bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The views of women in the Limpopo Province of South Africa concerning girls’ puberty rites
Authors: Maluleke Thelmah X , Troskie R 
Published: August 2012

This study was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research study, conducted in the Northern Region of the Northern Province (now Limpopo) among Vatsonga/Manchangana in four selected areas.

Opsomming
Die navorsingsontwerp van hierdie studie was kwalitatief, verkennend, beskrywend en kontekstueel, uitgevoer in die Noordelike streek van die Noordelike Provinsie (nou Limpopo), onder die Vatsonga/Manchangana in vier geselekteerde areas.

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Improving the health status of women through puberty rites for girls
Authors: Maluleke Thelmah X 
Published: August 2012

The aim of this article is to present a sexuality education programme, which can be used in puberty rites for girls (vukhomba) to improve the health status of women in the community.

Opsomming
Die oogmerk van hierdie artikel is om ’n seksualiteitsopvoedingsprogram voor te lê wat tydens die puberteitsrites vir meisies (vukhomba) gebruik kan word om die gesond-heidstatus van vroue in die gemeenskap te verbeter.

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A phenomenological study into the experience of their sexuality by males with spinal cord injury
Authors: Basson P J , Walter S , Stuart A D 
Published: August 2012

On reviewing the literature on spinal cord injury (SCI) and sexuality in males, there was found to be a plethora of research in physical domains.

Opsomming
Die studie van literatuur oor rugmurgbesering (RMB) en seksualiteit by mans, het ‘n magdom navorsing oor die fisieke aspekte opgelewer.

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The lived experiences of male on male rape: a review article
Authors: Roos V , Katz W 
Published: August 2012

The phenomenon of sexual assault upon males has been largely overlooked by society.

Opsomming
Seksuele geweld van mans teenoor mans is ‘n fenomeen wat grootliks deur die samelewing misken word.

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Lewenskwaliteit te midde van ‘n erge stressor: ‘n studie van bejaardes met alzheimer se siekte of rumatoïede artritis
Authors: Heyns Pieter M , Viljoen Michelle , Odendaal Dirk C 
Published: August 2012

This study addresses the role of psychofortigenic factors in maintaining quality of life in elderly people diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or Alzheimer's disease.

Opsomming
Hierdie studie handel oor die rol wat psigofortigene faktore speel in die handhawing van lewenskwaliteit deur bejaardes wat gediagnoseer is met rumatoïede artritis of Alzheimer se siekte.

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Nurse educators’ perceptions on facilitating reflective thinking in clinical nursing education
Authors: Chabeli Mary , Muller Marie 
Published: August 2012

This article seeks to publish the results of nurse educators with regard to how reflective thinking of learners can be facilitated in clinical nursing education.

Opsomming
Hierdie artikel beoog om die resultate van verpleeg-opvoeders met betrekking tot hoe reflektiewe denke van leerders in kliniese verpleegonderwys gefasiliteer kan word, te publiseer.

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The psychiatric outpatient's family as a support system
Authors: Du Plessis Emmerentia , Greeff M , Koen M P 
Published: August 2012

During 1998 the discharge of as many as possible psychiatric patients from long-term psychiatric hospitals in the North-West Province, in other words deinstitutionalisation, were planned (Roos, 1998).

Opsomming
Gedurende 1998 is die ontslag van so veel moontlik psigiatriese pasiënte van langtermyn-psigiatriese hospitale in die Noordwes-Provinsie, met ander woorde deïnstitusionalisering, beplan (Roos, 1998).

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Health workers' use of electronic information concerning children with specific communication needs
Authors: Wium A M , Naudé E 
Published: August 2012

Information regarding young children who experience barriers to the development of listening, language and learning is limited in the South African context.

Opsomming
In die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks is daar beperkte inligting oor jong kinders vir wie daar struikelblokke is in die verwerwing van luister-, taal- en leervaardighede.

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Editorial Comments/ Redaksionele Kommentaar
Authors: Muller Ann 
Published: August 2012

In this issue we present a bouquet with which we hope to tantalise your cerebral taste buds.

