Die predikant: dienaar van God of net 'n gewone werknemer? by J. V. du Plessis, H. J. Deacon

“…It is concluded that the minister is not only a servant of God, but also an employee in the service of the congregation. …”
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Concerning miracles: An existential analysis of some critical insights from Hume and Lewis by N.U. Ukwamedua

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The absence of presence: homiletical reflections on Luther's notion of the masks of God (larvae dei) by J. Cilliers

“… This paper addresses a complex but core issue of preaching, namely the experience of the elusiveness of God’s presence (revelation) by taking cognisance of the notion of masking. …”
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Tyd as gawe - God se tyd: die polsslag van die kerkjaar by E. Kloppers

“… When seen as a gift – as God’s time – the careful shaping of the church year strengthens the celebratory character of the worship service; contributes to the effective proclamation of the Word; underlies the church’s confession; introduces new people and young people to the faith; forms community; adds to comforting people; exerts healing; anchors the church’s diaconal work; contributes to missionary proclamation to “outsiders”; and reflects the ecumenical character of the church service. …”
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“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. A Poetic Path into the Depths of Contemplation by Marcin Godawa

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Praising God or singing of love? From theological to erotic allegorisation in the interpretation of Canticles by H. Ausloos

“…Against this background, this contribution will argue that the so-called ‘literal’ — anthropological — reading, according to which Canticles praises the love between two persons, is, in the case of many authors, at least as allegorical as the so-called theological-allegorical reading, according to which Canticles is supposed to speak about the relationship between God and Israel, or Christ and the Church. Therefore, in the first part of this contribution, we shall briefly consider the background of the theological-allegorical reading of Canticles. …”
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The Supreme Being in Ciyawo Bible translation and managing the choice of adequate terms for God by T.J. Houston

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BOOK REVIEW: GOD AND THE PANDEMIC. A CHRISTIAN REFLECTION ON THE CORONAVIRUS AND ITS AFTERMATH by M. Laubscher

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Duck, R., Worship for the whole people of God. Vital worship for the 21st century by M. Laubscher

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'n Tegniek vir die identifisering van mense se konsepte van God by F. J. van Jaarsveld, J. Janse van Rensburg

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Logos, Jesus en God in Johannes 1:1-5: 'n tekstuele analise by U. Busse

“…In particular, the relationship between the Logos and God has to be clarified. It is suggested that this relationship should be understood in the sense of communication between the Logos and God. …”
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Kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit in God se rus (Heb 3:7-4:13) by A. H. Snyman

“…The second part deals with the way in which the author of the letter to the Hebrews uses it in describing the rest that God promises his people. It is argued that the theme of God’s rest entails an implicit awareness of the foundational relationship between constancy and change, which is used as hermeneutical strategy to encourage the readers on their pilgrimage. …”
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The critique of Gikuyu religion and culture in S.N. Ngubiah's A Curse from God by F. Hale

“…In his novel A curse from God (1970) Ngubiah challenges obliquely but unmistakably the long-accepted position of his fellow Gikuyu (and first national leader of independent Kenya) Jomo Kenyatta, particularly as argued in Facing Mount Kenya, that a return to tribal folkways was a precondition to economic and social upliftment. …”
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“This is what black girls do”: lamenting the bruised umntu and resisting dehumanisation by N. Penxa-Matholeni, D. Abrokwaah

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Analysis of Patristic Interpretation of the “Shema” in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 by Isaac Boaheng

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Divine hiddenness, the melancholic self, and a pandemic spirituality by R. Venter

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God's Holy Spirit: a back-story from the Joseph narrative (Genesis 37-50) by Barbara Green

“…With the help of the philosopher/theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, the narrated experience of the character in seven scenes is examined for evidence of Judah’s journey of transformation – presumably guided by God’s widening and inspiring Spirit, with special attention given to the scene (Genesis 44) where Judah must persuade his (unrecognized) brother Joseph, serving as Viceroy of Egypt, to allow Judah to take punishment in place of their brother Benjamin for the sake of their father. …”
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Conceptualising religion in the 21st century: Examining the proposal of Mark C. Taylor in After God

“…Taylor’s theory of religion as presented in After God. Taylor redescribes religion as an emergent, complex, adaptive network – a term he adopts from the biosciences and physics. …”
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Not by order, nor by dialogue: the metanoetic presence of the kingdom of God in a fluid new world and church by S. Joubert

“…Therefore, the emphasis on order, predictability and open dialogue in religious circles, as preferred ways of responding to change and problems, must be augmented by a metanoetic understanding of the kingdom of God. As a subversive, upside-down new reality, God’s kingdom is relationally driven, open-ended and in constant flux. …”
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Contemplation of the Body by Ivan Platovnjak

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