item: #1 of 72 id: tv-1 author: None title: tv-1 date: None words: 7859 flesch: 53 summary: Does homophilia make gender love, mutual? Various terms related to gender identity have proliferated: transgender, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, gender identity, cisgender, gender binary or non-binary, gender expression, gender conforming or nonconforming (National Geographic 2017), together with a host of other terms that have added to the perplexity around each expression. keywords: female; gender; gender identity; god; identity; love; male; man; mutuality; nature; person; sex; sexuality; women cache: tv-1.htm plain text: tv-1.txt item: #2 of 72 id: tv-10 author: Kaunda, C. J. title: 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology date: 2016-12-31 words: 5781 flesch: 55 summary: How can the church deliber- ately and decisively engage in Holy Communion bearing in mind its symbolic inverse nature? The symbolic resistance of Ndembu ritual seems to have potential to give fresh per- spective on how Holy Communion could function as mun- dus inversus (world-upside-down) - a way of resisting neg- ative prevailing social order. keywords: communion; god; holy; holy communion; jesus; life; new; people; resistance; ritual; world cache: tv-10.pdf plain text: tv-10.txt item: #3 of 72 id: tv-100 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to Reviewers date: 2020-12-22 words: 468 flesch: 30 summary: https://theologiaviatorum.org Open Access Page 1 of 1 Reviewer Acknowledgement Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for Theologia Viatorum, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https:// theologiaviatorum.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to the Theologia Viatorum. keywords: access; https://theologiaviatorum.org; journal; reviewer cache: tv-100.pdf plain text: tv-100.txt item: #4 of 72 id: tv-102 author: None title: tv-102 date: None words: 7166 flesch: 57 summary: Considering that it was precisely in Ma’aser ‘Âni that the moral and ritual overlap of OT tithe becomes prominent – by its provision for charity outside the priesthood – it suggests for a re-institution or an engrafting of this tithe system into the Levitical tithe system which currently dominates Christian liturgy, for the entrenching of sound ethical values in modern tithing. Abstract Introduction The reflection of pre-Mosaic tithing in the New Testament Mosaic tithes and their New Testament implications Moral obligation in the ritual ‘tithe’ within the New Testament church Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Prince E. Peters Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Citation Peters, P.E., 2021, ‘Deontology of New Testament tithing: An analysis’, Theologia Viatorum 45(1), a102. https://doi.org/10.4102/tv.v45i1.102 Original Research Deontology of New Testament tithing: An analysis Prince E. Peters Received: 08 Dec. 2020; Accepted: 25 Jan. 2021; Published: 30 Mar. 2021 Copyright: © 2021. keywords: abraham; christian; church; god; israel; jesus; levites; malachi; melchizedek; new; passage; practice; study; tenth; testament; text; tithe; tithing cache: tv-102.htm plain text: tv-102.txt item: #5 of 72 id: tv-103 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 44, No 1 (2020) date: 2020-12-23 words: 545 flesch: -39 summary: A case study of InnerCHANGE South Africa Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a48 | 31 March 2020 Original Research Black self-hatred: Regaining self-worth – From decolonisation towards reconciliation in South Africa – A practical theological appraisal Magezi E. Baloyi Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a33 | 18 May 2020 Original Research The structural advancement of religious communities and the commercialisation of the Christian religion in Nigeria Benjamin Diara, Mmesoma Onukwufor, Favour Uroko Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a31 | 08 June 2020 Original Research Tsonga widow’s mourning rituals practices in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa: A ritual-liturgical exploration Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini, Cas J. Wepener, Esias E. Meyer Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a37 | 23 June 2020 Original Research Migration to South Africa: A missional reflection of a refugee using Jeremiah 29:4–12 as an interpretive framework Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a57 | 24 August 2020 Original Research A critical view of family and religious studies in the context of religious abuse and extremism in Zimbabwe Bekithemba Dube Theologia Viatorum | Vol 44, No 1 | a47 | 25 August 2020 1 12 19 27 33 41 48 Vol 44, No 1 (2020) ISSN: 0378-4142 (Print) | ISSN: 2664-2980 (online)Theologia Viatorum | 27 August 2020 Original Research keywords: viatorum; vol cache: tv-103.pdf plain text: tv-103.txt item: #6 of 72 id: tv-109 author: None title: tv-109 date: None words: 8469 flesch: 35 summary: Paternal inheritance in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe Entitlement labels are used in conserving or eliminating others from COCZ mission stations. The CET criticises paternalism in COCZ mission stations that attempt to create a univocal black experience as a static, reified and fetishized experience. keywords: cet; chimhanda; christ; christian; church; churches; cocz; constitution; entitlement; magwidi; masengwe; mission; mission stations; missionaries; missionary; new; paternalism; stations; theory; zimbabwe cache: tv-109.htm plain text: tv-109.txt item: #7 of 72 id: tv-11 author: Edwards, S. D.; Govender, S.; Nzima, D. R.; Hlongwane, M. M. title: Investigation into contemplating the Self in a spiritual and transpersonal psychological context date: 2016-12-31 words: 7534 flesch: 50 summary: A special contribution of the present study is the applied psychological implications of Self contemplation. The words “know thyself” which were written on the walls of the temple at Delphi in early days, formed guiding instructions for early Greek and Roman civilizations, as well as sourcing the relatively recent views on consciousness (James), the unconscious (Freud), the collective unconscious (Jung), ego development (Loevinger) and Self psychology (Kohut). keywords: consciousness; contemplation; context; healing; individual; life; presence; psychology; research; self; soul; spirit; wilber cache: tv-11.pdf plain text: tv-11.txt item: #8 of 72 id: tv-115 author: None title: tv-115 date: None words: 7781 flesch: 45 summary: Child theology has been a neglected study in most African scholarship. For this to happen, there is a need for a critical engagement with child theology and African philosophies of child and childhood. keywords: african; childhood; childhood theology; children; chiroma; community; education; god; pedagogy; person; personhood; philosophy; sense; theology cache: tv-115.htm plain text: tv-115.txt item: #9 of 72 id: tv-118 author: None title: tv-118 date: None words: 5860 flesch: 56 summary: He emphasised that black people are God’s elected in America; therefore, black people are elected in South Africa against the distorted reformed theology of the white people of South Africa that the prosperous oppressors and dispossessors are the elects of God. The God who elects black people is God who provides those people with land, minerals and food. keywords: africa; christ; doctrine; elects; god; jesus; people; predestination; south; theology cache: tv-118.htm plain text: tv-118.txt item: #10 of 72 id: tv-12 author: Mashegoane, S.; Makhubela, M. title: Examining religiosity and spirituality concepts and their protective role in health risk behaviour: testing for mutual mediation date: 2016-12-31 words: 4175 flesch: 49 summary: SEM analysis was used to test two hypothesised mediation mod- els: 1) in which intrinsic religiosity was hypothesized to in- fluence health risk behaviours in paths mediated by spiritu- ality (religious well-being and existential well-being), and 2) in which spirituality (religious well-being and existential well- being) was hypothesized to influence health risk behaviours in paths mediated by intrinsic religiosity. 