Opsomming
In hierdie uitgawe bied ons vir u ‘n geur waarmee ons hoop om u serebrale smaakorgane op te kikker.

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Suggestion in context: psychopathology as invited behaviour
Authors: Fourie David P 
Published: August 2012

Recent work has shown that suggestion is not a simple, unidirectional technique to influence people.

Opsomming
Onlangse werk het aangedui dat suggestie nie ‘n eenvoudige eenrigting-tegniek is om mense te beïnvloed nie.

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Factors that influence retirement self-actualisation
Authors: Kerr Pam P , Schulze Salomé 
Published: August 2012

This article reports on an investigation of factors that influence self-actualisation during retirement.

Opsomming
In hierdie artikel word verslag gedoen oor ‘n ondersoek na faktore wat self-aktualisering gedurende aftrede beïnvloed.

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The dissection of the wicked servant in Matthew 24:51
Authors: Sim David C. 
Published: August 2012

The dissection of the wicked servant in Mathew 24:51 is a difficult passage to interpret. Most scholars argue that Matthew could not have intended this particular motif to be taken literally, so they propose a metaphorical sense. There are good grounds, however, to question this view. Some neglected evidence suggests that the evangelist did indeed intend this gruesome reference to be taken literally. In Matthew’s eschatological schema, wicked church leaders would be punished by dissection at the hands of angelic tormenters in Gehenna.
Women and leadership from a pastoral perspective of friendship
Authors: Dreyer Yolande 
Published: August 2012

The aim of the article is to describe leadership from the perspective of friendship. This perspective highlights a pastoral rather than a power oriented approach to leadership. Such an approach would be compatible with an attitude of service as an essential characteristic of the church. It could also contribute to the healing of church structures that have become entangled in power games. It could lead to the healing of women and other disempowered groups who have for centuries been the victims of the power struggles of church institutions.
A social scientific study of the significance of the jubilee in the New Testament
Authors: Volschenk Gert , Van Aarde Andries 
Published: August 2012

This social scientific study of the Biblical jubilee focuses primarily on the jubilee as a metaphor within the framework of engaged hermeneutics. The jubilee was a symbol of transformation and emancipation. The article shows the significance of the jubilee in the New Testament as interpreted within the context of the reign of God and salvation in Jesus Christ. The liberation from enslavement pertains to all levels of human existence, including socio-economic and political interrelationships. The study demonstrates conflicting perceptions of land tenancy in an ancient economy that resulted in the exploitation and enslavement of peasants and their families. The constructs of the advanced agrarian society and the pre-industrial city are used as heuristic models for the interpretation of data.
Methods and models in the quest for the historical Jesus: Historical criticism and/or social scientific criticism
Authors: Van Aarde Andries 
Published: August 2012

In this article a distinction is made between social scientific criticism and historiography. Historiography describes what is unrepeatable, specific and particular. Social scientific criticism is to some extent a phenomenological approach. On a high level of abstraction, it focuses on ideal types. The historiographical quest for Jesus is about the plausibility of a continuity or a discontinuity existing between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. This approach has been broadened by the interdisciplinary application of the results of archaeological, sociohistorical, and cultural anthropological studies of the world of the historical Jesus. But it does not mean that historical-critical research as such is now dismissed. The aim of the article is to argue that social scientific criticism can complement a historical-critical analysis.
When the dead are alive! The influence of the living dead in the letter of Jude
Authors: Joubert Stephan J. 
Published: August 2012

This essay investigates the impact of the deceased on the audience to which the letter of Jude was originally addressed. A construct of the influence of the “living dead” in ancient Babylon, Israel, the Graeco-Roman world and in African tradition serves as a basic cognitive map to come to terms with Jude’s views on the dead. It is argued that, since the wicked dead, who are being physically punished in the underworld, are kept alive in the collective memory of Jude’s community and since their deeds are re-enacted in the sinful behavior of intruders in their midst, their lives are influenced by the “presence” of these living dead. On the other hand and, although Jude does not deal with the physical whereabouts of the righteous death, he and his readers know that their postmortem honour is still intact. The righteous in this community is assured that God protects the integrity of the faithful dead.
Sumptuous clothing and ornamentation in the Apocalypse
Authors: Neufeld Dietmar 
Published: August 2012

