Vol 44, No 1 (2023)

Includes the topical collections:

Diakonia
Morality in history
Sustainable leadership in times of uncertainty

Review Article
‘Robert’s Rules of Order’ on religious conflicts in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe Gift Masengwe, Bekithemba Dube	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2666 \| 22 March 2023

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Neo-Pentecostal political activism vis-a-vis good governance in Nigeria: A theological analysis Daniel O. Orogun, Jerry G. Pillay	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2670 \| 07 February 2023

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Missio hominum in missio Dei: Biblical embodiment of missio hominum Jonas S. Thinane	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2583 \| 09 February 2023

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Is Africa Godforsaken? Neo-Pentecostal prophetism on African human agency and transcendence Collium Banda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2696 \| 14 February 2023

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God as one, with reference to Barth and the perichoresis doctrine Willem H. Oliver, Erna Oliver	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2711 \| 23 February 2023

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Kuyper’s sphere sovereignty and institutional religious freedom in Indonesia David Kristanto, Tony Salurante	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2613 \| 24 February 2023

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The dialectics between the unity and diversity of the church: A jigsaw puzzle metaphor Harls E.R. Siahaan, Johannis Siahaya	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2645 \| 27 February 2023

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Evangelism as an invitation to missional discipleship in the kingdom of God Frederik R. Coetzee, Malan Nel, Johannes J. Knoetze	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2708 \| 27 February 2023

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God-talk and the question of being human Wessel Bentley	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2752 \| 28 February 2023

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Theological basis of community development: A public inquiry from a practical theological view Patrick Nanthambwe	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2750 \| 09 March 2023

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Augustine on rhythm (or how to do theology in conversation with the arts) Marthinus J. Havenga	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2693 \| 15 March 2023

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A reflection on the clergys’ engagement in politics in light of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Peter Masvotore	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2751 \| 20 March 2023

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Hell: Educationally in post-secular societies Walter Firth	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2759 \| 04 April 2023

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‘Sinawe’ [we are with you]: Local churches as change agents in the lives of traumatised youth Johannes J. Knoetze, Timothy J. Black	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2694 \| 06 April 2023

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Grotesque bodies in the book of Job: A psychoanalytic perspective Pieter van der Zwan	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2689 \| 11 April 2023

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Pentecostalism and heteronormative God-talk in modern South Africa: A decolonial approach Themba Shingange	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2763 \| 18 April 2023

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(Practical) Theology: A story of doubt and imagination Julian C. Muller	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2650 \| 20 April 2023

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Signs of sexuality in a book about death seen through a psychoanalytic lens: Paradox and parody in play and perversion Pieter van der Zwan	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2638 \| 24 April 2023

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The anti-eternal functional subordination versus the eternal functional subordination Willem H. Oliver	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2781 \| 25 April 2023

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Fornication and adultery in the city of Debrecen (1547–1625) compared with the morality of Geneva Balázs D. Magyar	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2791 \| 26 April 2023

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Embracing the traces of the deity Opo Empung in Minahasa for culturative Christianity Christar A. Rumbay, Johannis Siahaya	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2739 \| 05 May 2023

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Towards a theology of human praxis: A proposal from liberation theologies in a neoliberal world Jose F. Castrillón Restrepo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2705 \| 10 May 2023

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God is my inheritance: The voice of the woman in Psalm 16 Armand Barus	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2797 \| 29 May 2023

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Ubuntu and mourning practices in the Tsonga culture: Rite of passage Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2682 \| 31 May 2023

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Kerklike tug: ’n ‘inhoudloze kerkordelijke aangelegentheid’ in ’n plurale kerk? Piet J. Strauss	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2703 \| 22 June 2023

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Winning over a crisis: Understanding the ‘ποιεῖν’ in Matthew 7:24–27 from the nostalgia perspective Pelita H. Surbakti, Esther W. Andangsari	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2772 \| 28 June 2023

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Music in Christian worship in Nigeria in light of early missionary attitude Solomon O. Ademiluka	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2796 \| 05 July 2023

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Mistakes of Western Christian missions in Africa and related response, mid-19th to 20th Century Mnyalaza T. Masuku	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2746 \| 21 July 2023

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Solitude in the multitude: A Christological response to loneliness in the Akan community of God Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2771 \| 07 August 2023

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Eschatological events in Matthew 24:1–15 and COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria Chidinma P. Ukeachusim	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2755 \| 08 August 2023

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Universal justice: Poetic-affective criticism of Psalm 28 Armand Barus	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2809 \| 30 August 2023

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A religious discourse on water and environmental conservation issues: An interfaith approach Abdul Mufid, Abd. Kadir Massoweang, Mujizatullah Mujizatullah, Abu Muslim	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2822 \| 21 September 2023

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Ondofolo’s leadership in Christian perspective: A study based on Papuan-Indonesian local wisdom Fredrik Warwer, Devid R. Pontoan	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2773 \| 22 September 2023

