Browsing Faculty of Theology by Author "Potgieter, Raymond"
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A critical assessment of Bediako's incarnational Christological model as a response to the foreignness of Christ in African Christianity
Potgieter, Raymond; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2016)Some African Christians continue to rely on traditional spiritual powers as a means of addressing their spiritual insecurity. In their perception Christ is regarded as being foreign to African spirituality and treated ... -
Anna Reinhard Zwingli - 'Apostolic Dorcas', 'dearest housewife', 'angel-wife', 'ziel van mijn ziel' and 'mater dolorosa of the Reformation': from woman to valued citizen
Potgieter, Raymond (AOSIS, 2016)A biography of Anna Zwingli might be compiled by skipping from one pinnacle point in her life to another. However, much of her story is relative to what is known about her husbands John Meier von Knonau and Ulrich Zwingli. ... -
A brief critical approach to Janz's penultimate space model to authenticate experience with the transcendental from a Christian perspective
Potgieter, Raymond (OASIS, 2013)Janz proposed a model of authenticity, based on the thesis that the closest proximity possible allows conditions for the Ultimate to become a referential framework within which the transcendental real meets with empirical ... -
A confident call to faith: rediscovering the relevance of Christian catechisms
Potgieter, Raymond (OASIS, 2013)Protestant heritage is synonymous with the traditional employment of catechisms and catechetical teaching of both young and old. Many denominations have shifted from this historical approach, not least because of the ... -
Einstein the deist and Flew the theist viewed from a Christian perspective
Potgieter, Raymond (AOSIS, 2017)Both Albert Einstein and Antony Flew had various religious influences during their adolescent years. But both turned away from Christianity due to rational inconsistencies that, in their views, made faith incompatible to ... -
Keith Ward's soft panentheism
Potgieter, Raymond (OASIS, 2013)This article seeks to assess the general approach to a Christian interpretation of reality as popularly applied by Keith Ward. It is suggested that he employs panentheist criteria in his attempts to buttress a theological ...