Using different categories of social psychology on body decoration and dress, this article examines the author’s course of shifting political, moral, religious and eschatological values as reflected in the clothing and ornamentation motifs deployed in the narrative of the Apocalypse. The article focuses on questions such as the eschatological values betrayed by the author’s deployment of clothing and ornamentation themes, the meaning adduced from the passages in the Apocalypse where body surface is taken seriously, ancients’ connection of clothing and body decoration with the person and society, and the social values reflected by dress and ornamentation, such as honour/shame, status, boundaries, and identity personally and collectively.
Karl Barth and the future of dogmatic theology
Authors: Heron Alasdair I.C. 
Published: August 2012

The article discusses Karl Barth’s contribution to dogmatic theology. It describes Karl Barth’s personality and shows how his theology was put to practice in writing, in teaching, in debate, in conflict, in friendship and in opposition. Some negative comments on Barth are for example levelled at his liturgical insensitivity, unbalanced and exclusive emphasis on preaching, and his individualistic dislike of the established church, its governing structures and baptismal practice. The article focuses on Barth’s impulses for the discipline of dogmatics and demonstrates developments and directions in his work. Critically reservations regarding instances where it might seem better for theologians not to follow Barth, are specified. The article also offers a glimpse into the future of dogmatic theology seen through the lens of Karl Barth.
Education for reconstruction: A post-apartheid response to the education crisis in South Africa
Authors: Manala Matsobane J. 
Published: August 2012

In this article education is presented as one of the important tools for the reconstruction of the South African society after the demise of apartheid. The kind of education that, in my opinion, will effectively achieve the reconstruction objective, is what I prefer to term “education for reconstruction”. The construct: Education for reconstruction is further developed. It is postulated that Ubuntu Education is the kind of education that will make the grade in the drive to achieve the goal of reconstruction. I focus on the best I believe the envisaged Ubuntu education can bring about. I recommend Ubuntu education which is presented as the promoter of interdependence, loving relationships, caring, mutual respect and commitment. The relation between Ubuntu and the Biblical social values is highligted and the importance thereof for education, indicated. I conclude by urging those who are responsible for the education of the country’s youth not to divorce education from responsibility. I subsequently express the conviction that, if used correctly, Ubuntu education will facilitate the smooth integration of young people into the community, church, industry and the global community.
Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel
Authors: Reinstorf D. 
Published: August 2012

Do the parables of Luke hold the key to an understanding of the overall purpose of Luke’s Gospel? This question is pursued by Greg W Forbes (2000) in a book entitled The God of Old: The role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke’s Gospel. Although the Lukan parables address a variety of subjects of a diverse nature, there is one unifying factor that runs like a golden thread through all the parables: a new vision of God. This vision seems new in-so-far as it presents a challenge to conventional Israelite perceptions regarding God at the time when the parables were written, but in fact, it is not new at all. It is a vision of the God of Old as witnessed in the Hebrew Scriptures. This article presents an overview of Forbes’ book.
The Exodus and the spade: The impact of archaeology on the interpretation of the book of Exodus
Authors: Bosman H.L. 
Published: August 2012

The interpretation of the book of Exodus is used as an example of the different ways in which archaeological discoveries influenced the course of biblical exegesis. Special emphasis will be placed on matters such as the Amarna letters and the Habiru, Merneptah Stele and the date of the Exodus and the Egyptian background of the Exodus. In conclusion it will be argued that critical dialogue and mutual respect must exist between archaeology and biblical studies. The theological interpretation of biblical texts is inevitably an interdisciplinary endeavor and archaeology is an academic discipline that must be part of the critical dialogue with biblical exegesis.
Karl Barth’s epistemology: A critical appraisal
Authors: Veldsman Daniël P. 
Published: August 2012

