Magister Theologiae - MTh: Recent submissions
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"Die etiese persepsie oor die doodstraf in die Wes-Kaap streek in terme van die bybel"
(University of Western Cape, 1997)Suid-Afrika se verdedigings- en polisiehoofde het onlangs samesprekings in . Kaapstad gehou om militêre samewerking te bevorder en misdaad, wat baie algemeen in die Weskaap-streek voorkom, te beveg. Dit is beklemtoon dat ... -
The Significance of the Cultural Anthropology of Mary Douglas and Bruce Malina for New Testament Interpretation
(University of Western Cape, 1991)The Bible, a treasure of all Christian churches, contains the irreplaceable primary documents of the Christian faith. The Bible is also a collection of ancient documents, written in strange and even exotic languages of ... -
"The husband is the head of the wife": a possible misinterpretation of Ephesians 5:21-33 with special reference to the role of the male in marriage.
(University of Western Cape, 2002)The aim of the study was to determine what the possibilities are that Ephesians 5:21-24 is misinterpreted when the conclusion is drawn from it that the husband today should be "the head of the wife" and that the wife should ... -
Ekonomiese geregtigheid vir almal" ,n analise van die pastorale brief van die Noord - Amerikaanse rooms Katolieke biskoppe oor die,ekonomie van die VSA
(University of Western Cape, 2002)In 1980· het: die Noord-Amerikaanse Katolieke biskoppe 'n pastorale brief oor Marxisme laat verskyn. In gesprek met Hulpbiskop Peter Rosazza van Hartford het twee Franse priesters, klasmaats van hom, die volgende opgemerk: ... -
Law and gospel in the light of Torah: An analysis of South African Lutheran and Reformed sermons in the light of a Jewish understanding of Torah.
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)Taking the recent history and the present situation of South Africa as my context, I have found that with regard to their ethical stance the Lutheran Church has been accused of taking the "cheap grace" (anti-nomian) ... -
The virtue of temperance and the vice of overindulgence: A case study of perceptions in Muslim households
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Overindulgence is widely regarded as a serious social problem in South Africa leading to obesity and associated medical and psychological issues. This study investigated overindulgence from the perspective of Islamic ... -
The virtue of temperance and the vice of overindulgence: A case study of perceptions in muslim households
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Overindulgence is widely regarded as a serious social problem in South Africa leading to obesity and associated medical and psychological issues. This study investigated overindulgence from the perspective of Islamic ... -
The cultural and religious significance of indigenous vegetables: A case study of the Chionekano-ward of the Zvishavane-district in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study is situated in the context of multidisciplinary discourse on the pervasive problem of food insecurity in the southern African context. More specifically, it is situated in the context of the Centre of Excellence ... -
The relationship between ideology, food (In) security and socio-religious cohesion in the Old Testament with specific reference to Deuteronomy and eighth century prophets
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)In this thesis I show the relationship and interplay between Deuteronomistic ideology, land (which sometimes leads to food security) and cohesion with God and with ‘brothers’ socioreligious cohesion) in Deuteronomy and ... -
The cultural and religious significance of indigenous vegetables: A case study of the Chionekano-ward of the Zvishavane-district in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study is situated in the context of multidisciplinary discourse on the pervasive problem of food insecurity in the southern African context. More specifically, it is situated in the context of the Centre of Excellence ... -
Brother Hauerwas: An analysis of the contribution of Stanley Hauerwas to peacemaking
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study will assess Stanley Hauerwas's claim that peacemaking is a virtue of the church in which peace exists as a necessary characteristic of the church. Christians are formed by practices of the church and so gain the ... -
A socio-rhetorical reading of Luke 7:36-50: A contra-cultural view in a patriarchal society
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)A number of biblical scholars have observed that the Bible has been used by dominant groups in certain societies to justify and condone discrimination and oppression. Slavery, colonialism and apartheid are often cited ... -
The implementation of Islamic perspectives on nutrition in the context of Muslim faith-based organisations in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)South African debates on food security address a wide range of issues related to the production, the distribution and the consumption of food in the context of deep concerns over the impact of poverty, unemployment and ... -
A comparison of the views of Augustine Shutte and Thaddeus Metz on African philosophy and Ubuntu ethics
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)In the theoretical study of Ethics much emphasis has traditionally been placed on established ethical theories, via approaches typified e.g. as deontological, divine command, utilitarian, virtue ethics and natural ethics. ... -
An investigation into the causes and cures of pastoral burnout within the Church of the Nazarene in the Western Cape District
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The broad aim of this research project is to establish the root causes of pastoral burnout amongst pastors in the Church of the Nazarene in the Western Cape. This study will seek to determine whether there is pastoral ... -
The concept of restitution in South African economic policy documents between 1994 and 2014 : an ethical analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)There is widespread concern in the democratic South African context over economic inequalities. However, given the problems of poverty, unemployment and inequality, there is a need to consider economic restitution. Restitution ... -
Whistle blowing, ethics and the law: an ethical evaluation of the Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000 using Hans Jonas’s theory of responsibility
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)South Africa has progressed towards the realisation of an expressive culture of disclosure. Significant implementation and enforcement of the Protected Disclosures Act (26 of 2000 – hereafter referred to as “the Act” or ... -
“Deliver us from evil” A critical analysis of soteriological discourse in African pentecostalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In the history of Christianity a number of distinct soteriological models have developed over the centuries. In the Patristic period, victory over death and destruction was emphasised. In late medieval Catholicism, the ... -
Pentecostalism and the further fragmentation of christianity: an investigation of the factors contributing to the establishment of new churches in Belhar since 2000
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Christianity has been diverse from its beginning, with local congregations established in different geographic contexts. Over the centuries it has been, and still is, subject to further fragmentation. The rise of Pentecostalism ... -
An assessment of recent ethical discourses on globalization: comparing the critique of Joseph Stiglitz on global capital with ecumenical globalization debates on the Accra declaration
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This research will investigate how globalization developed its own ethical discourse, based on perceived benefits and failures; also how it could be transformed within the global economic sphere, based on critique and ...