129 INTRODUCTION Interest in the association of religiosity and spirituality with health risk behaviours is increasing, and most of the studies project a protective role of the variables (Nonnemaker, McNeely, & Blum, 2003; Yonker, Schnabelrauch, & DeHaan, 2012). keywords: behaviour; health; health risk; journal; mediation; religiosity; risk; spirituality; study cache: tv-12.pdf plain text: tv-12.txt item: #11 of 72 id: tv-120 author: None title: tv-120 date: None words: 5601 flesch: 48 summary: Notwithstanding the fact that women are equal to men and made in the image of Yahweh, South African women are often neglected, abandoned and lack sufficient legal status, as a result of which society loses out on the immense value that they could potentially bring. Abstract Introduction The background to violence against women thriving in South Africa Reducing violence in South African society – police prevention Theological approaches that empowers women Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) keywords: africa; communities; community; crime; gender; god; police; society; south; theology; violence; women cache: tv-120.htm plain text: tv-120.txt item: #12 of 72 id: tv-121 author: None title: tv-121 date: None words: 9859 flesch: 47 summary: Abstract I define African Pentecostalism as the Pentecostal thread that embraces some elements of African culture, without necessarily admitting it. This research article sets on the premise that African Pentecostalism is the ideal phrase when referring to Pentecostalism in Africa. keywords: african; april; bishop; century; church; churches; fgck; gathogo; general; god; kenya; landscape; missionary; new; pentecostal; pentecostalism; shifting; society; studies; theological; world cache: tv-121.htm plain text: tv-121.txt item: #13 of 72 id: tv-124 author: None title: tv-124 date: None words: 7547 flesch: 55 summary: Johnson’s book is regarded by many Yoruba people as the most detailed, the most respected and seemingly the most accurate or sacred up-to-date document on Yoruba history (Doortmont 1991:167). Abstract The theory according to which the Yoruba ancestors were Coptic Christians seemed unpopular amongst many Yoruba people despite the fact that the theory was proposed by the most revered Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson. keywords: century; christianity; christians; church; coptic; egypt; egyptians; history; johnson; nigeria; yoruba; yoruba origin; yoruba people; yorubaland cache: tv-124.htm plain text: tv-124.txt item: #14 of 72 id: tv-125 author: None title: tv-125 date: None words: 7025 flesch: 67 summary: For this rhetorical unit, verse 5 reiterates the primary claim of verses 3–4: Yahweh is the ‘keeper’. A look at the outline of the entire chapter shows that hope and security is the theme: Assistance from Yahweh is the theme of verses 1–2, the gazing into the mountain is where protection from Yahweh is vs 1, Yahweh’s constant watchful Eyes (3–4), Yahweh as the protective shade (5–6) and Yahweh as the Protector for all Lives way (7–8). keywords: bellinger; brueggemann; god; help; israel; lord; mountains; protection; psalm; psalmist; verse; yahweh cache: tv-125.htm plain text: tv-125.txt item: #15 of 72 id: tv-127 author: None title: tv-127 date: None words: 4048 flesch: 59 summary: Jeremiah’s structure of hope in a hopeless context Jeremiah 2:1–13 falls within the first section of Jeremiah 1–24 (Bright 1965:xxi). Doniwen Pietersen Department of Old and New Testament, Faculty of Religion and Theology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Citation Pietersen, D., 2022, ‘Hope and hopelessness in Jeremiah 2:1–13: An interpretive understanding to help deal with COVID-19’, Theologia Viatorum 46(1), a127. https://doi.org/10.4102/tv.v46i1.127 Original Research Hope and hopelessness in Jeremiah 2:1–13: An interpretive understanding to help deal with COVID-19 Doniwen Pietersen Received: 01 July 2021; Accepted: 06 keywords: covid-19; god; hope; israel; jeremiah; lord; passage; verse cache: tv-127.htm plain text: tv-127.txt item: #16 of 72 id: tv-13 author: Slater, J. title: Exploring the characteristic of prophetic-liminality in ministerial leadership: A necessary ethic for contemporary South Africa date: 2016-07-25 words: 6925 flesch: 44 summary: Liminal leadership is by nature a painful search for an appropriate response to what is new, for that which is different in contemporary scenarios. Liminal leadership implies leadership at the margins, shuttling between the periphery and centre, between the known and the unknown. keywords: christian; church; contemporary; divine; human; leadership; life; liminal; liminality; people; self cache: tv-13.pdf plain text: tv-13.txt item: #17 of 72 id: tv-134 author: None title: tv-134 date: None words: 8680 flesch: 57 summary: Keywords: parable; COVID-19; rich man; Lazarus; class. It is also argued that rich people have names, thus challenging the parable’s moral mandate that teaches the essentiality of names. keywords: african; burial; class; covid-19; death; disease; government; grave; identity; lazarus; man; names; nigeria; people cache: tv-134.htm plain text: tv-134.txt item: #18 of 72 id: tv-136 author: None title: tv-136 date: None words: 9769 flesch: 42 summary: Bringing together a world torn apart by coronavirus through a fair, just and sustainable economy, viewed 22 July 2021, from https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/the-inequality-virus-bringing-together-a-world-torn-apart-by-coronavirus-throug-621149/. Perfect, S., 2020, Bridging the gap: Economic inequality and church responses in the UK, THEOS, London. Pillay, J., 2020, ‘COVID-19 shows the need to make church more flexible’, Transformation 37(4), 266–275. Speaking of the risks of economic inequality in the United Kingdom, Perfect (2020) argues that the Christian values of equality, holiness, human solidarity, respect, and love of self and the neighbour, should be central to the economic inequality discourse as well as practical interventions. keywords: africa; church; covid-19; crisis; impact; lockdown; mcsa; methodist; mission; new; pandemic; people; society; socio; southern; storm; theological; theology cache: tv-136.htm plain text: tv-136.txt item: #19 of 72 id: tv-137 author: None title: tv-137 date: None words: 6259 flesch: 46 summary: This study stresses the ethical qualifications and diaconal duties of these office bearers, applying it to the duties and responsibilities of United Methodist pastors, district superintendents, bishops and laity. Abstract Introduction Fixed organisational structure in Early Catholicism Duties and responsibilities of pastors in the United Methodist Church Responsibilities of district superintendents Responsibilities of bishops in United Methodist Church Election, assignment and termination of bishops The role of laity in the fulfilment of