Vol 41, No 1 (2020)

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Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2204 \| 23 December 2020

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Honouring the pioneers of ProPent (2000–2020): Eckart Otto and Jurie Le Roux Dirk J. Human	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2173 \| 04 December 2020

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Postcolonial religious hope as stratagem to achieve political enslavement in Zimbabwe: A decoloniality approach towards an uncaptured theology of hope Bekithemba Dube	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2007 \| 11 February 2020

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’n Nijmegenaar aan die Universiteite van Parys en Heidelberg in die latere Middeleeue: Die lewe en werk van Marsilius van Inghen (ca. 1340–1396) Johann Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2038 \| 20 February 2020

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Oproep tot ’n neo-Kopernikaanse rewolusie: Wetenskaplike bevindinge oor seksualiteit Ockie C. Vermeulen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2037 \| 24 February 2020

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Proverbs 31:10–31: A contextual reading Ilze Jansen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a1976 \| 18 March 2020

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The characterisation of the Matthean Jesus by the angel of the Lord Francois P. Viljoen	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2043 \| 19 March 2020

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‘Deliver us from patriarchy’: A gendered perspective of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa and implications for pastoral care Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2003 \| 23 March 2020

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In defence of communitarianism philosophy: The contribution of moderate communitarianism to the formation of an African identity Walter P. Maqoma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a1984 \| 01 April 2020

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Imago Dei identity as embodied in the incarnation: Kenosis as a catalyst towards identity formation Walter P. Maqoma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a1992 \| 06 April 2020

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Positioning care as ‘being with the other’ within a cross-cultural context: Opportunities and challenges of pastoral care provision amongst people from diverse cultures Vhumani Magezi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2041 \| 07 April 2020

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The relevance and necessity of contextualising theological education and ministerial formation in South Africa Jonathan M. Womack, Graham Duncan, Jerry Pillay	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2059 \| 20 April 2020

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Missional fatherhood as a strategy to inmates who struggle with father absence: Building hope through a programme Fazel E. Freeks	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2052 \| 03 June 2020

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The fulfilment of God’s promises: A literary-homiletic reading of 1 Chronicles 7:20–27 Hee-Sook Bae	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2054 \| 03 June 2020

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New paradigms of pneumatological ecclesiology brought about by new prophetic churches within South African Pentecostalism Mookgo S. Kgatle	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2053 \| 04 June 2020

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The Dominican Robert Kilwardby (ca. 1215–1279) as schoolman and ecclesiastical official Johann Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2065 \| 08 June 2020

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Words about God in the peripheral communities of Medellín Jonathan A. Rúa Penagos, Iván D. Toro Jaramillo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2072 \| 17 June 2020

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Intervroulike seksualiteit in die latere Middeleeue: ŉ Ideëhistoriese oorsig Johann Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2074 \| 25 June 2020

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Histoire de la sexualité ‘4’ (Les aveux de la chair): Aantekeninge vanuit die Nederlandse Foucault-navorsing Johann Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2078 \| 13 July 2020

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Kerkorde en herderlike sorg – Artikel 51 van die kerkorde van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk van 2015 Piet J. Strauss	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2042 \| 15 July 2020

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Transforming theological education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the development of consciousness Johannes J. Knoetze	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2075 \| 15 July 2020

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Towards understanding migration within God’s redemptive plan for humankind: A case of Matthew’s genealogy in connection with the Old Testament Christopher Magezi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2014 \| 21 July 2020

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Adaptation and inculturation, as tools for understanding Igbo-African marriage system: A rereading of 1 Timothy 3:2 Prince E. Peters	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2057 \| 23 July 2020

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The recovery of the prophetic voice of the church: The adoption of a ‘missional church’ imagination Eugene Baron, Moses Maponya	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2077 \| 27 July 2020

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Blindness: physical or spiritual? An attempt at an interdisciplinary analysis Adam Rybicki, Andrzej Jastrzębski, Monika McNeill	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2084 \| 27 July 2020

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Participatory eschatology: A challenge for dualistic and non-dualistic thinking Danie J. Dreyer	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2069 \| 17 August 2020

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Towards redeeming marriage custom from ‘triangular captivity’: The missional dilemma of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Martin Mujinga	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2067 \| 20 August 2020

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Rereading Amos 7:8–17 in the context of the ‘professional’ prophets in Nigeria Favour C. Uroko, Solomon Enobong	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a1952 \| 27 August 2020

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A relevant ministry for the armed forces: An agenda for the South African National Defence Force chaplains praxis Mnyalaza T. Masuku	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2071 \| 07 September 2020