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Transformation of elementary Puang Matua in Toraja belief system into Christianity Darius Darius, Sonny Eli Zaluchu	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2831 \| 26 September 2023

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River baptism and climate change among African-Initiated Churches: An eco-theological critique Mookgo S. Kgatle, Mashilo Modiba	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2878 \| 27 September 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Hermeneutics
‘[A]nd when I came to her I found she was not a virgin’: A contextual re-reading of Deuteronomy 22:13–21 among Nigerian Christians Solomon O. Ademiluka	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2455 \| 10 March 2023

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Of seduction and male abuse: Exploring the less-talked-about using Tamar’s stratagem (Gn 37–38) Canisius Mwandayi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2767 \| 28 April 2023

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The mysterious Hebrew word שׂרקים in Zechariah 1:8 Philip S. Chia	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2764 \| 03 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Hermeneutics
Isaiah 2:1–4 and insecurity in Nigeria: Towards building a non-violent society Cletus O. Obasi, Philip M. Igbo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2789 \| 13 July 2023

Editorial - Special Collection: Diakonia
Voorwoord: Diakonaat herontdek? Johannes J. Knoetze	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2858 \| 24 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Diakonia
Enkele teologiese uitdagings rakende diakonia in van die Afrikaanse Suid-Afrikaanse kerke Johannes J. Knoetze	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2775 \| 03 April 2023

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Missionale diakonaat: Van fragmentasie na integrasie en impak Nioma Venter	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2774 \| 18 April 2023

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Diakonaat en die Afrikaanssprekende AGS van SA Marius Nel	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2786 \| 26 May 2023

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Diens van barmhartigheid of diakonaat – hoe belangrik is ’n naam? William van der Merwe	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2783 \| 29 May 2023

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Gemeentediakonaat – Nuut gedink Gert Breed	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2785 \| 31 May 2023

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Die diakonale reis van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk Martin J. van Rensburg	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2814 \| 15 June 2023

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Die verhouding tussen gemeentelike en institusionele diakonaat – ’n Geïntegreerde model Rudolph B. van Aarde	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2817 \| 30 June 2023

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Beweeg van diakonaat van welsyn na herstellende geregtigheid: ’n Gevallestudie – COVID-19 Janneke A. Marais	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2788 \| 10 July 2023

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Diakonaat en jeug in Afrikaanssprekende Gereformeerde gemeentes in Suid-Afrika Jacques W. Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2762 \| 31 July 2023

Editorial - Special Collection: Sustainable leadership in times of uncertainty
Preface to the special issue ‘Sustainable leadership in times of uncertainty’ Volker Kessler, Jennifer Slater	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2896 \| 06 June 2023

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A Christian ethical analysis of the importance of prophetic leadership for sustainable leadership Louise Kretzschmar	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2685 \| 27 February 2023

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A mission made to last: Paul as a sustainable leader according to the Book of Acts Christoph W. Stenschke	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2717 \| 06 April 2023

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Mobilising towards environmental sustainability – challenges and chances for churches in Germany Thomas Kroeck	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2701 \| 16 May 2023

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Weibliche Führungskräfte nachhaltig führen Martina Kessler	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2723 \| 18 May 2023

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The identification of misplaced moral ingredients that obscure sustainable leadership Jennifer Slater	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2691 \| 29 May 2023

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The cloth of Elijah: Reimagining sustainable leadership in the context of uncertainty Thinandavha D. Mashau	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2733 \| 07 June 2023

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No wisdom, no future: The education factor in the sustainability discourse Bernhard Ott	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2712 \| 13 June 2023

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Nehemiah – Leader in times of crisis Hans-Georg Wünch	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2713 \| 10 August 2023

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Corrigendum: A holistic homiletical approach to preaching based on ancient and modern texts Victor S. Kim, Malan Nel, Ernest van Eck	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2811 \| 27 February 2023

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Erratum: Theology, philosophy of biology and virology: An interdisciplinary conversation in the time of COVID-19 Rian Venter	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2463 \| 09 May 2023

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Corrigendum: The church and the parachurch: Can the two dialogue in order to agree? Kelebogile T. Resane	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2589 \| 10 May 2023

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Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Department of Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Gilbert N. Alaribe, Lawrence N. Okwuosa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2538 \| 11 May 2023

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Corrigendum: African-initiated churches and environmental care in Limpopo, South Africa: A missional enquiry Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo, Juliane Stork	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2815 \| 31 July 2023

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Erratum: Die trinitariese formule van Matteus 28:19: Fremdkörper of gepaste afsluiting vir die Matteusevangelie? Hermie C. van Zyl	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2818 \| 13 September 2023

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Erratum: Isaiah 2:1–4 and insecurity in Nigeria: Towards building a non-violent society Cletus O. Obasi, Philip M. Igbo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 44, No 1 \| a2987 \| 21 September 2023

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