory is being examined with regard to ...
• Joy as an aspect of the spirituality of patient care volunteers at the Cancer Association of South Africa: a multi-dimensional approach 

  Steenkamp-Nel, Annalie Erika (2023-12-06)

  The purpose of this study was to address the tension between CANSA’s two governance core pillars, namely service delivery and sustainability, by introducing spiritual transformation understood as restoration of the ...
• The Bartimaeus Pericope: a paradigm for Christian spirituality 

  Hattingh, Gerhardus Stephanus (2023-01)

  This thesis examines the Bartimaeus pericope through its transitional status in Mark’s narrative. Mark provides a triptych structure for his gospel, namely 1:1-8:21; 8:22-10:52; 11:1-16:8. His first section concentrates ...
• A historical analysis of the experiences and perceptions of the Zion Christian Church in Zimbabwe (ZCC Mbungo) on the use of holy water and healing (1976-2016) 

  Rwodzi, Rhoda (2023)

  Samuel Mutendi’s Zion Christian Church (ZCC Mbungo) is an African Independent Church formed by a son of Zimbabwe (Daneel, 1986:31). Understanding African belief systems related to healing and the indigenous knowledge ...
• Pentecostalism and the broadcasting media in Africa: a critical study of the Church of Pentecost and their Pentecost Hour TV programme in Ghana 

  Wiafe, Kofi Atakorah (2023-01)

  The strand of Christianity called Pentecostalism, traces its origin to the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1ff). It has spread to different parts of the world and Africa, utilising various strategies, including ...
• The influence of Islam on the course of the Protestant Reformation 

  Romain, Sylvain Philippe (2022-06)

  From their beginnings, Christian–Muslim relationships have been characterised by conquests and crusades, two words that cast a long shadow. However, several positive aspects deserve our attention. I intend to unfold those ...
• Re-examination of the Reformation in its context of political and theological struggles 

  Chin, Steve Sy Yuan (2022-06)

  With the celebration of the 500 years of Reformation in 2017, unsurprisingly, much has been written about this phenomenon as it unfolded in the 16th-century Europe. Any world-changing event not only deserves the attention ...
• EFFEKTIVE PERSÖNLICHE KOMMUNIKATION DES EVANGELIUMS IN POSTMODERNEN KONTEXTEN: EINE SYSTEMATISCHE ÜBERSICHTSARBEIT AUSGEWÄHLTER STUDIEN 

  Janz, Erich (2021-11)

  In the form of a systematic review, the dissertation examines international studies that provide a contribution to the topic "effective personal communication of the Gospel". On the basis of the results of international ...
• DIE EIGEN E KERZE ANZONDEN! UNT ERSUCHUNG ZU ENTSTEHUNG, LEHRE, LEITUNG UND LEBEN IN DEH ORUUANO. (THE PROTESTANT UNITY CHURCH OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA). 

  Pollitzer, Philipp (1978)
• The almost mystic : John Wesley's editing of the Spanish Mystics, Juan de Avila and Miguel de Molinos, in his Christian library 

  Tungate, Steven Paul (2022-01)

  John Wesley, 18ᵗʰ Century Church of England priest and founder of Methodism, was strongly influenced by the works of Roman Catholic Mystics early in his ministry. These writings helped shape his widely known doctrine ...
• Dealing with mission drift in parachurch agencies : an analysis of holistic mission of Christian NGOs / NPOs 

  Kombate, Kambayanne (2021-11)

  This thesis has investigated seven parachurch agencies with a holistic approach to Christian mission in order to study the concept of mission drift. Mission drift is a phenomenon where Christian faith-based mission ...
• Constructing a relevant dialogue between Sunni Muslims and Pentecostal Christians in Ekurhuleni, 1970-2018 

  Chetty, Dilipraj (2022-02)

  Muslim Christian relations in South Africa have undergone many changes. This thesis firstly traces these changes by using four categories described by Lochhead (1988) in relation to hostility, isolation, partnership, and ...
• Human rights abuse by some self-styled spiritual leaders within the “Nyaope religion” in South Africa 

  Thinane, Jonas Sello (2021-07)

  From time to time, stories of self-styled spiritual leaders make headlines in South Africa. Christians continue to witness strange, controversial and illegal activities by self-styled spiritual leaders done in the name ...
• Potenzialanalyse, unterstützt durch EDV-System, im Interesse missionaler Gemeindearbeit 

  Eisler, Eugen (2021-11)

  With the missional practice cycle, a strategy is available that makes a church very important and meaningful to the local people, both in a spiritual and in a social, cultural sense. The potential analysis is one of ...
• Intercultural training and missions : a contextual approach to multiculturalism in South African city churches 

  Luis, Joao (2020-09)

  This study responds to the question of what approach should the church and theology undertake to address multiculturalism within the church, and how taken in the missiological context intercultural training promotes ...
• Mission as prophecy, in dialogue with the World Mission Conferences, Edinburgh 1910 – San Antonio 1989 

  Botha, Nico Adam (1994-12)
• The Lutheran Church in Southern Africa and its perspectives on theological education from 1900-2016 

  Mashabela, James Kenokeno (2020-10)

  Lutheranism in Southern Africa was part of the missionary enterprise. The missionary enterprise was interwoven with colonialism. It was in this context that the beginnings of the Lutheran theological education took ...
• Intercultural training and missions: a contextual approach to multiculturalism in South African city churches 

  Luis, Joao (2020-09)

  This study responds to the question of what approach should the church and theology undertake to address multiculturalism within the church, and how taken in the missiological context intercultural training promotes ...
• The Church as alternative community : contextual bottom-up reconciliation for a Catholic Diocese in Zimbabwe 

  Nyatsanza, Walter (2021-03)

  The intention of this thesis is to help the Catholic diocese of Masvingo to foster bottom-up reconciliation in its communities, by seeking ways and means of responding to the painful legacy of political violence. The ...

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