It is strange but true: belief in the Devil is alive. This fact is brilliantly argued by Robert Muchembled in his book A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present (2003). He says: “In fact, for almost a ...

Two South African theologians, Ben du Toit and Anton van Niekerk, recently published books in which they argued that postmodern believers can no longer subscribe to the doctrines of original sin and the virgin birth. ...

Two newspaper articles prompted the writing of this academic article. The first one concerns the theological conference “Gateway to the future from a deconstructed past” held at the University of Pretoria earlier this year. ...

The heading of the article “Reading from right to left and from back to front” is a play on the words of David A. Clines — “Reading from left to right.” The phrase “and from back to front” is added to emphasise the ...