Role of Pastoral Care on Church Growth: A Case Study of Muko Parish Rubanda District. by Ampumuza, Flavia

“…A case study of Muko parish Rubanda district following the objectives of the study which were to find out the services offered by pastoral care to the church growth of Muko district, to explore the challenges faced by pastoral care in the transformation of the Christian community in Muko parish Rubanda district and to find out possible strategies that promote pastoral care in the transformation of the Christian community of Muko parish Rubanda district. …”
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THE 450 YEARS OLD PSALMS FROM GENEVA AND THE ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE THEM INTO ROMANIAN by Csaba PÉTER

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SEEKING AN ESCHATO-RELATIONAL FUTURE: by C.J. Kaunda

“… In the context of relational spirituality, the article explores the possibility of decolonising Christian eschatology from the perspective of Zambian Bemba future imaginaries. …”
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Modern Theological Debates of Hell in the USA by Sydney Sadowski

“… Among the differing Christian denominations there are various viewpoints regarding hell. …”
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CARE OF SOULS AND THE LOGIC OF TRENT AS A PASTORAL COUNCIL by V.U. Iheanacho

“…It is equally perceived to have churned out dogmas and the enunciations of anathemas on those whose Christian beliefs and practices were considered deviations from orthodox teachings and practices of the faith. …”
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Power and authority in Matthew's gospel by F. P. Viljoen

“… Besides the strenuous relation of Matthew’s community with non-Christian kinfolk, his text also reveals an underlying conflict with Roman Imperial ideology. …”
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Environmental Disinfection Based on Mobile Intelligent Networking Highly Efficient Ultraviolet Light Machines by Chun-Yen Chung, Wen-Tsai Sung, Lin-Chi Wang, Lailatus Siami, John Paul Santos

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Diet of smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy, 1826) in the Moyar River, Western Ghats, South India by Kannadasan Narasimmarajan, Manu Thomas Mathai, Matt W. Hayward, Sonaimuthu Palanivel

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On the trail of John Calvin's philosophy of language: a few notes on his commentary on Genesis 10 and 11 by N. T. van der Merwe

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Onderhoud met Edwin Arrison by Helené van Tonder

“…He is the General Secretary of Kairos Southern Africa, a minister of the Anglican Church, and chairperson of the Centre for Christian Spirituality in Cape Town. …”
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An interpretation map: finding paths to reading processes by B. Green

“…critical Jewish and Christian interpretations. The article closes with a set of suggestions for interpretation in view of its long history in biblical studies. …”
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Religieuse pluraliteit en waarheid: die hoofstroom Christelike respons by D. J. Louw

“…How should we evaluate these claims? The mainstream Christian response to this question oscillates between exclusivism and inclusivism. …”
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An assessment of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator from a practical theological perspective by A. R. Tucker

“…It then suggests why it has made such an impact among Christian counsellors, what its popularity means to the church, and makes recommendations to practitioners. …”
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PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AS A SNIPPET DISCIPLINE OF “VERBING AND DISPLAYING THE PRAXIS OF GOD” by D.J. Louw

“…It explores the notion of the “praxis of God” as a kind of cohesive factor in a practical teleology, framed by the Christian spiritual paradigm of the passio Dei. It is proposed that an “operative ecclesiology” should contribute to a kind of “spiritual humanism”, focusing on what one can call the “beautification” of life; practical theology as fides quaerens beatitudinem. …”
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Foreword by Rian Venter

“…In a country like South Africa, with a multi-religious population and a secular constitution, Christian theology should account increasingly for its legitimacy among the other academic disciplines. …”
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Pauline challenge to African masculinities: reading Pauline texts in the context of HIV/AIDS by Lovemore Togarasei

“…The article argues that in many ways Paul challenges dangerous masculinities and that, if his challenge is taken seriously, Christian communities may witness a decline in HIV prevalence. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism on prayer: relevance of a 16th Century confession for 21st Century households? by E. Mouton

“…In view of this challenge, the essay explores the potential of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism (on prayer) for moral formation in Christian households. It is believed that, through facilitating transformative encounters with the living God, the Catechism holds the potential also to shape (young) people’s imagination and behaviour in present-day (African) contexts, provided that a critical-constructive awareness of the hierarchical origins of New Testament household codes be nurtured alongside it. …”
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Forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa by George A Lotter

“…Pointers in the process of forgiveness are proposed bringing forward the importance of the church, scholars and the individual Christian. The author concludes that there is a real need for thoroughgoing study of and application to this crucial matter in post-apartheid South Africa but in the end forgiveness can only be attained as a "transcendent gift" from God. …”
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Towards an Abrahamic ecumenism? The search for the universality of the divine mystery by C. van der Kooi

“… This contribution explores the notion of an Abrahamic ecumenism as proposed by Hans Küng and others in search for a way in which Islam, Judaism and Christianity can live peacefully together. It is argued, however, that to pursue a viable political pluralism, it is more promising for Christian theology to take into account the historical development of the image of God instead of an orientation on a common historical origin in Abraham. …”
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Aktiewe gemeente-betrokkenheid by die missionêre diakonaat - 'n ondersoek in 'n gemeente van die NGKA in Mangaung by P. Verster

“…From the perspective of the congregation of the Christian church, the congregation developed a strategy to get involved in the community. …”
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