The main question is whether prophecy is still possible in our time. Reformed theology taught for centuries that with the closing of the canon prophecy came to an end. Prophecy since then was equated with the proclamation ...
The upsurge of religious movements and independent churches in the Global South is bringing a new twist to world economic development not anticipated by many theologians and social scientists. With a syncretic soteriology ...
This insider research journey explores the meaning-making processes of female spousal caregivers in anticipatory mourning and the knowledges which they have gained in retrospect. The research traces the social constructions ...
This MTh dissertation is about the meaning and change of the pastoral position and role as it
is reflected in pastoral theological literature of the last thirty years. For this purpose different
concepts of work satisfaction ...
The genre affiliation is a postmodern study: Virtual Reality (VR) becomes a comprehensive
concept, in the face of modernism's illusion, when rhetoric validates all discourses. All is VR.
The study is in three sections ...
This study evolved from an involvement with professional people in a rural and semi-rural environment thereby taking into account the role which the Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) plays in their professional context ...
This dissertation lays out some of the current attitudes and understandings in the Reformed
Church in America in regards to the ministry of deliverance. The arguments laid out are
supported by what is currently happening ...
Orthodox Christianity represents the oldest Christian tradition. However, the tragic schism between the Christian East and West has resulted in a lost cognizance of the East by the West (Chrysostomos, 2007). Ultimately, ...
This thesis is designed to outline the systematic-theological and theological-historical basis for the Eschatological Gospel of Both Comings of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha Mashiach). This cohesively combines Jesus‘ First Coming ...
This study is a survey of war names adopted by guerrillas during the
Zimbabwean conflict (1966-1979). The study collects, describes and
analyses war names that were used by ZANLA guerrillas in the conflict. It
explores ...
Young people are currently affected in the realm of self-esteem, identity development and relational behaviour amidst advancing technology. There is the need for research in this area. Obstacles include fragmented homes, ...
Evil and suffering are a constant reality of this world and major catastrophes and issues such as swine flu and bird flu gain enormous relief funding, media coverage and frantic government action, yet HIV/AIDS, a cause of ...
The mission over the last few decades, especially of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has
focused on “confessionalism”. In this specific sense of mission growth—numeric growth—
has been a priority, and, unfortunately, ...
In this qualitative research study the landscape of the age-old tradition of contemplative spirituality within the context of the reformed tradition was investigated. An empirical study was done to determine the pastoral ...
As TPM warrants greater attention in the field of practical theology, this thesis is about the
further development of TPM, within Pastoral Theology as well as in its practices. This research
explored if more healing ...
This dissertation shows the possibilities of interdisciplinary application of principles and
methods in bible didactics, adult education, school education and learning style research
to Christian education in evangelical ...
The CIC/83, the living law (ius vigens) of the Latin Catholic Church,
contains 110 canons on marriage in cc. 1055 – 1165. [The 1990 Code of Canons of
the Eastern Churches contains a similar section, cc. 776 – 866]. The ...
This paper examines responsibility in the counselling field as practised in therapeutic
counselling at the TS Institute in Neuendettelsau with the help of the applied individual
psychology of Alfred Adler. Against the ...
In formal statements, the international organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM) clearly
endorses female leaders. In YWAM Germany, however, women are underrepresented in leadership positions. This dissertation seeks to ...