Can the great 20th century systematic theologian Karl Barth justify the fundamental beliefs he holds regarding the priority of God’s revelation in Jesus Christ as put forward in his impressive and comprehensive Kirchliche Dogmatik? Is it enough and thus theologically justifiable to simply state in the words of Barth that the best theology would need no advocates: it would prove itself? In my appraisal of Barth’s epistemological stance, I would like to argue in this article that his stance in the first place, does not only lead to a total isolation of theological reflection, but secondly through his highly exclusive claim, takes on the character of a personal religious credo expanded into a comprehensive doctrine beyond any form of control, and ultimately thirdly, becomes methodologically in essence a specifically Barthian theology from below.

Wenn die Theologie sich eine Wissenschaft nennen lässt oder selber nennt, so kann sie damit keinerlei Verpflictung übernehmen, sich an den für andere Wissenschaften gültigen Massstäbem messen zu lassen.
(Karl Barth 1947:8)
Preface to the jubilee number dedicated to Prof Dr C R de Beer, Vice-Rector, University of Pretoria, on the occasion of Universary of Pretoria’s centenary
Authors: Buitendag J. 
Published: August 2012

It is a great honour for the Editorial Board of HTS Theological Studies to dedicate this celebratory edition of the journal to Professor C R de Beer, the Vice-Rector, who is, inter alia, responsible for the Faculty of Theology, in this jubilee year of the University of Pretoria.

Opsomming
Dit is vir die Redaksie van die HTS Teologiese Studies ’n besondere voorreg om in hierdie jubileumjaar van die Universiteit van Pretoria, ’n feesuitgawe aan Prof dr C R de Beer, viserektor en onder andere verantwoordelik vir die Fakulteit van Teologie, op te dra.
Die kerk, die huwelik en seks – ’n morele krisis?
Authors: Dreyer T.F.J. 
Published: August 2012

The church, marriage and sex – a moral crisis?
Within Western societies the church is challenged by a new sexual “morality”. Seemingly, the traditional theological answers do not address the challenge sufficiently. The incompetence of the church to change people’s minds leads to a moral crisis. This article is an attempt to create awareness that the church has no choice but to review her traditional stance. This awareness will only surface once we are prepared to acknowledge that our traditional views were influenced by different contexts through the ages. Therefore it is necessary, in a postmodern context, to theologically reflect afresh within this context.
Bloedoffers en morele vorming: Gewelddadigheid as faset van Christelike tradisies
Authors: Botha Pieter J.J. 
Published: August 2012

Blood sacrifice and moral formation: Violence as a
facet of Christian traditions

Is it possible that the discourse (and the corresponding assumptions) of blood sacrifice contribute to violent behavior? After a brief review of the pervasive presence of blood sacrifice language in formative Christianity, some theoretical perspectives on the concept of sacrifice are discussed. Attention is given to traditional views emphasizing sacrifice as transaction and communication, as well as to the theories of René Girard and Walter Burkert. These theoretical reflections remind us of how interwoven sacrifice and our cultural histories; sacrifice is rooted in coping strategies for powerful and dangerous emotions and events. Some connections between blood sacrifice imagery and sacrificial talk and the possible substantiation and naturalization of violent actions and values are indicated. Sacrifice language is not the only cause of violent behavior, but it does contribute to the cultural scripts of communities, promotes egocentric values, maintains magical components in worldview and facilitates the perception of violence as a commodity.
Paulus als Schriftuitlegger Paulus’ vertolking van Genesis 15:5b-6 in Romeinen 4:3
Authors: Baaij Pieter K. 
Published: August 2012