the mission of the church Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Edward Mashero Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Ernest van Eck Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Mashero, E. & Van Eck, E., 2021, ‘Early Catholicism and the organisational structure of the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe’, Theologia Viatorum 45(1), a137. keywords: bishop; church; conference; district; leadership; members; methodist; methodist church; pastor; united; united methodist cache: tv-137.htm plain text: tv-137.txt item: #20 of 72 id: tv-139 author: None title: tv-139 date: None words: 7928 flesch: 48 summary: As a theme of the Arthashastra, foreign trade mirrors Madhva’s philosophy on social cohesion by increasing economic growth (allowing for economic cohesion) through improving productivity, expanding the market, and creating employment opportunities. Borisov and Vinogradov (2018:522) explain that social cohesion, while promoting economic development, aims to close the ‘gap between the rich and the poor’. keywords: arthashastra; cohesion; detachment; development; dynasty; economics; friendship; growth; india; madhva; philosophy; socio; welfare; world cache: tv-139.htm plain text: tv-139.txt item: #21 of 72 id: tv-14 author: Edwards, S. D.; Edwards, D. J. title: Priests’ experience of the meaning of integrity with special reference to vocation date: 2016-07-25 words: 5289 flesch: 53 summary: Personal integrity is achieved through loving relationship with God in order to both challenge notions when justice and compassion are compromised as well as follow Christ’s loving command- ments. There is recognition of personal integrity achieved through relationship with God as well as its paradoxical ultimately unattainability. keywords: christ; christian; experience; god; integrity; life; love; meaning; priests; vocation cache: tv-14.pdf plain text: tv-14.txt item: #22 of 72 id: tv-142 author: None title: tv-142 date: None words: 8680 flesch: 38 summary: Thus, while other scholars have acknowledged and appreciated a handful of strides that have since been achieved so far in national healing programmes, it is, however, critical to underline that, to date, no model or paradigm has placed the Eucharist at the centre of national healing and reconciliation processes in Zimbabwe. Church responds to sexual violence, Natal Printing Company, Natal. Richert, S., 2019, Learn the meaning of the Eucharist in Christianity, viewed 20 August 2021, from https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-the-eucharist-542848. Sachikonye, L., 2011, When a state turns on its citizens: 60 years of institutionalised violence and political culture, Jacana, Auckland Park. Sarpong, P.K., 1985, ‘Christianity and the symbol of unity in Africa’, African Christian Studies 1(1), 4–12. Shoko, T., 2016, The role of religion in national healing and democracy in Zimbabwe in the context of global political agreement, viewed 19 July 2021, from https://cdn.ymaws.com/sites/istr.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/WP_Stockholm/10172016/Religion_in_National_Healing.pdf. Shorter, A.W.F., 1985, ‘The Eucharist as the fundamental sacrament of Christian healing’, African Christian Studies 1(1), 49–59. keywords: celebration; christian; church; eucharist; god; healing; national; peacebuilding; potential; reconciliation; role; unity; violence; zimbabwe cache: tv-142.htm plain text: tv-142.txt item: #23 of 72 id: tv-144 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 45, No 1 (2021) date: 2021-12-30 words: 360 flesch: -51 summary: 65 72 83 Page i of i Table of Contents Original Research Dancing in praise of God: Reinterpretation of theology in worship Sonny E. Zaluchu Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a86 | 20 January 2021 Original Research Reflection on the theory of the Arab origin of the Yoruba people Jock M. Agai Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a77 | 22 February 2021 Original Research Deontology of New Testament tithing: An analysis Prince E. Peters Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a102 | 30 March 2021 Original Research The African background of the prosperity gospel David T. Adamo Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a71 | 21 April 2021 Original Research Critical Entitlement Theory on post-missionary paternalism in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe Gift Masengwe, Bekithemba Dube Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a109 | 14 June 2021 Original Research Nhimbe as a model for re-invigorating sustainable socio-economic development in Zimbabwe and Africa Takesure Mahohoma, Prosper Muzambi Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a51 | 03 September 2021 1 6 15 22 32 42 Vol 45, No 1 (2021) ISSN: 0378-4142 (Print) | ISSN: 2664-2980 (Online)Theologia Viatorum TV 45-1_2021_Contents.indd https://theologiaviatorum.org Open Access Table of Contents Original Research The Relevance of Theology and Legal policy in South African society in connection with violence against women Doniwen Pietersen Theologia Viatorum | Vol 45, No 1 | a120 | 29 September 2021 Original Research keywords: vol cache: tv-144.pdf plain text: tv-144.txt item: #24 of 72 id: tv-145 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2021-12-21 words: 393 flesch: 31 summary: https://theologiaviatorum.org Open Access Page 1 of 1 Reviewer Acknowledgement Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for Theologia Viatorum, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https:// theologiaviatorum.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to the Theologia Viatorum. keywords: access; https://theologiaviatorum.org; reviewer cache: tv-145.pdf plain text: tv-145.txt item: #25 of 72 id: tv-15 author: Jere, Q.; Williams, D. T. title: Examining the KENOSIS of the CCAP of Blantyre Synod in poverty alleviation in Malawi date: 2016-07-25 words: 7479 flesch: 62 summary: Not all presbyteries within CCAP Blantyre Synod would have similar poverty alleviation initiatives because it would depend on the poverty alleviation strength of the specific Christians and the type of natural resource available in their Examining the KENOSIS of the CCAP of Blantyre Synod in poverty alleviation in Malawi 61 respective presbyteries for economic empowerment. To enhance the effec- tiveness of the production of cotton and marketing, the CCAP Blantyre Synod would organize Christian cotton farmers into Cotton Presbyterian clubs and link them with the Mapeto David Whitehead company and other big cotton buyers internationally. keywords: alleviation; blantyre mission; blantyre synod; ccap blantyre; christ; church; god; kenōsis; malawi; people; portuguese; poverty; poverty alleviation; presbyteries cache: tv-15.pdf plain text: tv-15.txt item: #26 of 72 id: tv-150 author: None title: tv-150 date: None words: 5570 flesch: 41 summary: The nexus between aphorisms about Jewish expectation of the anti-Christ and vaccine hesitancy in Makurdi According to a WHO report, COVID-19 vaccines can be taken by people of age 18 years and above. The nexus between aphorisms about Jewish expectation of the anti-Christ and vaccine hesitancy in Makurdi Impacts of vaccine hesitancy on Makurdi community Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Favour C. Uroko Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Lawrence Okwuosa Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Uroko, F.C. & Okwuosa, L., 2022, ‘The link between