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The materiality or ‘thingness’ of words and their effects: Some examples from the Book of Proverbs Hendrik Viviers	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2100 \| 08 September 2020

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Micah’s shepherd-king (Mi 2:12–13): An ethical model for reversing oppression in leadership praxis Blessing O. Boloje	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2088 \| 10 September 2020

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Being for the other: The asymmetrical Christology of Rowan Williams Auke L. Compaan	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2091 \| 14 September 2020

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Religious statecraft: Zionism and Constantinianism in Ethiopian religious-martial policy Rugare Rukuni	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2085 \| 16 September 2020

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A congregation-based pastoral care to the victims of shack fires in the African context Alfred R. Brunsdon	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2101 \| 16 September 2020

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Gemeentestudies: ’n Snel ontwikkelende veld van studie Ian A. Nell	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2106 \| 17 September 2020

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Reading Psalm 90 in the African (Yoruba) perspective David T. Adamo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2029 \| 22 September 2020

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The ramifications of missionary proselytisation on Tiv culture: Lessons for contemporary critical biblical contextualisation Cephas T.A. Tushima	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2061 \| 22 September 2020

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The ethical and spiritual considerations of Matthew’s Beatitudes: Configuration of the human being in companies Carolina Vila Porras, Iván D. Toro Jaramillo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2090 \| 23 September 2020

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Pentecostal hermeneutical reconsideration of the longer ending of Mark 16:9–20 Marius Nel	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2089 \| 28 September 2020

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Roman Catholicism versus Pentecostalism: The nexus of fundamentalism and religious freedom in Africa Felix E. Enegho	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2019 \| 07 October 2020

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Towards understanding theological positions informing migrant ministries Vhumani Magezi, Christopher Magezi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2109 \| 26 October 2020

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Towards a balancing act between the emergence of prophetic churches and organisational culture in South African Pentecostalism Mookgo S. Kgatle	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2118 \| 04 November 2020

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Die Ned. Geref. Kerkorde 1962 en Sinodes: Die Dordtse Kerkorde aangepas by die eise van ons dag? Piet J. Strauss	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2107 \| 04 November 2020

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Unsafe spaces? An ecclesiological evaluation and response to recent controversial practices in some South African neo-Pentecostal churches Collium Banda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2108 \| 09 November 2020

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Personal uprightness as the just cause in Psalm 17: Afrocentric reflections Sampson S. Ndoga	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2104 \| 11 November 2020

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‘Land as a womb’: Impact of gender imbalances on land redistribution in the Third Chimurenga Daniel Muzenda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2049 \| 12 November 2020

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Proverbs 23:29–35 in the light of the role of the church in Nigeria in curbing alcoholism Solomon O. Ademiluka	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2060 \| 17 November 2020

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‘Be fruitful and multiply’: Examining Genesis 1:28 as a basis for the adoption of polygamy as a solution to childlessness amongst Nigerian Christians Solomon O. Ademiluka	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2116 \| 26 November 2020

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Migration from Historic Mission Churches to Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Ghana Emmanuel K. Sarbah, Cornelius Niemandt, Peter White	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2124 \| 02 December 2020

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Postmodernism, identity and mission continuity in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe Gift Masengwe, Francisca H. Chimhanda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a1906 \| 07 December 2020

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Die politieke aktivisme van Birgitta Birgersdotter (1302/3–1373) Johann Beukes	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2134 \| 11 December 2020

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Regime enablers and captured religious mandate in Zimbabwe Bekithemba Dube	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2126 \| 14 December 2020

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The concept of Κένωσις in Philippians 2:6–7 and its contextual application in Africa John A. Ottuh	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2081 \| 15 December 2020

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The church and the parachurch: Can the two dialogue in order to agree? Kelebogile T. Resane	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2099 \| 15 December 2020

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Religious live-streaming in response to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in South Africa Mookgo Solomon Kgatle	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2120 \| 15 December 2020

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Peace-seeking Afrikaans editors in the apartheid era: Journalistic perspectives in a theological framework Johannes D. Froneman, Christo J. Lombaard	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2133 \| 17 December 2020

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An apocalyptic agenda for mission in our time Arnold M. Meiring	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2144 \| 17 December 2020

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The Christian spirituality of the love of God: Conceptual and experiential perspectives emanating from the Gospel of John Dirk G. van der Merwe	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2130 \| 17 December 2020

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Teopoëtika (radikale Godstaal) en I.L. de Villiers se gedigte Nico C. Smit, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2140 \| 21 December 2020

Reviewer Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement to reviewers Editorial Office	\| PDF
Verbum et Ecclesia \| Vol 41, No 1 \| a2185 \| 22 December 2020

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