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Transforming a fragmented South African society through a spirituality of koinonia coram Deo
(SU LIS, 2014)Spirituality is a way of living. It is described as that which touches the core of human existence, namely “our relationship to the Absolute”, whatever the definition of the latter may be. In this paper, we deal with ... -
Transimmanence and the im/possible relationship between Eschatology and Transendence
(MDPI, 2016)Although we live in a post-metaphysical age, there is a renewed interest in transcendence, especially at the intersection of philosophy, religion, and theology. There are several reasons for this: among others, the important ... -
Translating culture: Matthee's Kringe in 'n bos as a case in point
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte = Bureau of Scholarly Journals, 2008)The translation of “cultural identity” in a novel such as “Kringe in ’n bos” contributes towards the definition of a uniquely South African representation of time and space in the global context. When translation is studied ... -
Translating the test of academic literacy levels into Sesotho
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2017)This article reports on an initiative at the Vaal Triangle Campus (VTC) of North-West University (NWU) towards the active encouragement of functional multilingualism in tertiary education. More specifically, in an effort ... -
Translatio interrupta in V. S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River
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The translation of cultural aspects in South African children's literature in Afrikaans and English: a micro-analysis
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This paper explores the textual-linguistic norms evident in the translation of culturally specific material in a sample of translated South African children’s books in Afrikaans and English, with a view to investigating ... -
Translation shifts and the improvement of Bible translations: the case of Ruth 4:13 in the Setswana versions
(SASNES (Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies), 2015)This article proposes that the starting point for the improvement of Bible translations in sub-Saharan Africa is the identification and analysis of translation shifts. Shifts are differences between the corresponding ... -
Trauma and mental health in South Africa: overview
(APA, 2017)Provides an introduction to this special edition of Psychological Trauma. The papers included in this special section focus on aspects of trauma and the effects of trauma in a cultural context that pertains to the way of ... -
Trauma and PTSS of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa: a summary of published studies
(American Psychological Association, 2017)OBJECTIVE: This paper is a report of 4 published papers on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS)/posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and traumas experienced by homeless Zimbabwean refugees living in South Africa. The ... -
Trekking back to mainstream for inclusive education, is it there?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This paper explores the ecosystemic management strategies for inclusive schools due to challenges faced by the schools in the mainstream school where learners from the specialised institutions are referred back to mainstream ... -
Trends and determinants of contraceptive use among female adolescents in Malawi
(Center Transylvanian Studies, 2017)Adolescent childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa remains high, while access to and use of contraception is low. The aim of this study is to examine the demographic determinants of contraceptive use among female adolescents ... -
Trends and determinants of under–five mortality in Ethiopia: Could the MDG four be met?
(JSTOR, 2014)The survival status of children is one of the indicators of socioeconomic development of any given country. A number of developing countries are, however, unable to tackle causes of child morbidity and mortality due to ... -
Trends and drivers of skilled birth attendant use in Nigeria (1990-2013): policy implications for child and maternal health
(Dove Medical Press, 2017)ntroduction: While Nigeria accounts for only 2% of the world population, it regrettably shares 14% of global maternal death burden. Whether its reported increase in antenatal care utilization is accompanied by increased ... -
Trinity, time and ecumenism in Robert Jenson's theology
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)Robert Jenson, an American Lutheran theologian, is well known as a Trinitarian and ecumenical theologian. In his Trinitarian theology he makes specific choices regarding the relationship between God and time as an attempt ... -
True disciples, nature and leiturgia: preservation of the earth
(Southern African Missiological Society, 2017)God created humanity in his image (imago Dei) so that they become God's disciples. The core duties of being a disciple are to be responsible for, utilise and care for the earth as part of leiturgia3, which according to ... -
True ownership of traditional medicines in South Africa
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2017)Background: Literature postulates that traditional medicines form an important part of modern-day South African healthcare. The belief is that the traditional healer and traditional medicine is a close-knit unit, with the ... -
"Trugreisen" Mögliche Welten und narrative Unzuverlässigkeit in Hans-Ulrich Treichels der Papst, den ich gekannt habe (2007)
(Sabinet, 2013)"Journeys of deception". Possible worlds and narrative unreliability in Hans-Ulrich Treichel's Der Papst, den ich gekannt habe (2007) This article investigates how possible world elements and focalization interact in ... -
Tswana finite state tokenisation
(Springer, 2015)Tswana, a Bantu language in the Sotho group, is characterised by an agglutinative morphology and a disjunctive orthography, which mainly affects the verb category. In particular, verbal prefixes are usually written ... -
Two remarkable contributions of Aristotle to the intellectual legacy of the West
(South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH), 2013)Although it does not need any justification to explore the rich legacy of Greek philosophy, an account of its lasting insights does need lifting out the significant elements of continuity, while disregarding those stances ...