aphorisms on Jewish eschatological expectation of the anti-Christ and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Pentecostal Christians in Makurdi, Nigeria’, Theologia Viatorum 46(1), a150. keywords: anti; christians; coronavirus; covid-19; covid-19 vaccine; government; health; hesitancy; makurdi; nigeria; people; state; vaccine; world cache: tv-150.htm plain text: tv-150.txt item: #27 of 72 id: tv-156 author: None title: tv-156 date: None words: 8848 flesch: 60 summary: Keywords: COVID-19; poverty; pastoral accompaniment; death; grieving stages. Various researchers have observed that there are various emotional stages through which grieving persons pass (cf. keywords: anger; covid-19; death; grief; grieving; kessler; kubler; loss; people; person; ross; stages cache: tv-156.htm plain text: tv-156.txt item: #28 of 72 id: tv-157 author: None title: tv-157 date: None words: 7215 flesch: 52 summary: Chandra, R.I., Kurniawan, Y. & Naa, C.F., n.d., Respon para pimpinan dan aktivis gereja terhadap Metaverse di Indonesia: Survey awal (Responses of Indonesian church leaders and activitist toward metaverse: Preliminary survey), Jakarta. Blockchain technology allows users to enter different metaverses and use their assets. keywords: christians; god; holy; human; indonesia; knowledge; life; metaverse; new; people; presence; reality; spirit; users; values cache: tv-157.htm plain text: tv-157.txt item: #29 of 72 id: tv-16 author: Masoga, M. A. title: Chasing the wind amidst roaring lions! Problematisation of religiosity in the current South African socio-political and economic landscape date: 2016-07-25 words: 7097 flesch: 52 summary: He says that ‘in the first edition I spoke about “African religions” in the plural to keep alive the diversity of African religiosity … I now use the singular, “African religion,” more than the plural expression’ An African understanding’, HTS Teologiese Stud- ies/Theological Studies 66 (1), Art#341, 8 pages) argues that “even in efforts to try to understand African religions, scholars have ‘abstracted African religions from their cultural and historical contexts’ (Westerlund 1993:59). keywords: african; anc; church; god; jacob; landscape; leaders; lions; politics; religion; religiosity; socio; south; south africa; wind; zuma cache: tv-16.pdf plain text: tv-16.txt item: #30 of 72 id: tv-160 author: None title: tv-160 date: None words: 8412 flesch: 59 summary: On de-Hellenising Ṅwali The antithetical stance assumed here emanates from the realisation that, in the Vhavenḓa’s traditional concept of Ṅwali, there are neither allusions to kinship nor continuities between African Ṅwali and Semitic Jehovah. Surprisingly, while in the poems cited earlier, Ratshiṱanga vehemently attacked TTR to advocate Judeo-Christianity, in yet another poem, he pleads with Ṅwali, who is venerated in TTR and no longer the Semitic Ṅwali. keywords: african; ancestors; deities; god; jehovah; matongoni; mudzimu; mwari; poem; poet; ratshiṱanga; religion; tshivenḓa; ttr; vhasenzi; vhavenḓa; ṅwali cache: tv-160.htm plain text: tv-160.txt item: #31 of 72 id: tv-162 author: None title: tv-162 date: None words: 4205 flesch: 60 summary: Blood money rituals among youth in Southern Nigeria In the context of this article, blood money ritual activities ‘could be extra-logically acquired through the deft manipulation of metaphysical forces in nature, by members of the esoteric community that have been trained in the know-how’ (Oyebade 2022:1). Abstract This study examines blood money ritual activities among Nigerian youths in the light of Jeremiah 17:11. keywords: 17:11; activities; blood; jeremiah; money; nigeria; rituals; wealth; youths cache: tv-162.htm plain text: tv-162.txt item: #32 of 72 id: tv-167 author: None title: tv-167 date: None words: 6041 flesch: 53 summary: In African marriages, because divorce is also considered taboo, many African women are coerced to remain and endure physical violence by trying to escape the stigmatisation of being unmarried. Matope, N., Maruzani, N., Chauraya, E. & Bondai, B., 2013, ‘Lobola and gender-based violence: Perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe’, Journal of Education Research and Behavioral Sciences 2(11), 192–200. Mawere, M. & Mawere, A.M., 2010, ‘The changing philosophy of African marriage: The relevance of the Shona customary marriage practice of Kukumbira’, Journal of African Studies and Development 2(9), 224–233. keywords: culture; family; gender; kandza; lobola; marriage; mbilu; vatsonga; vukati; wife; women cache: tv-167.htm plain text: tv-167.txt item: #33 of 72 id: tv-17 author: Dube, B.; Hlalele, D. title: Reconceptualising the interface of religion and school violence towards construction of sustainable learning ecologies in South Africa date: 2017-06-30 words: 6172 flesch: 51 summary: To achieve this release from a violent order, we advocate for the reconceptualisa- tion of religion, so that school violence can be contested from a hybridised or multi-religious perspective to comple- ment existing narratives to curtail school violence. The pa- per is grounded in critical emancipation research, of which the prime purpose is to challenge exclusion and social in- justice, which often result in school violence. keywords: education; justice; leaders; learners; learning; peace; religion; school; school violence; social; south; violence cache: tv-17.pdf plain text: tv-17.txt item: #34 of 72 id: tv-170 author: None title: tv-170 date: None words: 6757 flesch: 43 summary: Abstract Introduction Study theory Research methodology Realities of naming and renaming in Zimbabwe Dayataya erroneously spelt Dadaya Striking resemblances in Dadaya macrops and mission name The naming of Dadaya Mission Renaming to proclaim change in administration Resetting secure identities in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Keywords: mission names; missiology; the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe; religious education; Dayataya Hills; Dadaya macrops. keywords: african; article; church; dadaya; dayataya; history; identity; mission; missionaries; names; naming; new; people; place; power; renaming; schools; social; study; zimbabwe cache: tv-170.htm plain text: tv-170.txt item: #35 of 72 id: tv-173 author: None title: tv-173 date: None words: 6652 flesch: 57 summary: Abstract Introduction Funeral rituals among the Yorubas of Nigeria The problem The origins of funeral rituals Who were the Neanderthals? Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Agai M. Jock Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Jock, A,M., 2023, ‘An African-study of the contribution of Neanderthals to funeral rituals’, Theologia Viatorum 47(1), a173. Abstract Neanderthals are at the moment regarded as the originators of funeral rituals. keywords: africa; africans; afterlife; dead; death; deceased; funeral; funeral rituals; humans; neanderthals; rituals; study; yorubas cache: tv-173.htm plain text: tv-173.txt item: #36 of 72 id: tv-174 author: None title: tv-174 date: None words: 628 flesch: 41 summary: Profile Conclusion About the Author(s) Simon Moripe School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa Citation Moripe, S., 2022, ‘Editorial: Theologia Viatorum’, Theologia Viatorum 46(1), a174. https://doi.org/10.4102/tv.v46i1.174 Editorial Editorial: Theologia Viatorum Simon Moripe Copyright: keywords: journal cache: tv-174.htm plain text: tv-174.txt item: #37 of 72 id: tv-177 author: Office, Editoial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2022-12-20 words: 445 flesch: 25 summary: Babatunde A. Adedibu Callum D. Scott Christo J.S. Lombaard Cornelius J.P. Niemandt Elijah E.N. Dube Frans K. Matlakala Garth Aziz Gordon E. Dames Hannelie Yates Hanré J. van Rensburg Hulisani Ramantswana Jakobus M. Vorster Kealeboga J. Maphunye Leepo J. Modise Lufuluvhi Mudimeli Elijah Baloyi Maake J. Masango Nomatter Sande Onias Matumbu Sekgothe Mokgoatšana Sepetla Molapo Shaun Joynt Stimia Behr Vengesai Chimininge Victor M.S. Molobi Yolanda Dreyer Yuvan M. Shunmugam https://theologiaviatorum.org https://theologiaviatorum.org https://theologiaviatorum.org mailto:submissions@theologiaviatorum.org mailto:submissions@theologiaviatorum.org https://theologiaviatorum.org https://theologiaviatorum.org https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/user https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/user https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/user mailto:publishing@aosis.co.za Acknowledgement to reviewers Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for Theologia Viatorum, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://theologiaviatorum. org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. keywords: https://theologiaviatorum.org; journal; reviewer cache: tv-177.pdf plain text: tv-177.txt item: #38 of 72 id: tv-178 author: None title: tv-178 date: None words: 6955 flesch: 53 summary: Haddad, B., 2003, ‘Choosing to remain silent: Links between gender violence, HIV/AIDS and the South African church’, in I.A. Phiri, B. Haddad & M. Masenya (eds.), African women, HIV/AIDS and faith communities, pp. Tisane (2020) posits that for many women this meant being stuck in a house with an abusive partner. keywords: africa; church; covid-19; gbv; gender; god; home; lockdown; mission; south; south africa; violence; women cache: tv-178.htm plain text: tv-178.txt item: #39 of 72 id: tv-179 author: None title: tv-179 date: None words: 7868 flesch: 53 summary: Miracles are also advertised through the names of churches, such that the word ‘miracle’ or one connoting miracle appears in the name of the church. Abstract Introduction The purpose and significance of miracles in the New Testament The quest for miracles in Nigeria The economic background of the quest for miracles Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Solomon O. Ademiluka Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, Faculty of Human Resources, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria Citation Ademiluka, S,O., 2023, ‘Assessing the quest for miracles in Nigeria from the economic perspective’, Theologia Viatorum 47(1), a179. https://doi.org/10.4102/TV.v47i1.179 Original Research Assessing the quest for miracles in Nigeria from the economic perspective Solomon O. Ademiluka Received: 24 Nov. 2022; Accepted: 06 Jan. 2023; Published: 22 Mar. 2023 Copyright: © 2023. keywords: ademiluka; article; church; churches; god; gospel; healing; jesus; journal; miracles; new; nigeria; poverty; purpose; quest; situation cache: tv-179.htm plain text: tv-179.txt item: #40 of 72 id: tv-18 author: Agai, J. M. title: A Reflection on the legacies of Charles Darwin date: 2017-06-30 words: 7760 flesch: 58 summary: Darwin’s duty during the voyage was to serve as an official naturalist who would study 1 Quoted from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, C. Darwin to John Lub- bock, 15 November, 1859, D. Appleton and Co., New York. In other words, while many individuals re- garded Darwin as an evidence based scientist who brought about much enlightenment on the subject of creation, others A reflection on the legacies of Charles Darwin 25 saw him as a devil (Williams, Clough, Stanley & Colbert 2016:1). keywords: account; charles; christian; creation; darwin; evolution; evolutionists; god; humans; legacies; origin; reflection; science; species; theory; time cache: tv-18.pdf plain text: tv-18.txt item: #41 of 72 id: tv-182 author: None title: tv-182 date: None words: 5542 flesch: 44 summary: Long, E.T., 2006, ‘Suffering and transcendence’, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 60(1/3), 139–148. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3984-05.2005 Metz, T., 2012, ‘“Giving the world a more human face” - Human suffering in African thought and philosophy’, in J. Malpas & N. Lickniss (eds.), Perspectives on human suffering, pp. The lines seem to be clearly drawn between natural equilibrium and natural suffering, one being good and the other, not good. keywords: biology; experience; god; life; pain; processes; religion; suffering; theology; understanding cache: tv-182.htm plain text: tv-182.txt item: #42 of 72 id: tv-183 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 46 Issue 1 date: 2022-12-31 words: 569 flesch: -1 summary: The metaverse’s potential impacts on the God-centred life and togetherness of Indonesian Christians Robby I. Chandra, Noh I. Boiliu Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a157 | 15 July 2022 Original Research The shifting landscape of African-Pentecostalism in Kenya Julius M. Gathogo Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a121 | 13 January 2022 Original Research The rich man and Lazarus: COVID-19, class and identity in Nigeria Benson O. Igboin Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a134 | 17 January 2022 Original Research Hope and hopelessness in Jeremiah 2:1–13: An interpretive understanding to help deal with COVID-19 Doniwen Pietersen Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a127 | 17 January 2022 Original Research Critical evaluation of the doctrine of predestination within black-African theology: Christ the elected and electing Leepo J. Modise Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a118 | 31 January 2022 Original Research Childhood theology and implications for pedagogy Jane A. Chiroma, Nathan H. Chiroma Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a115 | 17 February 2022 Original Research Reimagining socio-economic well-being through the integration of Arthashastra’s economic treatise and Madhva’s philosophical notion on social cohesion Mathias Yuvan Shunmugam, Maniraj Sukdaven Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a139 | 22 February 2022 1 3 11 22 31 36 42 51 Vol 46, No 1 (2022) The one-sided view of VaTsonga marital endurance, Vukati VA Kandza hi Mbilu: A challenge to pastoral care Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini, Dee Khosa Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a167 | 19 October 2022 Original Research Death in abundance versus life in abundance in the context of COVID-19 and poverty: A practical theological reflection on pastoral accompaniment during the grieving process Olehile A. Buffel Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a156 | 26 October 2022 Original Research The role of the Eucharist in national healing, reconciliation and peacebuilding: A case study of Zimbabwe’s fractured society Sekgothe N. Mokgoatšana, Mischeck Mudyiwa Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a142 | 15 December 2022 Reviewer Acknowledgement Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a177 | 20 December 2022 61 68 76 83 88 94 103 113 Page i of i Table of Contents Editorial Editorial: Theologia Viatorum Simon Moripe Theologia Viatorum | Vol 46, No 1 | a174 | 03 October 2022 Review Article keywords: theologia; viatorum; vol cache: tv-183.pdf plain text: tv-183.txt item: #43 of 72 id: tv-19 author: Roelofse, J. R. title: A Paradigm shift in pre-theoretical