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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Now on the verge of retirement, Prof Michel Clasquin-Johnson shares some of his experiences from the day he registered as a raw first-year student. However, this is not intended to be an exercise in nostalgia. This will ...
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 ...
Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon; Malema, Mulalo(Pharos Journal of Theology, 2023-01)
The growth of the Pentecostal movement is not only marked by the proliferation of the Pentecostal churches in Africa and the diaspora but also by the adaptation to the Pentecostalist practices particularly pneumatic ...
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement accepts and practices the beliefs in the gifts of the Holy Spirit without leaving the fundamental teachings of a mainline tradition. Similarly, in the Catholic Church, this is a ...
This article studied the metaphor of spiritual fathering within Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in southern and western Africa. In these churches, the pastor of a congregation is not only perceived as a shepherd ...
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 ...
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 ...
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Funktion der Familie Jakobs im Buch
Genesis, konkret in der Jakobserzählung. Dazu wird narratologisch untersucht, welche
Bedeutung den familiären Strukturen in der Erzählung ...
The Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes are three groups within the history of Second
Temple Judaism that carry importance which cannot be ignored. They carry religious,
social and political characteristics that are intertwined ...
The proliferation of New Prophetic Churches within the broader Pentecostal movement in
South Africa has come with the challenge of the abuse of religion and people’s beliefs. These abuses have attracted the attention of ...
The study focuses on how the indigenous religion of the Ndebele of Matabeleland in Zimba-bwe has had an impact on the status and roles of women in Ndebele society. It covers the pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial ...
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 ...