New memorial Places in Dutch Churches- M Hengelaar
Ria Schoof: Memorial Chapel in the Naaldkerk (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) in Santpoort-Noord, The Netherlands, 2007.
ArtWay Visual Meditation November 2, 2014 Issue 3, 2007 Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap - Volume 72,
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp XIII –XVI (2007)
In this trans-disciplinary special issue, diverse themes are dealt with that can be reduced to sustainable development (and that which is related to it) in a distinctive manner. Matters which are discussed include: the conceptualisation of power, political transformation as an ideology, ethical political communication, white-collar crime; ministry in a post-literary communication context; development cooperation in Africa; and the problem of liaison between academics, students and practitioners regarding public management in the North West Province.
Power : towards a third generation definition
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 357 –375 (2007)
Power is a well-established concept in the social sciences especially in the political sciences. Although it is widely used in scientific discourse, different definitions and perspectives prevail with regard to it. This article aims to explore the possibilities of taking the debate further towards a third generation definition of social power. Although first generation definitions (associated with Weber and Dahl) and second generation definitions (associated with inter alia Giddens and Morriss) are still widely used in the academic field, they do not reflect the depth of the continuous debate on the concept of power. Viewpoints, especially with regard to agency and freedom, are not reflected in current definitions. To this can also be added the important dynamic relationship between power and change. This article summarises the important aspects of power debates relevant for defining power and discusses possible ways in which this can be accommodated in a definition of power. The current debate on the relationship between power and change is also reinterpreted with regard to defining social power. The article concludes by proposing necessary aspects of a third generation definition of power and suggests such a definition.
Mag : op weg na &apos;n derdegenerasiedefinisie
Mag is &apos;n goed gevestigde konsep in die sosiale wetenskappe veral in die politieke wetenskappe. Hoewel dit algemeen in wetenskaplike redevoering gebruik word, bly verskillende definisies en perspektiewe daaroor bestaan. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die moontlikhede om die debat verder te neem op weg na &apos;n derdegenerasiedefinisie. Hoewel eerstegenerasiedefinisies (geassosieer met Weber en Dahl) en tweedegenerasiesdefinisies (geassosieer met onder andere Giddens en Morriss) steeds algemeen in die akademiese veld gebruik word, reflekteer hulle nie die diepte van die volgehoue debat oor die konsep &apos;&apos;mag&apos;&apos; nie. Gesigspunte, veral ten opsigte van agentskap en vryheid, word nie gereflekteer in huidige definisies nie. Hier-by kan die belangrike dinamiese verhouding tussen mag en verandering gevoeg word. Hierdie artikel som die belangrikste aspekte van die debatte, wat verband hou met die definiëring van &apos;&apos;mag&apos;&apos;, op en bespreek die verskillende wyses hoe dit in die definisie van mag geakkommodeer kan word. Die huidige debat oor die verhouding tussen mag en verandering word ook herinterpreteer met betrekking tot die definiëring van sosiale mag. Die artikel sluit af deur die nodige aspekte vir &apos;n derdegene-rasiedefinisie van mag voor te stel en dus &apos;n definisie te suggereer.
Politieke transformasie as &apos;n ideologiese denkraamwerk : &apos;n beleidsdinamiese analise en perspektief
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 377 –403 (2007)
Political transformation as an ideological framework : an analysis of dynamic policies and perspectives
The period after 1994 can be described as the period of political transformation in South Africa. With a revolutionary point of departure, political transformation established itself as a political ideology in South Africa. In general political ideologies are characterised by a hard core of ideas that is extremely difficult to change and a softer periphery (policy application context) that is more pragmatic and dynamic in nature. Changes are normally taking place on the level of the periphery which serves as a protective belt for the hard core of the ideology. Political transformation as an ideology is no exception to this general role and currently needs changes in its protective belt to ensure its survival. This article investigates the ways in which the trans-formation ideology can reposition itself in the future.
Die periode sedert 1994 kan beskryf word as die periode van politieke transformasie in Suid-Afrika. Met &apos;n rewolusionêre benadering as vertrekpunt, het politieke transformasie as ideologiese raamwerk in Suid-Afrika beslag gekry. Politieke ideologieë akkommodeer in die algemeen &apos;n harde kern van idees wat uiters moeilik verander en &apos;n sagter periferie (beleidstoepassingskonteks) wat meer pragmaties en dinamies is. Aanpassings vind meestal op die toepassingskonteks plaas, wat as &apos;n tipe beskermingsgordel dien vir die harde kern van die ideologie. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die wyses waarop transformasie-ideologieë hulself in die toekoms op beleidstoepassingsvlak kan heroriënteer. Politieke transformasie as ideologie is geen uitsondering op die reël nie en die beleidskonteks moet tans geheroriënteer word om die oorlewering van die ideologie te verseker.
