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Het zijn onze armen: An overview of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church’s welfare efforts, 1824-2024 by Kotze, Este

“…Since its inception in 1824, the Western Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) has played a key socio-economic role as provider of a range of poor…”
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De Kaapsche Kerk, the British Empire, slavery, and the discourses of good and evil by Müller, Retief

“…It is a well-known history that the Dutch church in South Africa’s Cape colony up until the early 19th century had readily accommodated the institution of…”
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gevolg van die Loedolf-saak van 1862: n Rigtingwyser vir die herorganisasie van die NGK verband na 200 jaar by Van der Merwe, Johan Matthys

“…On the 2nd of November 1824, the first General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) convened in Cape Town. The unity that was established through synodical…”
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All is withered and burnt: The Algemene Armesorg Kommissie of the Dutch Reformed Church’s drought alleviation work in the Ring of Clanwilliam circa 1923–1929 by Rademan, Daniel

“…In the years 1923-1929 the Clanwilliam Ring of the Dutch Reformed Church was struck by a drought that left the area’s traditionally rural and agricultural…”
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Akiga Sai from the perspective of Dutch Reformed Church missionaries: The documents of the DRC Cape Synod’s Sub-Committee of Foreign Missions by Smit, Lizelle

“…Akiga Sai (1898-1959) is heralded as one of the few indigenous African anthropologists and historians of the early twentieth century. His work for the Dutch…”
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Psalmen in den Nacht: 200 jaar van kerkliedere geskep en gesing in die Kaap van Storms en die Kaap de Goede Hoop by Murray, Isabel

“…“Psalmen in den Nacht”: 200 Years of Church Hymns created and sung in the Cape of Storms and the Cape of Good HopeJan van Riebeeck brought the Genevan Psalms…”
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recoding of a society: The publishing platform of the Dutch Reformed Church and its capturing of social consciousness, 1916–1960 by Pienaar, Jacques

“…The undercarriage of Afrikaner nationalist mobilisation was assembled by a small group of language engineers during the opening decades of the twentieth…”
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Pous van die Kaap: Koot Vorster en ultra-verkrampte politiek in die 1960’s by Fourie, Ruhan

“…“Pope of the Cape”: Koot Vorster and ultra-right politics in the 1960s The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), with an entrenched relationship with Afrikaner…”
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Cinie Louw: Linguist, missionary and theologian by Joubert, Lisel

“…As part of a growing scholarly interest in the history of women in the field of linguistics the life of Cinie Louw (1872–1935), a missionary in Mashonaland, is…”
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Perspectives on theological training in times of crisis: A response by using the five Stellenbosch University values by Nell, Ian

“…When crises arise, like in the case of the #FeesMustFall-movement (FMF) during 2015–2017, we often tend to be reactive in our actions and immediate plans are…”
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Ontstaan en groei van ’n seminarium aan die Fakulteit Teologie Stellenbosch en ander ontwikkelinge in die teologiese opleiding van die Ned Geref Kerk in die Sinode van Wes-Kaapland: n Kritiese refleksie oor die deurbrake, kompleksiteite en uitdagings van teologiese opleiding by Marais, Jan Frederick

“…The article focuses on the developments of theological training in die Western Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in the last decade. In this era a…”
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shifting identity of a first-year class in Practical Theology: Some tentative reflections on decolonization by Nell, Ian

“…I started 2020 with 130 first-year students enrolled for Practical Theology and Missiology at the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa…”
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Reconciliation as practice of universality by Moos, Thorsten

“…A new concept of reconciliation practices is developed by using the liberal theory of justice by John Rawls. In this perspective, reconciliation appears as a…”
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Will the real God please stand up?: To tell the truth practical theology style by Mikoski, Gordon

“…The long-running popular American television show “To Tell the Truth” involved having celebrity panellists select the real holder of an unusual job from a…”
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Restitution: Intergenerational dialogue as a way of remembering together while creating our future by Cloete, Anita Louisa

“…The lyrics of the song Another Country by Mango Groove, released in 1993, inspired and informed this reflection. The overarching aim of the paper is to engage…”
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Paedagogia Homiletica Viatorum: A pedagogy of the road for African Christian preaching by Wepener, Cas

“…The four movements of the “Lukan liturgy” on the road to Emmaus, specifically the gathering, word, table and sending, are used to develop route markers for a…”
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reformed theology critique of public health policies and practices in KwaZulu-Natal by Mbatha, Nkosinathi Lawrence

“…Churches are currently successfully involved in community development and empowerment, providing health workers and agencies with support and helping meet…”
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Reflections on Peter Nagel’s article: Problematising the Divinity of Jesus: Why Jesus is not Theos – including a short history of the doctrine of the Trinity by Jones, Chris

“…This is a response to an article written by South African New Testament scholar, Peter Nagel. The article draws on the thoughts of another South African New…”
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How God Became a Lawgiver by Schmid, Konrad

“…The Torah is God’s law. This biblical concept is so prominent and is considered so self-evident that it has hardly been perceived as a historical problem until…”
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Abundantly more: The Theological Promise of the Arts in a Reductionist World by De Gruchy, John W

“…Abundantly More is far more than another monograph on theology and the arts, or a dummy’s guide to theological aesthetics. It is a Christian apologia in the…”
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