Browsing Masters Degrees (Biblical & Historical Studies, Theological Studies & Ethics) by Title
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Gender and sexual health: a religio-cultural examination of masculinity in the film Yesterday.
(2017)The way that the South African society functions and operates in the post-apartheid era, and the engagement with gender and sexuality after apartheid has reveal an expanded understanding of gender and sexual identity, but ... -
A gendered analysis of the healing practices of the Johane Marange Apostolic Church in Glenview, Zimbabwe and their effect on women during pregnancy.
(2013)This dissertation seeks to examine and analyse the healing practices within JMC in relation to health care provided to women during pregnancy. The healing practice performed in this church has made the church become popular ... -
A gendered critique of the response of Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) to two selected women's sexual and reproductive health issues in Zambia.
(2015-06-30)This study is a gendered critique of the response of Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) to the two selected women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) issues in Zambia which are HIV and AIDS, and Cervical ... -
God and suffering : a study in the theology of Jurgen Moltmann.
(1998)Suffering will always remain one of the main challenges to the Christian faith since it calls into question the reality of God. Moltmann does not shy away from this challenge and although he limits his response to moral ... -
God has been detained : an examination of the detention experience of a few Christian activists to see whether there is an emergent theology of detention.
(1997)In this thesis we will describe the ways in which detainees have dealt with their experience of detention using various coping skills. Through using the psychological theory of the hardy personality and combining this ... -
God in context : a comparative study of the images of God in three select local Christian groups of women.
(2000)This thesis, grounded in a select group of women's experience, critiques the exclusive images for God presented by the Church in its language and liturgy. My contention in this thesis is that in an emerging democracy such ... -
[God] (God) in Ga tradition and Christian mission : an exploration of the historical relationship between the religious tradition of the Ga of South Eastern Ghana and Bible translation and its implications for Ga Christian theology.
(2006)In recent times, there are some indications which suggest an attempt to relegate the traditional or pre-Christian notion of Nyorjmo to the background in the face of recent Christian expansion within the Ga community. This ... -
The Gospel and African culture : polygamy as a challenge to the Anglican Church of Tanzania-Diocese of Mara.
(2005)This study is a reflection on polygamous marriage and its challenge to the Anglican Church of Tanzania- Diocese of Mara (ACT-DM). The study calls for the contextualization of the Gospel of Christ if the church is ... -
Harambee as an indigenous lived philosophy : empowering the poor in the Kenyan Anglican church.
(2007)This thesis deals with the Harambee as an indigenous lived philosophy and its capacity of empowering the poor in the Kenyan Anglican Church. From a historical perspective, it explores and scrutinises the origins, the ... -
He descended into hell and on the third day he rose again : as a metaphor for pastoral care for a dysfunctional Igbo family, with emotional depression as their crisis.
(2001)This dissertation is concerned with the restoration of relevance of the Church ministry into the family system, in a given cultural area. The Igbo people of Nigeria are the principal foci for the research. They have ... -
Healing in Pentecostal and Charismatic churches : a challenge to the Roman Catholic Church's mission in urban centres of Cameroon.
(2012)This study has been motivated by the observation made in urban centres of Cameroon, that many Catholics are getting involved in divine, faith or spiritual healing ministry; something that has not been the case few years ... -
Healing in selected New Testament writings and the implications for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa.
(2001)The title of this research is 'Healing in Selected New Testament Texts and the Implications for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa'. The texts that are looked at in this research are Mark 6:12-13, Luke ... -
Heling in Christus - die pastorale roeping van die kerk aan mense na krisiservarings.
(1994)The main objective of this study is to examine the process of healing and recovery by people who have suffered a crisis. Healing concerns not only the physical aspects of a person but also the spiritual. In this regard ... -
Hermeneutics in the context of African traditional religion : with particular reference to the Mpondo people in Lusikisiki, Flagstaff and Bizana areas of Transkei.
(1991)The primary reason for writing a thesis on this particular theme is to focus on some of the explosive and obscure issues that touch on the lives of many Africans near and far. Much has already been said and written in this ... -
Hinduism and abortion : a traditional view.
(2004)This study entitled "Hinduism and Abortion: A Traditional View" outlines what the Hindu Smriti and Shruti texts have to contribute in the abortion debate. It is important to consider what an ancient tradition, Hinduism, ... -
A historical and an empirical survey of fatherhood.
(2004)What does it mean to be a father? What are our expectations of men as fathers and are those expectations being met, and what does that say about men and masculinity? Even as recently as thirty years ago, the answers to ... -
The historical development of Theological Education by Extension (TEE) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, Southern Diocese, 1990- 1997.
(1998)The ELCT Southern Diocese is recognised by the ELCT as having made substantial and exciting strides in Theological Education by Extension (TEE). It has further acquired the reputation of having a strong philosophical ... -
The history and spirituality of the lay Dominicans in South Africa from 1926-1994.
(2007)The lay Dominicans in South Africa, originally known as the Third Order of the St. Dominic, consist of lay associates of the Friars of the Order of Preachers (or the Dominican Order). St. Dominic founded the Order of ... -
The history of AIDS in South Africa : a Natal ecumenical experience in 1987-1990.
(2006)The interface between apartheid and Aids in the unique South African context between 1987 and 1990 is particularly striking. Natal was such a volatile ground, one rocked by political violence and threatened by a world ...