Paul as expositor of Scripture. Paul’s interpretation of Genesis 15:5b-6 in Romans 4:3 The author of this article has since 1986 been working exclusively on the translation and exegesis of the Epistle to the Romans. In the course of this work, he discovered that Paul first carefully considered his text in Biblical Hebrew before writing it accurately in Greek. It then transpires that “the difficult Paul” proclaimed the gospel of the crowning of the Law (10:4) with great clarity. The real Paul is pre-eminently the expositor of Scripture. Provided we use the instruments provided to the reader by Paul, we shall thus not only understand the proclamation of Paul better but also Scripture itself. In this article the author illustrates that Paul in Romans 4:3 accurately renders what is written in Genesis 15:5b and 6. Paul teaches us to understand the Hebrew text better by indicating where the emphasis lies in the Hebrew text and how we must interpret the Hebrew terms used. For this reason Paul’s interpretation of Genesis 15:5b and 6 in Romans 4:3 is of great importance in the continually more topical debate on how we must translate the Bible.
A practical theological narrative research of the adaptation process of a family that moved from South Africa to New Zealand
Authors: Reyneke J. 
Published: August 2012

Using narrative research methods with an emphasis on the value of practical theological wisdom and an awareness of postmodernism and social constructionism as paradigmatic context, the adaptation process of the Vermaak (pseudonym) family after a move from South Africa to New Zealand, was explored. Five major areas of their family life in which change occurred are discussed and their experience of God’s involvement in the process is articulated. This understanding is enriched by an interdisciplinary inquiry which highlighted the process and the importance of the motivation for an overseas move as a helpful or hindering factor for meaningful adaptation. A brief mention of possible physical, psychological and social consequences is followed by a few comments that might be helpful to others. The Vermaak family managed to strike a balance between the continuation of their past story and embracing their new context. This fact provides a hopeful anticipated future.
Vyandigheid in apokaliptiese literatuur – die Daniëlboek
Authors: Nel Marius 
Published: August 2012

Animosity in apocalyptic literature – the Book of Daniel What is reflected in apocalyptic literature about the subject of animosity? Apocalyptic literature is limited in this article to the Book of Daniel, because it is the most extended apocalyptic text in the Old Testament. Before an apocalyptic work can be discussed, it is important to answer several preliminary questions: what is apocalyptic literature, and what is the phenomenon of apocalypticism? What are the characteristics of this genre? And what are the socio-historical origins of apocalyptic movements? To understand the Book of Daniel, it is imperative to discuss the two “Sitze im Leben” present in the development of the book. These “Sitze” are the supposed sixth-century BCE exile of Judah, and the second-century BCE Jewish persecution under the Syrian king, Antiochus. The patterns of animosity in the Book of Daniel are discussed in terms of the relationship between God and people; Jews and a foreign king; Jews and their neighbours; and two groups operating in the Jewish community according to apocalyptic perception, believing and compromising Jews. The story of Daniel in the lion’s den (Dan. 6) is used as a case study to demonstrate these patterns. The conclusion of the study is that the tales (Dan. 1-6) and visions (Dan. 7-12) can only be understood properly in terms of the patterns of animosity present in the different plots behind the texts.
Opwekking binnen de traditioneel- reformatorische kerken: <i>over oprecht verlangen en grote verlegenheid</i>
Authors: Kommers J. 
Published: August 2012

Revival within churches from traditional-reformed origin: on sincere longing and extreme embarrassment Within churches from reformed origin the debate about revival has become an actual issue. It seems that these churches are becoming smaller and smaller, and that there is a lack of missionary zeal. Many pastors seem to have lost the courage to go on. What is happening in the churches? One can learn something from the history of the church. What was God doing in the past? The Word of God was there and it seems that in those places where revivals broke out, the Word of God was preached faithfully, in the power of the Holy Spirit. From sermons of three revival preachers who worked from 1816 to 1880 in Wuppertal (Germany), one can learn how their sermons contributed to revival in those days. The missionary-soul caring message struck the people in their hearts, and not only individuals, but also whole regions changed; change took place not only in doctrine and lifestyle, but also holiness occupied a central place in the people’s hearts. When praying for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, people will repent and turn to God and “times of refreshing may come from the Lord” (Acts 3:19).