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2025

Vol 46, No 4 (2025)

  • Festschrift Nelus Niemandt, guest edited by Prof. Johannes J. Knoetze (0000-0002-2342-2527) and Dr. Yolande Steenkamp (0000-0002-1577-1938). This collection contributes to the journal by honouring the scholarly legacy of Prof. Nelus Niemandt through contributions from colleagues and students. The articles reflect on his influence in theology, missiology, and leadership in higher education, celebrating a distinguished career in alignment with the journal’s commitment to theological scholarship in context.

Vol 46, No 3 (2025)

  • Fifty years of Theological and Religion Research, guest edited by Prof. Emeritus Christina Landman (0000-0002-8905-0738). This collection contributes to the journal by commemorating five decades (1975-2025) of scholarship by the Research Institute for Theology and Religion (RITR) at UNISA. The articles document the institute’s intellectual legacy, influence, and contributions to South African and global theological discourse.

Vol 46, No 2 (2025)

  • Geloofsreis, guest edited by Prof. Malan Nel (0000-0002-2263-9097). This collection contributes to the journal by offering empirical and theological reflections on faith journeys, initiation, spiritual guidance, and discernment. Grounded in original research, the articles explore renewed understandings of these practices within faith communities, contributing to spiritually and contextually informed theology.

Vol 46, No 1 (2025)

  • Decolonialism in Theology today, guest edited by Obakeng Africa (0009-0005-4053-0609) and Ntandoyenkosi N.N. Mlambo (0000-0001-6502-794X). This collection, Decolonialism in Theology Today: (South) African Voices, contributes to the journal by critically exploring decolonial and postcolonial approaches to theology in the African context. The contributions challenge Eurocentric frameworks and seek to reconstruct theological thought and practice in ways that reflect African agency, identity, and spirituality.
  • African Hermeneutics, guest edited by Prof. Dirk Human (0000-0003-0346-4209). This collection contributes to the journal by engaging Theology and Religion through African contextual hermeneutics in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles centre African worldviews, interpretive frameworks, and lived experiences, advancing the journal’s mission to promote contextually rooted theological scholarship.


2024

Vol 45, No 2 (2024)

  • Just housing, guest edited by Prof. Stephan F. de Beer (0000-0002-8614-099X) and Prof. Thomas Wabel (0009-0001-8615-1576). This collection, Just Housing: Transdisciplinary Perspectives from Theology and the Built Environment, contributes to the journal by bringing theology into dialogue with urban studies, architecture, and spatial justice. It addresses housing as a moral and theological concern, grounded in dignity, equity, and community well-being. The issue advances a transdisciplinary approach to understanding space, justice, and the sacred in the built environment.

Vol 45, No 1 (2024)

  • Decolonialism in Theology today, guest edited by Obakeng Africa (0009-0005-4053-0609) and Ntandoyenkosi N.N. Mlambo (0000-0001-6502-794X). This collection, Decolonialism in Theology Today: (South) African Voices, contributes to the journal by critically exploring decolonial and postcolonial approaches to theology in the African context. The contributions challenge Eurocentric frameworks and seek to reconstruct theological thought and practice in ways that reflect African agency, identity, and spirituality.
  • Morality in history, guest edited by Prof. Dawid E. de Villiers (0000-0002-2449-9075). This collection contributes to the journal by exploring the role and evolution of moral frameworks across historical contexts, offering theological and ethical reflections on how moral concepts have shaped—and been shaped by—religious, social, and political developments. It deepens the journal’s mission to interrogate ethical dimensions in theology through historical-critical inquiry.
  • African Hermeneutics, guest edited by Prof. Dirk Human (0000-0003-0346-4209). This collection contributes to the journal by engaging Theology and Religion through African contextual hermeneutics in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles centre African worldviews, interpretive frameworks, and lived experiences, advancing the journal’s mission to promote contextually rooted theological scholarship.