deliberations on crime within spiritual existentialism date: 2017-06-30 words: 8057 flesch: 46 summary: The anomaly can be discharged, had it not been that a bias has devel- oped against spiritual phenomena which is substantiated in this article. Many perpe- trators, by their own testimonies, as indicated in the article, have been motivated by spiritual phenomena in the perpe- tration of crime. keywords: crime; deliberations; epistemology; knowledge; metaphysical; october; paradigm; phenomena; philosophy; pre; research; theory; world; worldview cache: tv-19.pdf plain text: tv-19.txt item: #44 of 72 id: tv-191 author: None title: tv-191 date: None words: 11991 flesch: 49 summary: One leader explained community development in the following manner: Community development involves improving of the standards of living of the community in the form of housing, electricity supply, infrastructure, schools, healthcare, safety or personal circumstances. Community development as relief Twenty per cent of the participants elucidated that community development is providing aid to those in severe circumstances so they can escape them. keywords: africa; article; challenges; churches; communities; community development; community members; god; inequality; jesus; leaders; lives; magezi; members; participants; people; poverty; social; south; south africa; world cache: tv-191.htm plain text: tv-191.txt item: #45 of 72 id: tv-2 author: None title: tv-2 date: None words: 10006 flesch: 54 summary: Abstract Introduction The nature of the patriarchal narratives The marriage of Hagar to Abram (Gn 16:1–4a) The sexual exploitation interpretation Understanding the marriage of Hagar to Abram in its social context The Hagar narrative in the context of the problem of childlessness in Africa Conclusion Acknowledgement References Footnotes About the Author(s) Solomon O. Ademiluka Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria Citation Ademiluka, S.O., 2019, ‘Sexual exploitation or legitimate surrogacy: Reading the Hagar narrative (Gn 16:1–4a) in African context’, Theologia Viatorum 43(1), a2. keywords: abram; africa; bible; children; family; genesis; hagar; kelle; marriage; moore; narratives; online; surrogacy; wife; woman cache: tv-2.htm plain text: tv-2.txt item: #46 of 72 id: tv-21 author: None title: tv-21 date: None words: 7688 flesch: 36 summary: TABLE 4: Logit model of religion effects on youth political engagement. https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341252 Henn, M. & Foard, N., 2014, ‘Social differentiation in young people’s political participation: The impact of social and educational factors on youth political engagement in Britain’, Journal of Youth Studies 17(3), 360–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2013.830704 Henn, M., Weinstein, M. & Forrest, S., 2005, ‘Uninterested youth? keywords: africa; discussion; education; engagement; family; gender; participation; politics; religion; students; study; university; variables; young; youth cache: tv-21.htm plain text: tv-21.txt item: #47 of 72 id: tv-24 author: None title: tv-24 date: None words: 4287 flesch: 41 summary: The research was carried out to explore the diagnostic measures used to diagnose chronic diseases by pastors in Limpopo, South Africa. Ten pastors who specialised in chronic diseases were interviewed through individual semi-structured interviews in the Ga-Dikgale rural community, and the data were analysed using a thematic content analysis. keywords: african; diseases; health; limpopo; participants; pastors; research; south; study; traditional cache: tv-24.htm plain text: tv-24.txt item: #48 of 72 id: tv-25 author: None title: tv-25 date: None words: 9273 flesch: 51 summary: In this article, both precolonial and colonial literature about African cultures (including African indigenous knowledge systems5), missionary churches and how they established health and learning institutions are interrogated in dialogue with postcolonial findings that emerged as an inquiry into the legitimacy of place, space and identity of African peoples and their cultures. African peoples, their cultures and religions, began to be regarded by missionaries and anthropologists as primitive, heathen and pagan (see Rugwiji 2008:102). keywords: african; aics; bible; church; churches; culture; faith; healer; healing; health; lord; people; postcolonial; practices; ritual; rugwiji; study; world; yahweh; zimbabwe cache: tv-25.htm plain text: tv-25.txt item: #49 of 72 id: tv-3 author: None title: tv-3 date: None words: 8790 flesch: 48 summary: al., 2007, ‘Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: A randomised trial’, Lancet 369(9562), 657–666. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60313-4 Green, E.C., Zokwe, B. & Dupree, J.D., 1993, ‘Indigenous African healers promote male circumcision for prevent of sexually diseases’, Tropical Doctor 23, 182–183. https://doi.org/10.1080/0954012031000105379 Taruvinga, M., 2015, ‘Male circumcision to save $1,3bn’, The Zimbabwe Mail, 02 February, p. 7. Tarimo, E.A.M., Francis, J.M., Kakoko, D., Munseri, P., Bakari, M. & Sandstrom, E., 2012, ‘The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: a qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’ BMC Public Health 12(1). keywords: africa; aids; behaviour; circumcision; culture; health; hiv; immunodeficiency; initiates; initiation; medical; people; prevention; ritual; sex; varemba; varemba initiation; zimbabwe cache: tv-3.htm plain text: tv-3.txt item: #50 of 72 id: tv-31 author: None title: tv-31 date: None words: 4927 flesch: 47 summary: He explains church commercialisation in two lights: firstly, the application of commercial principles in the running of the church or applying business principles to church administration, running it as a business for economic gain; secondly, the manipulation of the church or Christianity and its services (spiritual and emotional), with implied intentions to exploit members or prospects for economic or financial gain. This situation has led to the proliferation of churches, which apparently fan the embers of church commercialisation. keywords: christian; church; churches; commercialisation; god; gospel; growth; nigeria; nigerians; people; religion cache: tv-31.htm plain text: tv-31.txt item: #51 of 72 id: tv-33 author: None title: tv-33 date: None words: 7912 flesch: 56 summary: In recent years, this country has experienced xenophobic attacks on African black people who are not South African nationals. Black people have simply become shadows of themselves, have no longer been able to define or even identify with their real selves and have been living to please their colonisers. keywords: african; article; baloyi; black; culture; hate; hatred; leadership; man; people; person; self; south; theology; white cache: tv-33.htm plain text: tv-33.txt item: #52 of 72 id: tv-34 author: None title: tv-34 date: None words: 5235 flesch: 52 summary: Perceptions of church leaders on the integration of migrant youth into South Africa: Grant No: 116810 Review Article Perceptions of church leaders on the integration of migrant youth into South Africa: keywords: africa; church; countries; migrant; migration; musina; people; services; south; south africa; study cache: tv-34.htm plain text: tv-34.txt item: #53 of 72 id: tv-35 author: None title: tv-35 date: None words: 7588 flesch: 49 summary: Abstract Introduction Sin and racism as destructive agent of the Theanthropocosmic connection Sin as a destructive