Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Biblical & Historical Studies, Theological Studies & Ethics) by Title
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Ikolo : an Igbo idiophone of indigenous religious sacred sound among the Aguleri people of Anambra State, Nigeria.
This study investigates the meaning Aguleri people of South-Eastern Nigeria attribute to the Ikolo as a sacred drum. In the perception of the Aguleri people, the sacred sound of the Ikolo is an aspect of African indigenous ... -
"Imagining a just and equitable African Christian community" : a critical analysis of the contribution of Theological Education Fund/Ecumenical Theological Education (1910-2012).
(2013)This study utilizes a systematic review method to assess literature about the Protestant Christian tradition to enhance theological education in the African context. It explores the development and transformation of African ... -
Imam Ibn Al-Jazari : his contributions to the discipline of the recitation of the Qur'an and impact on later scholars/works.
(2004)The importance of the Qur'an can be gauged from the fact that it was the first book which Muslim scholars concerned themselves with and by virtue of the belief of Muslims in general that it is the verbatim Word of Alllih ... -
The impact of the imaginal and dialogical (relational) processes in the spiritual exercises, on image of self and image of God in women making the nineteenth annotation retreat.
(2008)The thesis is situated in the interface between psychology and Christian spirituality. It explores the experience of women in the South African context making the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius as a Nineteenth ... -
In search of indigenous knowledge systems for ecological justice : a gendered ecological reading of Genesis 1-3 in the context of the Tonga people in Zambia.
(2014)The emergence of climate change and the current ecological crisis in recent decades, has prompted research on the role of religious and cultural traditions as well as sacred texts in either supporting or discouraging ... -
In search of prophetic theology: South African political theology in conversation with Anabaptism.
(2017)The South African Kairos Document: A Challenge to the Church (KD) written in 1985 continues to be critically important even 30 years after its release. Its ongoing significance is due to three inter-related dynamics: a) ... -
The "inclusive pluralism" of Jacques Dupuis, its contribution to a Christian theology of religions, and its relevance to the South African interreligious context.
(2009)This thesis falls within the area of systematic theology. It seeks, by examining Jacques Dupuis’s theological concepts and proposals, to evaluate his perspective on a Christian theology of religious pluralism. The concepts ... -
The incorporation of Christian spirituality in drug and alcoholism rehabilitation in Kwa-Nobuhle Kabah township in the eastern Cape.
(1992)The purpose of this study is to incorporate the aspects of Christian spirituality into alcoholic rehabilitation. These spiritual disciplines are:- i. Prayer, ii. Meditation, iii. Solitude, iv. Confession. The Kwa-Nobuhle ... -
An inculturative critique of Holy Communion symbols within the Anglican community of the Diocese of Thika, Kenya.
Holy Communion symbols (wafers and wine) were new phenomenon when they were introduced in the Anglican Church in Kenya. This study seeks to investigate how the diocesan Christians in Thika have constructed meaning around ... -
Indigenous knowledge systems of the Ndau people of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe: a case study of Bota Reshupa.
(2018)Framed from postcolonial and cultural hermeneutics perspectives, this study employs the phenomenological method in conjunction with historical and sociological approaches to investigate the efficacy of IKS of the Ndau of ... -
Indigenous knowledge, beliefs and practices on pregnancy and childbirth among the Ndau people of Zimbabwe.
(2017)Framed within a postcolonial indigenous research paradigm, the study used a phenomenological analysis drawing on the case study of the Ndau people of south-eastern Zimbabwe, to explore the contribution of African indigenous ... -
The influence of numinous power in the African traditional religion and the Zionist churches in Soweto - a comparative study.
(1999)No abstract available. -
The integration of Christian spirituality into evangelical Christian education in the local South African church.
(1994)The purpose of this thesis, an integration of Christian spirituality into Evangelical Christian education, has required that both these disciplines be explored and discussed. Christian spirituality has been limited to a ... -
Inter-religious marriage counselling in South Africa : towards a counselling model for inter-religious couples : a Christian perspective.
(2016)The research is on inter-religious marriage and counselling from a Christian perspective. Although religious intolerance and resistance to inter-religious and inter-faith marriages exist in society, it appears that ... -
The interaction of African traditional religio-medical practice and western healing methods.
(2001)The aim of this thesis is to assess the nature of African Traditional healing system with special reference to Mpondo culture. It is a case study of the Mpondo people of the Eastern Cape. The focus of the study was on ... -
Internal and external imperial dynamics in Habakkuk : a contextual study of the Book of Habakkuk from a Malawian socio-economic and political viewpoint.
(2015)This study is an economic reading of the book of Habakkuk from Malawian socio-economic and political viewpoint. It is a good example of scholarly study of Scripture not done as „art for art‟s sake,‟ but undertaken because ... -
Invitations to prophetic integrity in the evangelical spirituality of the Students' Christian Association Discipleship Tradition : 1965-1979.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Is the Church really silent? Towards a critical exploration of the Church’s contribution or lack thereof on the current discourse for socio-economic transformation in Ghana.
(2018)The study sets out to assess the extent to which the Church in Ghana is contributing to the ongoing discourse on economic transformation and development (in Ghana and by implication Africa in general). This study is premised ... -
Islam and the environment within the context of globalisation and South Africa.
(2004)This thesis titled Islam and the Environment within the context of globalisation and South Africa asserts the integral role that religion and culture place on social transformation. It also dispels any myths about the ...