Reversing the biblical tide: what Kuruman teaches London about mission in a post-colonial era by S. de Gruchy

“… Through a case study focusing on the shift from the London Missionary Society (LMS) to the Council for World Mission (CWM) this essay argues that there is a hermeneutical circle between the Bible and mission. A particular reading of the Bible led the missionaries of the LMS to Africa, and their concern to promote the Bible led to the translation and printing of the Bible in indigenous languages — most famously into Setswana by Robert Moffat at Kuruman. …”
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Preface by Gerrit Kritzinger

“… As was the case seven years ago with the publication of Supplementum 2, it is again a privilege for the Bible Society of South Africa to be involved with this volume. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Debris and Irrigation Extruded Apically Using Different Design of Needles and Penetration Depth - An In Vitro Study by Maha A. Habeeb

“…Materials and Methods: Mandibular premolars were selected for this study and glass vials were used to gather the extruded debris and they were preweighed. …”
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Drie geslagte Du Toit-Bybelvertalers by V. E. d'Assonville

“… Bible translation has a long history on the continent of Africa, in particular if one considers the Septuagint. …”
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Unsuspicious reception of Biblical discourse in Africa and its implications for polygamy by B.B. Senokoane

“… The Bible has been conceived and received as a neutral book, as the Word of God, or as containing the Word of God. …”
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TCAD analysis of the high-temperature reverse-bias stress on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs by Franco Ercolano, Luigi Balestra, Sebastian Krause, Stefano Leone, Isabel Streicher, Patrik Waltereit, Michael Dammann, Susanna Reggiani

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The word that moves by H. Welzen

“… This essay investigates the role of the Bible in spirituality by looking at the relationship between academic exegesis and spiritual reading, mysticism and language, Bible reading as an event in the relationship between God and human beings and liturgy as a mystagogical process. …”
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Gee die Bybel nog vandag aan ons morele oriëntering oor kwessies soos homoseksualiteit? by E. de Villiers

“…A more satisfactory affirmation is proposed, with the basic moral orientation in the Bible as point of departure. This proposal is then applied in an attempt to answer the question “What moral guidance does the Bible provide regarding the contemporary issue of homosexuality?” …”
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Z′-mediated dark matter freeze-in at stronger coupling by Giorgio Arcadi, David Cabo-Almeida, Oleg Lebedev

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Entzauberung der Berliner Clubszene by Arushi Nair

“…Die Techno-Szene ist ohne Zweifel ein wichtiges Phänomen.Was aber oft übersehen wird, sind die vielen unterliegenden Spannungen, die ein mythisches Vorbild für Freiheit unterstützen. Ich hatte selber viele Erfahrungen in dieser Szene, die meine Faszination im dementsprechenden Phänomen inspirierte, worüber ich in dieser Arbeit erzählen werde und mit akademischen Quellen auch entzaubern möchte. …”
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Contours of biblical spirituality as a discipline by Huub Welzen

“…A definition is given: Biblical spirituality is about the divine human relational process in the Bible and about the Bible in the divine human relational process. …”
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Die Bybel is steeds in diskussie: 'n dekade later by F. B. Doubell

“…According to Deist, opposing theologians had to realise that the Bible is both a divine and a human book. This is accepted today, but some theologians go further and argue that the Bible is merely another human book. …”
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Die Überwindung der gesellschaftlichen Exklusion als Verpflichtung für die Soziallehre der Kirche by Joachim Wiemeyer

“…Der Beitrag macht deutlich, dass die Soziallehre der Kirche alle Menschen umfassend zu Teilhabern ihrer jeweiligen Gesellschaft in allen Kultursachbereichen (Politik, Wirtschaft, Bildung, Gesundheit) machen will. Vor dem Hintergrund sozialwissenschaftlicher Theorien (Luhmann, Olson) wird er exemplarisch erläutert, dass in westlichen Industriegesellschaften als Großgruppen vor allem Langzeitarbeitslose und Migranten von der vollen Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft ausgeschlossen sind und sich daher die Integrationsanstrengungen vor allem auf diese beiden Personenkreise beziehen muss. …”
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Survey on the presence of floating microplastics, trace metals and metalloids in seawater from Southern Italy to the United States of America by Elisabetta Morici, Gaetano Cammilleri, Sergio Scirè, Francesco Paolo Bonomo, Luigi Tranchina, Francesca Terracina, Paola Galluzzo, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Vincenzo Paolo Monteverde, Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo, Sergio Davì, Mariano Licciardi, Salvatore Dara

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Hubble Space Telescope Observations within the Sphere of Influence of the Powerful Supermassive Black Hole in PKS 0745-191 by Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Hyunseop Choi, Minghao Guo, Annabelle Richard-Laferrière, Carter Rhea, Marine Prunier, Helen Russell, Andy Fabian, Jonelle L. Walsh, Marie-Joëlle Gingras, Brian McNamara, Steve Allen, André-Nicolas Chené, Alastair Edge, Marie-Lou Gendron-Marsolais, Michael McDonald, Priyamvada Natarajan, Jeremy Sanders, James F. Steiner, Benjamin Vigneron, Anja von der Linden

“…While radio-mode feedback effectively thermalizes hot gas in galaxy clusters on kiloparsec scales, within the core, the hot gas flow may decouple, leading to a reduction in angular momentum and supplying ionized gas through cooling, which could enhance accretion onto the SMBH. …”
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Prologue by Pieter G. R. de Villiers, Lloyd K. Pietersen

“… From text: The contributions in this volume were originally presented as papers at a symposium on the Bible and Spirituality, held at Glenfall House, Cheltenham from 4-6 May 2010 and hosted by the University of Gloucestershire. …”
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THE ???? IN DANIEL 10:13, 20-21: PRINCES OR BATTLE COMMANDERS? by R.E. Duniya

“…Using a synchronic approach to the Hebrew Bible, the study semantically analyses the Hebrew term ?? …”
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Design and Implementation of an Automated Prepaid Water Meter: Case Study of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). by Akankwasa, John Bosco

“…The water billing systems currently available in the Ugandan market still incurs costs of reconnection in case of a disconnection, when a client clears the arrears. …”
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"Soos 'n hamer wat 'n rots vermorsel": die Afrikaanse Bybel van 1933 as vertaling by J. A. Naudé

“… The first complete Bible translation in Afrikaans was published in 1933. …”
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Origin and originality of John Calvin's 'Harmony of the Law', the expository project on Exodus-Deuteronomy (1559-1563) by E. A. de Boer

“…It also sheds light on the history of the congrégations, this fascinating example of concentration on the Bible in Geneva, on the co-operation of the ministers, and on Calvin’s role as the moderator of the Company of Pastors. …”
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