agent of the Theanthropocosmic connection Modern racism as a destructive agent to a Theanthropocosmic connection Internalised racism in South Africa in the form of multicultural institutions Church to combat racism in churches and society Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Leepo J. Modise Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology, School of Humanities, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Modise, L.J., 2020, ‘Racism as a challenge for church and society in democratic South Africa: Human dignity perspective’, Theologia Viatorum 44(1), a35. Racism is all about consciousness, and the combating of racism needs to be approached from the consciousness perspective. keywords: africa; beings; church; god; humanity; image; people; racism; relationship; sin; society; south; south africa cache: tv-35.htm plain text: tv-35.txt item: #54 of 72 id: tv-37 author: None title: tv-37 date: None words: 7168 flesch: 58 summary: It would be unjust for one to read this study and conclude that all Tsonga widows or African widows are going through the rituals documented in this study. One of the participants argued that they had a problem with having to wear black clothes, as it interfered with their way of life and they were discriminated against because some community members held negative views about mourning widows. keywords: church; culture; epcsa; husband; mourning; people; period; practices; rituals; tsonga; widows; women cache: tv-37.htm plain text: tv-37.txt item: #55 of 72 id: tv-4 author: None title: tv-4 date: None words: 6025 flesch: 45 summary: Climate change, geoengineering, and humanity’s challenge’, in A. Thompson & J. Bendik-Keymer (eds.), Ethical adaptation to climate change: Human virtues of the future, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. References Anderko, L. 2014, ‘Climate change: An ecocentric values-based caring approach’, International Journal for Human Caring (IJHC) 18 (2), 33–37. https://doi.org/10.20467/1091-5710.18.2.33 Arnold, D.G. (ed.), 2011, The ethics of global climate change, Cambridge University Press, New York. keywords: adaptation; africa; basin; change; climate; climate change; development; forest; human; justice; nature cache: tv-4.htm plain text: tv-4.txt item: #56 of 72 id: tv-46 author: None title: tv-46 date: None words: 277 flesch: 38 summary: https://doi.org/10.4102/TV.v44i1.46 Note: DOI of original article: https://doi.org/10.4102/TV.v43i1.4 Correction Corrigendum: Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Nature restoration as an ethical issue Didier N. Buwani, R. Tseka H. Dolamo Published: 21 Oct. 2020 Copyright: © 2020. In the version of the article initially published, Buwani, D.N. & Dolamo, R.T.H., 2019, ‘Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Nature restoration as an ethical issue’, Theologia Viatorum 43(1), a4. keywords: africa cache: tv-46.htm plain text: tv-46.txt item: #57 of 72 id: tv-47 author: None title: tv-47 date: None words: 7203 flesch: 36 summary: The study of major religions is noble and promotes an inclusive curriculum, as championed by various scholars in the field of religious curriculum (Gwaravanda et al. 2013; Ndlovu 2014); however, students are not being equipped with strategies to relate to religious abuse, which is problematic in modern society. I conclude the article by calling for a curriculum shift, from mere recitation of major religious ideologies to emancipating students by encouraging them to confront and evoke epistemic disobedience in order that they might challenge religious abuse and religious extremism. keywords: abuse; curriculum; education; extremism; family; frs; journal; new; religion; research; students; studies; teachers; ubuntu; zimbabwe cache: tv-47.htm plain text: tv-47.txt item: #58 of 72 id: tv-48 author: None title: tv-48 date: None words: 6665 flesch: 60 summary: The job opportunities were an opportunity for Inner CHANGE to also be a blessing to them as well as to other community members. When the latter entered into a partnership with businesses that could provide jobs for ordinary community members of Soshanguve, it prioritised its volunteers who had been generous with their time and skills to serve their community. keywords: africa; church; community; employment; family; good; income; innerchange; money; parents; people; prosperity; south cache: tv-48.htm plain text: tv-48.txt item: #59 of 72 id: tv-49 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 43, No 1 (2019) date: 2019-12-19 words: 294 flesch: 7 summary: 36 41 46 Page i of i Table of Contents i Original Research Sexual exploitation or legitimate surrogacy: Reading the Hagar narrative (Gn 16:1–4a) in African context Solomon O. Ademiluka Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a2 | 30 July 2019 Original Research Mutual conditioning of gender and love: Towards a non-gendered idea of humanity Jennifer Slater Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a1 | 24 October 2019 Original Research Voluntary medical male circumcision versus religio-cultural circumcision and initiation rites: The case of Varemba of Mwenezi district in response to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zimbabwe Onias Matumbu, Vengesai Chimininge Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a3 | 31 October 2019 Original Research Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Nature restoration as an ethical issue Didier N. Buwani, R. Tseka H. Dolamo Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a4 | 22 November 2019 1 11 19 29 Vol 43, No 1 (2019) TV 43-1_2019_Contents.indd https://theologiaviatorum.org Open Access Table of Contents i Original Research Perceptions of church leaders on accessibility and affordability of alcohol abuse amongst youth in Musina Town, Limpopo province Frans K. Matlakala, Jabulani Makhubele Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a5 | 25 November 2019 Original Research Spiritual diagnostic criteria in an African setting: The case of baruti in Limpopo province, South Africa Nare J. Masola, Salome T. Sigida, Elizabeth M. Khorommbi Theologia Viatorum | Vol 43, No 1 | a24 | 13 December 2019 Original Research Faith-based healing and African traditional medicine in Zimbabwe: keywords: vol cache: tv-49.pdf plain text: tv-49.txt item: #60 of 72 id: tv-5 author: None title: tv-5 date: None words: 4206 flesch: 53 summary: Alcohol consumption is not an issue; however, alcohol abuse is a challenge and continues to be a global challenge, especially amongst the youth (Department of Social Development Abstract Introduction Background information and problem formulation Research methodology Findings and discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Frans K. Matlakala Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa Jabulani Makhubele Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa Citation Matlakala, F.K. & Makhubele, J., 2019, ‘Perceptions of church leaders on accessibility and affordability of alcohol abuse amongst youth in Musina Town, Limpopo province’, Theologia Viatorum 43(1), a5. keywords: abuse; africa; alcohol; alcohol abuse; drinking; parents; social; study; youth cache: tv-5.htm plain text: tv-5.txt item: #61 of 72 id: tv-50 author: None title: tv-50 date: None words: 9382 flesch: 43 summary: A significant reason for further adaptations is to deal with the difficulty experienced by African people, including Methodist presbyters, of having to live in two worlds − traditional and ‘Christian’ – as