Vol 37, No 1 (2016)

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A community needs responsive management training model: Re-envisioning management training for pastors of the International Assemblies of God Church Malesela J. Masenya, Johannes J. Booyse	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1498 \| 31 March 2016

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Towards a biblical model of Pentecostal prophetic preaching Lee Roy Martin	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1456 \| 15 April 2016

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Empirical research on the experience of the New Homiletic in South Korea Hyun W. Park, Cas Wepener	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1458 \| 28 April 2016

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'I am who I am': Deconstructing orphaned boys' references to God: An application of the post-foundational notion of practical theology Juanita Meyer	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1494 \| 23 May 2016

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Preliminary thoughts on the relevance of the research field of cognition for Practical Theology Ferdi P. Kruger	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1535 \| 17 June 2016

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Improving the lack of missional effectiveness of congregations with small satellite meetings from an interdisciplinary practical theological perspective Arthur R. Tucker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1530 \| 22 June 2016

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Language as a barrier to ministry of the Word with special reference to sign language in ministry: Human dignity perspective Leepo J. Modise	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1596 \| 29 July 2016

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Attempting to develop a Pentecostal theology of worship Marius Nel	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1661 \| 31 October 2016

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Unmasking the face of hospitality: A postfoundational approach to a new spirituality of hospitality Crystal Meletiou, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1656 \| 16 November 2016

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Remembering and constructing Israelite identity in postexilic Yehud: Some remarks on the penitential prayer of Nehemiah 9:6–37 V. Ndikhokele N. Mtshiselwa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1506 \| 15 April 2016

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Spiritual formation and the nurturing of creative spirituality: A case study in Proverbs Anneke Viljoen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1534 \| 18 April 2016

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The drum and its significance for the interpretation of the Old Testament from an African perspective: Part one Rudolph De Wet Oosthuizen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1395 \| 11 May 2016

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The drum and its significance for the interpretation of the Old Testament from an African perspective: Part two Rudolph De Wet Oosthuizen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1553 \| 31 August 2016

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Mereological concepts for modelling parthood relations between אלהים and natural phenomena in the Hebrew Bible Jacobus W. Gericke	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1528 \| 23 May 2016

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'Darkness is my closest friend' (Ps 88:18b): Reflections on the saddest psalm in the Psalter Ernst R. Wendland	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1543 \| 25 May 2016

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Can the Song of Songs be described (also) as a form of dark green religion? Hendrik Viviers	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1581 \| 15 July 2016

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The Book of Ruth in the time of the Judges and Ruth, the Moabitess Gerda de Villiers, Jurie le Roux	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1587 \| 22 July 2016

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Patience, presence and promise: A study of prophetic realism in Jeremiah 29:4–7 Wilhelm J. Wessels	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1584 \| 30 August 2016

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Some psychoanalytical meanings of the skin in Leviticus 13–14 Pieter van der Zwan	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1590 \| 22 September 2016

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Narratology and Orality in African Biblical Hermeneutics: Reading the story of Naboth's vineyard and Jehu's revolution in light of Intsomi yamaXhosa Ndikho Mtshiselwa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1563 \| 16 November 2016

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Sensing a 'second coming': An overview of new concepts in Sociology, Philosophy, Law and Theology on the re-emerging religious in private and public life Christo J.S. Lombaard	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1488 \| 20 May 2016

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Perceived religious discrimination as predictor of work engagement, with specific reference to the Rastafari religion Freda van der Walt, Thulo S. Mpholo, Petronella Jonck	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1524 \| 25 May 2016

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Rather Spirit-filled than learned! Pentecostalism's tradition of anti-intellectualism and Pentecostal theological scholarship Marius Nel	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1533 \| 25 May 2016

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Mediated religion: Implications for religious authority Anita L. Cloete	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1544 \| 30 June 2016

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Spiritualiteit: 'n religieuse paradigma van Gees en hoop as kosmogenesis, korrelasie en mistieke ervaring Johan A. van Rooyen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1602 \| 29 July 2016

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Religious extremism: The case of Sudan's Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag Noah K. Tenai	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1511 \| 22 September 2016

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The quest for the understanding of Religious Studies: Seeing dragons Jaco Beyers	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1607 \| 18 November 2016

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Strengthening the Ubuntu social canopy after the Afrophobic attacks Zorodzai Dube	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1461 \| 23 May 2016

