• Plurality in the Theological Struggle against Apartheid 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (Brill, 2019)

  The church struggle against apartheid remains a key case study in ecumenical public theology, with particular relevance for the Reformed tradition. The importance of Christian theology in both the justification of and ...
• The (Non) acceptance of Belhar in the Dutch Reformed Church: Analysing Synodical Debates of 2011 and 2013 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (Unisa Press, 2019)

  This article analyses the open session debates on the Belhar Confession at the 2011 and 2013 General Synod meetings of the Dutch Reformed Church. It identifies six key themes that repeatedly emerge from arguments made by ...
• A Next Generation? Young Dutch Reformed Church Ministers and Their Vision for the Church in South Africa 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (University of Free State, 2020-12-23)

  For the foreseeable future, the Dutch Reformed Church will be remembered for its role in the theological justification of apartheid and spiritual support for the leaders driving this political process. Questions on the ...
• Beautiful Places and Recreating Humanity in South Africa 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (University of Free State, 2020-11-30)

  The article investigates the connection between beauty and justice, by exploring everyday aesthetics through ordinary life, specifically the very concrete reality of contemporary urban South Africa. On the one hand, it ...
• Beyers Naudé (1966–1977): Between Western ideals and black leadership 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus; Van Wyngaard, Cobus (GJ) (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)

  This article examines public lectures of Beyers Naudé from 1966 until his banning in 1977, tracing on the one hand his critique on apartheid shortly before his engagement with black consciousness, and then his reception ...
• The other side of whiteness: The Dutch Reformed Church and the search for a theology of racial reconciliation in the afterlife of apartheid 

  VAN DER RIET, RYNO LOUIS; Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2021)

  This article will provide an overview and analysis of developments in the Dutch Reformed Church’s (DRC) General Synod concerning race, racism, and racial reconciliation from 1986 until 2019. It seeks to extend the multiple ...
• A Kind of Social Theology for the Sake of Humanity: A Theological Reflection on Metamodernism 

  Singata, Silakhe; Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (Brill, 2023-12-20)

  In this contribution to a review symposium on Jason Storm’s book, Metamodernism, Silakhe Singata and Cobus van Wyngaard explore key aspects of Storm’s proposal on the future of studies in the humanities, relate these ...
• Doing Liberation Theology in South Africa 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus (2023)
• Theology from the Suburbs: The Challenge of Life for the City as a Whole 

  Van Wyngaard, George Jacobus; Louw, Marius (Brill, 2023-12-22)

  This article seeks to interrogate critically and problematize the silence on the suburb in urban theology: in the process the article seeks to illustrate the importance of the suburb through examining it considering the ...
• Developing a framework for effective cyber security training in South Africa 

  Zakwe, Mduduzi Eric (2023-03)

  The objective of this study was to formulate a roadmap upon which a curriculum for cybersecurity can be built to bring about a resilient cyber-workforce, thereby enabling South Africa to be on par with or ahead of international ...
• Hilfehandeln für Frauen mit alkoholabhängigen Angehörigen in der Gemeinde : Eine Untersuchung in der Evangelischen Landeskirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck 

  Hörauf, Waltraud (2023-07)

  Die zentrale Problematik der Studie setzt bei den schädigenden Wirkungen des Alkohol-konsums an. In den letzten Jahren lag bei den Menschen in Deutschland ein gesundheitlich riskanter Alkoholkonsum vor, was u. a. zu sozialen ...
• Assessment of sustainable water security in the Bojanala region in the Northwest Province in South Africa 

  Mokone, Neo William (2023-02)

  Sustainable water security is essential for human well-being, environmental preservation, economic prosperity, and social stability. Pursuing sustainable water security is instrumental in guiding policymakers, planners, ...
• Verwondering-in-nederigheid as krities-Christelike spiritualiteit vanuit Skriftuur en natuur 

  Kelderman, Harmanus Frederich (2023-01)

  The Christian believer has an awareness of and subsequent relationship with God which manifests in life depending on the type of spirituality the believer cultivates. This study seeks to promote and nurture a spirituality ...
• Murmurings in a new landscape: exploring Biblical models of collaborative leadership for the first multi-site campus of the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton in Massachusetts 

  Botsis, Dorian (2022-11)

  Leadership continually evolves. Therefore, leadership theories should adapt too. This research explores the biblical models of Deborah, Paul, and Jesus to find a theory of leadership application for the Faith Community ...
• Transformational development of the poor in the Amalinda Forest Community, East London : an exploratory practical theological study 

  Mazantsana, Mandah Khuthaza (2023-01)

  This practical theological study sought to explore the transformational development of the poor in the Amalinda Forest Community of East London in the Eastern Cape. The problem of poverty and inequality still exists ...
• How moral responsibility emerges from a deterministic world 

  Van Rooyen, Herman (2022-09-13)

  Humans are only one of many species that populate the earth. Based on the way they have taken command of natural resources and rearranged the surface of the earth with a network of cities, roads, infrastructure and ...
• A practical theological exploration of pastoral hiring process within the Canadian Evangelical Church 

  Bonis, Christopher Richard (2022-05)

  The purpose of this study is to understand and reflect theologically upon the pastoral hiring process and the scriptural, cultural and contextual influences that impact this practice. This study is a needed reflection at ...
• Church leadership as power over for and not power over against : a case of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) with particular focus on the Kwa Thema Oos Congregation 

  Masemola, Louis Thabo (2021)

  This study examines the role of power in Christian church leadership whether is it “power over for” or “power over against” the congregants and community. The focal point is the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa ...
• Comparing the Christologies of Ellen White and Karl Barth : establishing a new method for evaluating White’s writings 

  Van Niekerk, Gustav (2022-11)

  Ellen G White, one of the founding members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (hereafter SDA Church) has deeply influenced this church in her lifetime and continues to do so through her writings. Her writings span hundreds ...
• The spirited hermeneutic in relational theology : triune God : an ontological perspective 

  Duncan, Daniel Lee (2020-01)

  Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest any men spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”(Nelson, 2012: NIV). This thesis sets forth and ...

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