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 405 –422 (2007)
R.A. (Ronnie) Lotriet
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 423 –444 (2007)
The antithesis between white-collar crime and business ethics
Transparency International states that the scourge of white-collar crime and corruption is endemic in both the developed and developing world. South Africa is no exception, as the perception prevails that not only have violent crimes increased in recent years, but that white-collar crimes are also escalating. Very little academic research on white-collar crime has been undertaken thus far. Like the Postmodern Movement, the current technology-driven network economy has no foundational ethic, which creates the ideal situation for further fostering the seeming lack of shared values. But there is no reason to accept the imperative of the new order without challenge. Therefore, ethics education at management level has a fundamental role to play in the market operations of the 21st century. The article explores what is happening in practice at business school level and their focus worldwide on relevant training to address the needs of the dynamic market environment.
Transparancy International stel dit dat die toestand van witboordjiemisdaad en korrupsie endemies is in ontwikkelde en ontwikkelende lande. Suid-Afrika is geen uitsondering nie; trouens, die persepsie bestaan dat geweldsmisdaad die afgelope paar jaar toegeneem het tesame met witboordjie-misdaad wat ook hoogty vier. Tot dusver is baie beperkte akademiese navorsing oor witboordjiemisdaad gedoen. Parallel met die Postmoderne Beweging het die huidige tegnologie-gedrewe netwerk-ekonomie geen fundamentele etiek nie, wat die ideale situasie laat onstaan vir &apos;n skynbare gebrek aan gedeelde waardes. Daar is egter geen rede om die nuwe orde lukraak te aanvaar sonder uitdagings nie. Daarom het etiekopleiding in die bestuurswese &apos;n fundamentele rol om te speel in die markbedrywighede van die 21e eeu. Die artikel ondersoek wat by sakeskole wêreldwyd gedoen word al dan nie ten opsigte van sake-etiek, om die behoeftes van die mark te voed.
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 445 –465 (2007)
Challenges posed to reformed preaching in a postliterary communicative context
Ontwikkelingsamewerking vir Afrika, met besondere aandag aan &apos;n vennootskapsverhouding
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 467 –501 (2007)
The problem to be investigated is whether development co-operation between especially the rich Northern part of the world and the African continent (including South Africa) is necessary or advisable. This question can be divided into the following three sub-questions: (1) Does Africa need development aid? (2) Will help from outside produce the needed results? (3) How can such cooperation be structured in the most efficient way? The three answers to these questions are: (1) Without outside help Africa will not be able to escape from its poverty trap. (2) In spite of the fact that development cooperation is at the moment experiencing a &apos;&apos;mid-life crisis&apos;&apos;, both practical and Christian principial reasons do not allow its termination. (3) Many weak points in the existing forms of development cooperation may be overcome with the application of a genuine partnership relationship.
Die probleem wat hier ondersoek word, is of ontwikkeling-samewerking tussen veral die ryk Noordelike wêreld en die kontinent Afrika (Suid-Afrika ingesluit) nodig en gewens is. Dié vraag kan in die volgende drie subvrae verdeel word: (1) Het Afrika ontwikkelingshulp nodig? (2) Sal sodanige hulp die nodige resultate oplewer? (3) Hoe kan hierdie samewerking op &apos;n doeltreffende wyse geskied? Die drie antwoorde op hierdie vrae is soos volg: (1) Sonder hulp van buite kan Afrika nie uit die armoedefuik waarin dit gevange sit, loskom nie. (2) Hoewel ontwikkelingsamewerking tans &apos;n &apos;&apos;middeljarige krisis&apos;&apos; beleef, kan dit om sowel praktiese as prinsipieel-Christelike oorwegings nie gestaak word nie. (3) Heelwat swak punte in die bestaande vorms van ontwikkelingsamewerking sal oorkom kan word met die toepassing van &apos;n meer integrale vennootskapsverhouding.
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 503 –516 (2007)
In the light of the changing tertiary education arena in South Africa, the Department of Public Management and Governance in the School for Social and Government Studies of the Arts Faculty, North-West University (NWU) had to revisit its policy on macro organisational aspects. Issues such as more effective communication mediums, the merging and alignment of the University&apos;s three campuses, the nature of the ever-increasing competition in the tertiary residential and distance teaching environment, the range, variety and quality of its products and the facilitation and rendering of an improved tertiary teaching service were identified. In this article the typical nature of the intra, inter and extra academic liaison regarding the Department at NWU are high-lighted and some recommendations on more effective communication and work procedures as a result of academic liaison are presented. Examples being that academics and practitioners need to meet more frequently, upgrade effective communication media among them and undertake joint research in a more cooperative manner.
