Search Results - "Acta Theologica"

Resilient religion: Resilience and heartbreaking adversity by Niemandt, N.

“…The exploration of resilience has surged across various disciplines, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which inflicted worldwide adversity and…”
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Mission: The “labour room” of theology by Andrew, D.N.

“…The book is intended for academics, practitioners, and scholars in the field of theology, religion, and mission studies (Knoetze 2022:23). It is, as the title…”
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Interview with Prof. Julian Müller: Reflections on a career in Practical Theology by Meyer, J.

“…Emeritus Prof. Julian Müller is a distinguished practical and pastoral theological scholar celebrated for his contributions to interdisciplinary and…”
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Contemporary issues in Christian marriage: In commemoration of the retirement of Rev. Dr. Samuel Oluwafemi Oladimeji from active ministry of the Nigerian Baptist Convention by Malomo, E.O.

“…This book is an edited compendium of short essays on contemporary marriage. Marriage is a cardinal point in every society. Many contributors have put their…”
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The enthronement of compassion and care and the unseating of customary obligation in the parable of the good Samaritan by Dagmang, F.D.

“…The article studies the parable of the compassionate and caring Samaritan as source of radical lessons in dispensing care. In the parable, Jesus stressed that…”
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Mission to the wounded youth: Scripture Union’s evangelistic approaches in senior high school in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana by Awuah-Gyawu, D., White, P., Cloete, A.

“…The article forms part of a broader research project that investigated Scripture Union’s (SU) missional responses to the wounded youth. It discusses SU’s…”
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Research on the Letter to the Galatians 2000-2020 by du Toit, P. La G.

“…Francois Tolmie is an expert on the Letter to the Galatians. In this double-volume set, Tolmie provides an overview of research on the Letter to the Galatians…”
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Corrigendum: Jeremiah 29:5-7 reread through the lens of post-traumatic growth by Li, X.

“…Jeremiah 29:5-7 is well known for exhorting the exiles to settle down and pray for the welfare of Babylon. The idea of settling down conflicts with the…”
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Editorial by Laubscher, M.

“…Only time will tell whether the current edition speaks knowingly into our “now”. By now, you know that these articles have gone through an extensive blind…”
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Interview with Prof. Francois Tolmie by Sutton, L.

“…FT: I am truly grateful and fulfilled – grateful for my wonderful wife and the three gifted children we have, and for the privilege I had of turning my passion…”
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From spectacle to guidance by Rumbay, C.A., Siahaya, J., Hutagalung, S.

“…Indonesia’s cultural acculturation and Christianity left behind by Islam are undeniable social realities that could be harmonised through puppetry. However,…”
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The beauty of sorrow: A theological aesthetic based on the by Tendenan, V.

“…This article explores the Ma’badong dance in the death rituals of the Torajan culture in Indonesia, emphasizing Gerardus van der Leeuw’s expansive definition…”
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The problem of evil: Does Open Theism have a better response? by Antombikums, A.S.

“…Open theism argues that traditional responses to the problem of evil fail to provide comfort amidst suffering because of their notion of metaphysical…”
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Metaverse as challenge to by Louw, D.J.

“…Metaverse brings about the reshaping of the playful human being (homo ludens) into the digitalised human being (homo digitalis). Transcendence (homo…”
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The pragmatic function of asides that stage an event in the Fourth Gospel by Hobyane, R.S.

“…This article seeks to investigate how asides that function to stage an event in the Fourth Gospel fulfil their pragmatic/performative role. Despite numerous…”
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Biblical discourses and the subjugation of Africa: A decolonial-Foucauldian perspective by Shingange, T.

“…The Western missionaries and colonialists pushed a similar agenda of subjugating the receptor’s core aspects of life. Among their targets were aspects of…”
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Challenges for women’s leadership in organisations, from the perspective of judge and prophetess Deborah by Palomino, J.A. Triana, Toro-Jaramillo, I.-D., Sánchez, S.M. Giraldo

“…This article presents a contextual and biblical approach to the phenomenon of women’s low participation in top-management positions. Studies show that the…”
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Empire, trinity, and irony: rhetoric and the Book of Revelation by Venter, R.

“…The article investigates the question as to whether the use of an intentional reading approach, such as the rhetorical one, could generate innovative avenues…”
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Ecclesiological implications for the church as intergenerational space focusing on families by Mans, P.R., Rousseau, P.A.

“…The church is God’s primary vehicle to minister in a global landscape dotted with globalisation, social media, wars, environmental issues, global economics,…”
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Origen and Augustine: Rooted in the Socratic tradition of philosophical rhetoric by Decock, P.B.

“…The article surveys a number of common elements between Augustine and Origen that shed light on the existence of a Christian form of philosophical rhetoric…”
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