Browsing by Subject "Christianity"
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Another creed no one ever taught them: re-visioning theological ideas for women in Charlotte Brontë's novels
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022-06)This dissertation examines the redefinition of Victorian women’s creed and quest for selffulfilment based on their Protestant faith in three selected texts by Charlotte Brontë, namely Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), ... -
A comparison of Buddhist compassion to Christian love : an apologetic study
(2015)The purpose of this thesis will be a contrast of the Buddhist and the Christian responses to this-worldly suffering. Many scholars have proposed that the best way to create a better world with less suffering is to make ... -
Conversion from Islam to Christianity in Senegal : missiological implications for church planting
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)Senegal's evangelical churches have attempted to reach out to Muslims; however, few have converted to the Christian faith. Theologians, missionaries, and pastors have debated understanding the causes of the fruitless ... -
Investigating religious discourses of homosexuality among young adults in Pentecostal churches in Potchefstroom
(2021)Pentecostal Christianity is a growing movement in South Africa and Africa, and it has had an influence on the discourse on sexuality (Van Klinken, & Obadare, 2018:559). Its perspective on homosexuality has been that ... -
The “Octavius” of Minucius Felix: a tool for modern day Christians in their defence of the gospel
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The Octavius of Minucius Felix was written at around A.D. 200 by a little-known Latin apologist. While there are similarities to his contemporary Tertullian, the Octavius stands as an independent work that is easily ... -
Reading the Psalms historically. Antiochene Exegesis and a Historical Reading of Psalm 46
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Orange Free State, 2009)The Antiochene exegetes, most notably Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia read the psalms against the historical background of Israelite history, reconstructing a historical setting for every psalm. This paper ... -
Religion andmemory: the importance of monuments in preserving historical identity
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This piece of work describes how negative historical events have influenced history to date through commemoration and remembrance. This study takes a text-based approach to research and uses the grounded theory approach ... -
Religious extremism: the case of Sudan's Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag
(AOSIS, 2016)The recent case of the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag of Sudan has drawn attention to the place of Islamic sharia law in contemporary, diverse and multireligious communities and nation ... -
A scriptural, theological and historical analysis of Matthew Vines's argument for the biblical support for same-sex marriages
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)This thesis offers a critical assessment of Matthew Vines’s views about gay marriage. Vines is one of the leading voices of our time promoting “gay Christianity.” His reasoning supporting gay Christian thought is becoming ... -
The significance of dreams and the star in Matthew's infancy narrative
(Hervormde Teologiese Studies, 2008)