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Dealing with poverty, health and maternal child survival: The Organisation of African Independent Churches perspective Victor M.S. Molobi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1521 \| 25 May 2016

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Moving to different streams of healing praxis: A reformed missionary approach of healing in the African context Thinandavha D. Mashau	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1508 \| 30 June 2016

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The immanence and transcendence of God in Adamic incarnational Christology: An African ethical reflection for the public Vhumani Magezi, Christopher Magezi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1541 \| 25 August 2016

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The role of the theology of retribution in the growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic churches in Africa Jonathan Kangwa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1542 \| 30 August 2016

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Reconstituting Ndembu traditional eco-masculinities: An African theodecolonial perspective Chammah J. Kaunda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1514 \| 09 September 2016

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A voice from the margins: Investigating the African Adventist rationale on the quest for female ordination Rebecca J. Lagat	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1585 \| 29 September 2016

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Exclusive language: The tool to empower and create identity Ananda Geyser-Fouche	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1495 \| 20 May 2016

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'Democracy is coming to the RSA': On democracy, theology, and futural historicity Robert R. Vosloo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1523 \| 25 May 2016

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Why religious human beings need evolutionary epistemology! A theological and evolutionary viewpoint of 'why humans need to embrace evolutionary epistemology' Johan A. van Rooyen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1476 \| 09 June 2016

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Does the Christian worldview provide a place for the law of attraction? (Part 1): An apologetic evaluation of the roots of this doctrine Dani J. Maritz, Henk G. Stoker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1571 \| 27 July 2016

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Does the Christian worldview provide a place for the law of attraction? (Part 2): An apologetic evaluation of the way the Bible is used in promoting this idea Dani J. Maritz, Henk G. Stoker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1570 \| 27 July 2016

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Unity and catholicity in the Korean Presbyterian Church: An ecumenical Reformed assessment Jaegeon Ha	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1554 \| 19 August 2016

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Deconstruction the end of writing: 'Everything is a text, there is nothing outside context' Gavin P. Hendricks	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1509 \| 20 October 2016

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Compassionate leadership? Some reflections on the work and life of Michael Lapsley Ian A. Nell	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1629 \| 26 October 2016

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Die noodsaak om lyding, pyn, dood en boosheid tot betekenis te bring Niekie Lamprecht	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1611 \| 31 October 2016

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Does scientism undermine other forms of knowledge? Ndubuisi C. Ani	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1558 \| 16 November 2016

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The unbearable lightness of différance: The ethos of deconstruction Johann-Albrecht Meylahn	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1658 \| 22 November 2016

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The use of οἰκονομία for missions in Ephesians Timothy A. van Aarde	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1489 \| 01 June 2016

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The imago Dei Weltanschauung as narrative motif within the Corinthian correspondence Jacobus (Kobus) Kok, Walter P. Maqoma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1493 \| 13 June 2016

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A kairos for the lowly? Reflections on Luke's story of a rejected fortune or tyche and lessons for South Africa McGlory Speckman	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1550 \| 17 June 2016

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Re-reading 1 Corinthians 6:12–20 in the context of Nigerian Pentecostals' theology of sex Adewale J. Adelakun	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1560 \| 29 August 2016

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The accusation of 'world disturbers' (Acts 17:6) in socio-political context Jeremy Punt	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1595 \| 26 September 2016

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The command to love the neighbour in Paul and the Synoptics Heinz A. Hiestermann, Gert J. Steyn	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1627 \| 30 September 2016

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Towards a global theology: Theological method and contextualisation Brian A. de Vries	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1536 \| 27 July 2016

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Welcoming Africa's children: The nature and implications of being a missional church Johannes J. Knoetze	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1600 \| 31 August 2016

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Reflections on a missional ecclesiology for Africa's expressions of Christianity through the Tswana lens Desmond Henry	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1612 \| 18 November 2016

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Heterosexuell erotisierte Beziehungsgeflechte in der Mission Martina Kessler, Christina Landman	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1618 \| 30 November 2016

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Intersecting culture, values and transformation in shaping an integrated ethnic identity within a diastratically variated society: Employing South Africa as a case study Jennifer Slater	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1598 \| 02 December 2016

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Acknowledgement to reviewers Editorial Office	\| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 37, No 1 \| a1729 \| 20 January 2017

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