As gevolg van die veranderende tersiêre arena in Suid-Afrika, het die Departement van Openbare Bestuur en Regering in die Skool vir Sosiale en Owerheidstudies van die Fakulteit Lettere en Wysbegeerte, Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in besonder sy beleid oor makro-organiseringsaspekte in heroorweging geneem. Aspekte soos meer effektiewe kommunikasiemediums, die samesmelting en belyning van die Universiteit se drie kampusse, die aard van die toenemende kompetisie binne die tersiêre residensiële en afstandsonderrigomgewing, die reeks, verskeidenheid en kwaliteit van sy produkte en die fasilitering en aanbied van &apos;n verbeterde tersiêre onderrigdiens is geïdentifiseer. In hierdie artikel word die tipiese aard van die intra-, inter- en ekstraakademiese skakeling met betrekking tot die Departement by NWU beklemtoon en &apos;n aantal aanbevelings oor meer effektiewe kommunikasie en werksprosedures as &apos;n produk van akademiese skakeling, word aangebied. Voorbeelde hiervan is dat akademici en praktisyns meer gereeld moet ontmoet, die effektiewe kommunikasiemedia tussen hulle moet opgradeer en dat hulle gesamentlike navorsing op &apos;n meer samewerkende wyse moet onderneem.
Magnus Malan en die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag My lewe saam met die SA Weermag, Magnus Malan : book review
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 521 –524 (2007)
&apos;n Verskeidenheid insiggewende werke het oor die afgelope jare oor die laaste dekades van die Nasionale Partyregering verskyn. Ook is werke gepubliseer wat spesifiek fokus op die rol wat die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag (SAW) vanaf die sestigerjare tot 1994 gespeel het.
Zitzekamma - kontreiparadys Zitzekamma : boomkatedraal van die Tuinroete, Sue van Waart : book review
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 524 –526 (2007)
Zitzekamma: Boomkatedraal van die Tuinroete is die verhaal van &apos;n spesifieke streek, "weggesteek in &apos;n woud van groen plante en bome, turkooisblou seewaters, bruin riviere en diep dale". Dit is geskryf, in opdrag en met aansporing van LAPA Uitgewers, deur die bekende kontreiskryfster, Sue van Waart, uit wie se pen al talle soortgelyke boeke oor ander dele van Suid-Afrika verskyn het.
Gasvryheid Engele as gaste? In gesprek oor gasvryheid teenoor "die ander", Robert Vosloo : book review
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 526 –527 (2007)
In hierdie boek gaan dit oor die belangrike saak van gasvryheid waartoe God almal oproep. Tereg toon die skrywer aan dat egte Christelike gasvryheid oor veel meer gaan as vriendelike onthale oor en weer. Gasvryheid gaan oor mense wat tyd en ruimte maak vir die verwelkoming van ander (p. 129). Hierdie ander moet so wyd as moontlik verstaan word. Dit is mense van ander gelowe en denominasies, vlugtelinge, trekarbeiders, immigrante, migrante, toeriste, trouens almal wat ons pad kruis.
An excellent study of slavery at the Cape Early slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1717, Karel Schoeman : book review
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 528 –530 (2007)
Karel Schoeman (born in 1939) is one of South Africa&apos;s most prolific and leading authors, well-known for both his works of fiction and non-fiction. After establishing himself as a distinguished Afrikaans novelist, he ventured into the domain of history, especially cultural history.
Duitsland en die Anglo-Boereoorlog
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 530 –532 (2007)
Na afloop van die 100-jarige herdenking van die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1999-2002) kry aktiewe deelnemers daaraan deesdae dramaties meer nagrus, wat op &apos;n afname in belangstelling in die oorlog dui. Dit beteken egter nie dat die belangstelling en as gevolg daarvan die stroom publikasies oor hierdie veelbewoë tydperk opgedroog het nie. Toonaangewend met sulke publikasies is Protea Boekhuis en sy grootbaas, Nicol Stassen. Dit wek dus nie verbasing nie dat hy persoonlik medesamesteller van hierdie waardevolle publikasie is.
Selfvertroue Selfvertroue : die sleutel tot jou ware self, Alan L. McGinnis : book review
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship = Koers : Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap 72, pp 533 –534 (2007)
Gebrekkige selfvertroue en &apos;n swak selfbeeld is problematiek waarmee daar baie gereeld by sielkundiges, maatskaplike werkers en beraders aangemeld word. Dikwels word daar juis nie daarmee aangemeld nie, omdat mense voel dat dit darem te "effentjies" van &apos;n probleem is om by &apos;n sielkundige of ander professionele persoon aan te meld. Gevolglik is daar &apos;n groot behoefte aan selfhelpboeke wat juis hierdie tipe probleme hanteer.