2023

Vol 44, No 1 (2023)

  • Diakonia, guest edited by Prof. Johannes J. Knoetze (0000-0002-2342-2527). This collection contributes to the journal by critically re-evaluating the role of ministry within Afrikaans churches through diaconal studies. It engages theology, biblical interpretation, and the social sciences to question inherited ecclesial practices in light of socio-political and economic realities in South Africa and broader Africa. This issue promotes transformative praxis rooted in justice-oriented theology.
  • Morality in history, guest edited by Prof. Dawid E. de Villiers (0000-0002-2449-9075). This collection contributes to the journal by exploring the role and evolution of moral frameworks across historical contexts, offering theological and ethical reflections on how moral concepts have shaped—and been shaped by—religious, social, and political developments. It deepens the journal’s mission to interrogate ethical dimensions in theology through historical-critical inquiry.
  • Sustainable leadership in times of uncertainty, guest edited by Prof. Volker Kessler (0000-0002-8420-4566) and Prof. Jennifer Slater (0000-0001-7196-2088). This collection contributes to the journal by offering theological insights on leadership that is sustainable and resilient in the face of global crises. Drawing from practical theology, ethics, and leadership studies, it seeks to ground Christian leadership models in care, stability, and contextual awareness during times of disruption.
  • African Hermeneutics, guest edited by Prof. Dirk Human (0000-0003-0346-4209). This collection contributes to the journal by engaging Theology and Religion through African contextual hermeneutics in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles centre African worldviews, interpretive frameworks, and lived experiences, advancing the journal’s mission to promote contextually rooted theological scholarship.


2022

Vol 43, No 1 (2022)

  • African Hermeneutics, guest edited by Prof. Dirk Human (0000-0003-0346-4209). This collection contributes to the journal by engaging Theology and Religion through African contextual hermeneutics in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles centre African worldviews, interpretive frameworks, and lived experiences, advancing the journal’s mission to promote contextually rooted theological scholarship.
  • Trinity, edited by Prof. Danie Veldsman (0000-0002-8734-2171). This collection contributes to the journal by presenting multidisciplinary biblical and theological reflections on the doctrine of the Trinity. It brings together scholars from various traditions to explore the Trinitarian foundations of Christian theology and its implications for life, worship, and community.


2021

Vol 42, No 2 (2021)

  • Wentzel van Huyssteen Festschrift, edited by Prof. Danie Veldsman (0000-0002-8734-2171). This collection contributes to the journal by honoring the work of Wentzel van Huyssteen, particularly his influence on theology and science dialogue. It gathers essays that reflect on his interdisciplinary legacy, continuing conversations on rationality, postfoundationalism, and human uniqueness.

Vol 42, No 1 (2021)

  • African Hermeneutics, guest edited by Prof. Dirk Human (0000-0003-0346-4209). This collection contributes to the journal by engaging Theology and Religion through African contextual hermeneutics in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles centre African worldviews, interpretive frameworks, and lived experiences, advancing the journal’s mission to promote contextually rooted theological scholarship.





2017

Vol 38, No 4 (2017)

Supplement 2: Theology at the University of Pretoria - 100 years: (1917-2017) Past, present and future. Access the full-text of this open access book - click here.

Vol 38, No 3 (2017)

Supplement 1: Ecodomy. Access the full-text of this open access book - click here.


2016

Vol 37, No 2 (2016)

Celebrating the Legacy of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians: Gender and Sexualities in African Contexts and Circle Theologies, sub-edited by Ndikho Mtshiselwa and Madipoane Masenya


2015

Vol 36, No 2 (2015)

Ubuntu, sub-edited by Julian C. Müller and Wilhelm van Deventer


2014

Vol 35, No 3 (2014)

Social Cohesion

Vol 35, No 2 (2014)

J. Müller Festschrift, sub-edited by Cas Wepener and Johann Meylahn


2013

Vol 34, No 2 (2013)

J.H. le Roux Festschrift, sub-edited by Esias Meyer and Alphonso Groenewald


2012

Vol 33, No 2 (2012)

Etienne de Villiers Festschrift, sub-edited by Daniël P. Veldsman and Conrad J. Wethmar


2011

Vol 32, No 2 (2011)

Violence in South Africa: A challenge to theology and churches



2009

Vol 30, No 3 (2009)

Centenary Festschrift - Dutch Reformed Church Theological Training at the University of Pretoria (1938-2008)






























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