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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Zimbabwe has witnessed a socio-economic and political crisis since the dawn of the 21st century.
The Zimbabwean nation that was for several decades under British colonial subordination is once again subjected to a native ...
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 ...
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 ...
In 2017, Zimbabwe started to implement the updated Religious Studies curriculum under a new policy framework. However, there have been policy gaps and challenges in implementing the new curriculum. There has been little ...
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 ...
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 ...