explained by Setiloane (1986) when he states: ‘What has been happening in Africa is that African Christians have been living at two levels: their traditional African world view level and the Western cultural level’ (Setiloane 1986:31). comm., 24 October 2018) but one that is contextualised ‘using the correct metaphors and not just translated from English’ (W.M. Molo [Methodist presbyter and Chairman of the Black Methodist Consultation of the MCSA], pers. keywords: african; black; colonial; community; conference; culture; doctrine; mcsa; methodist church; ministry; ordination; practices; presbyters; service; southern africa cache: tv-50.htm plain text: tv-50.txt item: #62 of 72 id: tv-51 author: None title: tv-51 date: None words: 6641 flesch: 61 summary: It is an occasion of celebrating good community work. Developmental outcomes of nhimbe Nhimbe guarantees community development keywords: activities; beer; community; development; family; jakwara; members; nhimbe; people; person; research; shona; work; zimbabwe cache: tv-51.htm plain text: tv-51.txt item: #63 of 72 id: tv-56 author: None title: tv-56 date: None words: 8728 flesch: 57 summary: Parker, W., 1937, 1883–1966 (Bp. of Pretoria 1933–1950), The death of Manche Manche Masemola, 2l. So Jane Furse Hospital witnesses not only as a memorial to his daughter but also to a great Bishop. keywords: bishop; body; church; death; girls; hospital; jane; jane furse; manche; masemola; memorial; narrative; story; virginity; work cache: tv-56.htm plain text: tv-56.txt item: #64 of 72 id: tv-57 author: None title: tv-57 date: None words: 6539 flesch: 60 summary: Abstract Introduction The refugee Ethnocentrism An interpretative framework of Jermiah 29:4–12 About good news agents Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo Department of Religion Studies, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Kabongo, K.T.L., 2020, ‘Migration to South Africa: https://doi.org/10.4102/tv.v44i1.57 Original Research Migration to South Africa: keywords: africa; author; communities; community; country; god; good; host; jeremiah; people; refugees; south; south africa cache: tv-57.htm plain text: tv-57.txt item: #65 of 72 id: tv-69 author: None title: tv-69 date: None words: 9999 flesch: 41 summary: One such list was compiled by Van Vuuren (2009:5) and includes the limitation of service delivery, the deepening of corrupt elite networks, delayed economic development and consequent growth in unemployment, the destabilisation of the liberal democracy and institutions, the undermining of constitutional rights, a higher crime rate and the development of a crime culture and political corruption that seemingly has become an accepted practice within some political parties. Bull, M.J. & Newell, J.M., 2003, ‘Conclusion: Political corruption in contemporary democracies’, in M.J. Bull & J.M. Newell (eds.), Corruption in contemporary politics, pp. 234–247, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY. keywords: africa; believers; church; corruption; faith; god; involvement; issues; order; pentecostals; people; politics; society; south; south africa; spirit; state; task; terms; world cache: tv-69.htm plain text: tv-69.txt item: #66 of 72 id: tv-7 author: Tshehla, M. S. title: Koma, Thuto and 19th century Basotho’s refusal to choose between the two: A remarkable instance of intercultural engagement date: 2016-12-31 words: 9545 flesch: 62 summary: Given the above challenges as well as the abundance of sec- ondary representations of nineteenth century Basotho, the writings we are certain have come from Basotho hands thus become precious gems. For Rapetloane, as for many other Basotho, the antagonism was misguided and uncalled for. keywords: basotho; bible; century; century basotho; engagement; instance; koma; leselinyana; moshoeshoe; mosotho; people; piece; rapetloane; refusal; sense; sesotho; theologia; thuto; viatorum; word cache: tv-7.pdf plain text: tv-7.txt item: #67 of 72 id: tv-71 author: None title: tv-71 date: None words: 8656 flesch: 53 summary: It should not be misunderstood that it means prosperity gospel is equal to Pentecostalism because there are Pentecostals who are not prosperity gospel preachers. There are three ways in which the background of prosperity gospel can be traced to Africa: (1) African Traditional religious heritage; (2) African social–cultural heritage; and (3) historical heritage. keywords: african; american; black; faith; god; mbiti; pentecostalism; power; preachers; press; prosperity; prosperity gospel; religion; seymour; spirits; theology; wealth; world; yoruba cache: tv-71.htm plain text: tv-71.txt item: #68 of 72 id: tv-72 author: None title: tv-72 date: None words: 11379 flesch: 52 summary: By their nature, monster narratives are largely mythological. Abstract Introduction Literature review Monster constructed and defined Eschatology (W)Here is African eschatology(?) keywords: african; article; bapedi; beginning; death; end; eschatology; folklore; human; kgolomodumo; life; mokgoatšana; monster; narrative; new; order; people; religions; sepedi; story; things; time; world cache: tv-72.htm plain text: tv-72.txt item: #69 of 72 id: tv-77 author: None title: tv-77 date: None words: 8285 flesch: 56 summary: Yoruba people like Biobaku do not support the theory of the local origin of the Yoruba. Ojo, A., 1999, Yoruba Omo Oduduwa: Papers on Yoruba people, language, and culture, viewed 09 June 2008, from http://www.uga.edu/aflang/YORUBA/ODUDUWA.htm. keywords: arab; arabia; east; history; johnson; mecca; muhammad; oduduwa; origin; people; theory; yoruba; yoruba origin; yoruba people cache: tv-77.htm plain text: tv-77.txt item: #70 of 72 id: tv-8 author: Adamo, D. T. title: The African Joseph and his contribution to Africa and Ancient Israel (Gen. 41: 41-45) date: 2016-12-31 words: 9953 flesch: 67 summary: Von Rad believes that Joseph story is related to the teachings of wisdom and can be dated to the Solomonic or post-Solomonic period (Von Rad 1972:435; Coats 1976:78). Pharaoh’s Signet Ring giving to Joseph In ancient Egypt as it is in most African countries, men and women are great lovers of jewelry such as amulets, pendants, bracelets, necklaces, head jewelry, rings, anklets, collars, di- adems insignia and others. keywords: african; african joseph; ancient; bce; contribution; egypt; egyptian; gen; genesis; history; israel; joseph; new; pharaoh; press; scholars; story cache: tv-8.pdf plain text: tv-8.txt item: #71 of 72 id: tv-86 author: None title: tv-86 date: None words: 3854 flesch: 54 summary: The manifestation of human actions to worship God can be seen through a person’s liturgical movements and goes on to explain how body worship becomes more important than churches, holy places, books or other items (Mitchell 2006). Indications of worship movements that only emphasise performance has made worship in the services lose its essence. keywords: body; body movement; church; god; liturgy; movement; spirit; theological; theology; view; worship cache: tv-86.htm plain text: tv-86.txt item: #72 of 72 id: tv-9 author: Williams, D. title: Joseph Williams and pioneer missionary frustration date: 2016-12-31 words: 6194 flesch: 68 summary: Although he had a short minis- try, dying just two years later, Joseph Williams had a re- markable impact. Key words:Missionary, Joseph Williams, Ngqika, Ntsikana INTRODUCTION keywords: area; cape; colony; frustration; holt; joseph; legassick; missionary; ngqika; williams; xhosa cache: tv-9.pdf plain text: tv-9.txt