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Religion and culture : revisiting a close relative by Beyers, Jaco

“…Religion and culture always exist in a close relation. Together with aesthetics and ethics, religion constitutes culture. As ethnicity becomes part of the…”
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I believe in water: A religious perspective on rain and rainmakers by Beyers, Jaco

“…Water has always played a significant role in religions. This contribution seeks to investigate comparatively the figure of the rainmaker as presented in…”
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Nathan the Wise: Dialogue without words by Beyers, Jaco

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Feuerbach, religion and post-theism by Beyers, Jaco

“…How subject and object relate is perceived differently. This has been identified and discussed by philosophers. Hegel built on Plato’s notion that true reality…”
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A reflection on morality and religion by Beyers, Jaco

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On the border between religion and superstition: Schleiermacher on religion by Beyers, Jaco

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Reconstructing black identity : The Black Panther, Frantz Fanon and Achilles Mbembe in conversation by Beyers, Jaco

“…It is dehumanising to identify people in terms of colour. Stereotyping and discrimination come with racial identification. Black identity has been expressed in…”
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Who may heal? A plea from traditional healers to participate in treating Covid-19 by Beyers, Jaco

“…During 2020, communities all over the world suffered from infections and disruptions because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health assistance in different forms was…”
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Appropriating spiritual help for traditional healing: why ancestors are needed by Beyers, Jaco

“…This study investigates the use of traditional medicine by traditional healers in a South African context in the fight against Covid-19. Appropriating…”
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Scriptural reasoning : an expression of what it means to be a Faculty of Theology and Religion by Beyers, Jaco

“…During 2017, the year of its centenary celebration, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria finalised the process to change its name to the…”
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Religion and violence : Shutup Shylock by Beyers, Jaco

“…Violence is not only because of religious differences. Violence is part of human nature. While expressing and living a unique identity, people may experience…”
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The Synod of Dordt (1618–1619) and a theology of religions by Beyers, Jaco

“…The Synod of Dordt (1618–1619) addressed particular theological concerns raised in a particular context. The broader context of the Synod needs to be accounted…”
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Theology and higher education: The place of a Faculty of Theology at a South African university by Beyers, Jaco

“…In 2017, the Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary at the University of Pretoria. Celebrating a centennial is as much as looking back as looking…”
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Festschrift: WA Dreyer by Beyers, Jaco

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Narratives and counter-narratives as ways of creating religious tolerance by Strydom, Maryke, Beyers, Jaco

“…This article explored the utilisation of counter-narratives in tertiary education settings with regard to pseudo-events connected to big world events. The…”
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Die belang van Prof. F.J. van Zyl vir Hervormde Teologie by Beyers, Jaco

“…In this article the contribution of professor Frans J. van Zyl (1913–2008) will be scrutinised as to determine the influence his thoughts had on the theology…”
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How scientific is theology really? A matter of credibility by Beyers, Jaco

“…The criteria for what is considered as science have been debated for a very long time. This article assumes the scientific nature of Theology as a given. This…”
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Beyond denial and exclusion : the history of relations between Christians and Muslims in the Cape Colony during the 17th-18th centuries with lessons for a post-colonial theology of religions by Beyers, Jaco

“…Learning from the past prepares one for being able to cope with the future. History is made up of strings of relationships. This article follows a historical…”
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The church and the secular: The effect of the post-secular on Christianity by Beyers, Jaco

“…Paradigms determine relationships. During the Enlightenment period Emile Durkheim proposed a relationship between the sacred and the profane. Religion, which…”
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Self-secularisation as challenge to the church by Beyers, Jaco

“…The concept of self-secularisation has been identified by Wolfgang Huber, bishop of the German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), when he reflected on…”
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