Vol. 82 No. 1 (2026) | HTS Theological Studies

Published: 2026-10-07

God and budget: The place of religion in the readings of Ghana’s annual budget statements by the Finance Minister (2017–2020)

Kojo Okyere

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10585

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Reimagining theological education: Identity, curriculum and pedagogy in African urban theology

Emmanuel Akatukunda, Stephan de Beer

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10825

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Tacit dewesternisation in the ecumenical movement: The example of the World Council of Churches

Piotr Kopiec

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10852

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Exploring the role of creeds in shaping religious identity and unity in a pluralistic society

Peter Masvotore

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10917

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Injured moral souls in ‘democratic’ South Africa: Towards a practical theological theoretical model of well-being

Gordon E. Dames

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10949

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Addressing violence and powerlessness associated with homelessness in Tshwane: An empirical missiological study based on Luke 10:25–37

Lukwikilu C. Mangayi

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10970

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‘Where are the prophets?’: How academic theology failed us

Stephan F. de Beer

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10981

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Union with God in Psalm 63:8 and Manunggaling Kawula Gusti: A contextual study in Javanese culture, Indonesia

Lilis Setyarini, Christian M. Boka, Rumiyati Rumiyati, Daniel A. Wibowo

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11017

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A study on perceptions of immigrant acceptance in Korean society: Focusing on the concept of ὁμοιός in the New Testament

Chung-Yeon Kim

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11020

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Land as divine inheritance: An ecological analysis of Leviticus 25:23 in the context of Papuan local wisdom

Fredrik Warwer

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11022

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Pentecostalism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A glance at the past, present and future through the lens of three fundamental dimensions

Mayuka G. Bondo

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11036

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Decolonising Christology in Javanese mysticism: The representation of Isa in the Serat Centhini

Daud Darmadi, Juanda Juanda, Munatar Kause

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Development of a Christian Pastoral care and counselling model to support recovery of schizophrenia patients in Maluku

Monike Hukubun, Yohanes Parihala, Fandro A. Tasijawa

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11068

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Migration and mission: A literature analysis of the contribution of migrants to missions

Akinyemi O. Alawode

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When wounds meet hope: African Christian thoughts of Augustine and Tutu

Kwaku Boamah

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11085

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Let earth receive her king: Six Christmas sermons picturing God

Pieter Veerman

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11108

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Before John, there was Luke: A literary exploration of Lukan and Johannine Logosology

Kwaku Boamah

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11110

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The sacred trust: Spiritual meaning-making among Indonesian parents of firstborn children with autism

Ajeng A. Widiastuti, Adi Atmoko, Nur Eva, Domingos Soares

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11132

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Corrigendum: Romanian Orthodox elementary denominational schools in Transylvania (1868–1921)

Paul Brusanowski

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11171

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Marriage beyond the grave – ‘Till Death Do Us Part’, marriage according to culture and Christianity

Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.10992

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Developing an effective integral mission in South Sudan: A competency-based theological model

David A. Okeny, Jerry Pillay

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11021

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An apostolic enigma? Dispelling the incoherence of Second Clement through the patron–client frame

Devin Arinder, Ernest van Eck

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11027

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Of child’s obedience, parent’s honour and parental restraint: A contextual and ethical analysis of Ephesians 6:1–4

Theodore U. Dickson, Innocentia N. Charles

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11059

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Decolonising chaplaincy in the South African National Defence Force

Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11075

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Teaching virtuously: The formation of Christian teachers as a normative practice

Nicolaas A. Broer, Abraham J. Kunz

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11101

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Rambu Solo’: A Torajan traditional funeral ritual and its theological challenges from the Catholic perspective

Patrio Tandiangga, Frans F. Palinoan, Carolus Patampang

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11121

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Marriage preparation practices in black South African churches: Experiences of married Christians

Gugulethu E. Ndlovu, Vhumani Magezi

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11134

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Diving amid patriarchy: Reading Exodus 2 and 15 from the perspective of fisherwomen in Moluccas, Indonesia

Margaretha M.A. Apituley

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11160

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Typologies of congregational hospitality to strangers: A Q methodology study in Indonesian churches

Linda P. Ratag, Mieke N. Sendow, James E. Lalira

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10.4102/hts.v82i1.11175

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Is God enthroned upon the floods? (Ps 29:10) Religion and the climate change crisis in contemporary Ghana

Godfred Nsiah

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Quantum Molinism: God’s fuzzy logic and the freedom to love

Thomas F. McAllister

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The objectives of pastoral accompaniment for married couples in the first years of married life in the light of the documents Amoris Laetitia and Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life

Jacek Goleń, Julia Gorbaniuk

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Governance and democracy in the church: The experiences of women in the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe

Terence Mupangwa

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Performing gender equality: Internalising Bugis-Makassar cultural values (3S) as a theological strategy for transforming patriarchal structures

Resty D.J. Tehupeiory, Yusak B. Setyawan, I Putu A. Darmawan

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The Trinity and cyber culture: Crafting theologically responsible analogies in the digital age

Susanto Dwiraharjo, Bobby Kurnia Putrawan

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Balia, a healing tradition among the Kaili people of Indonesia: A biblical response

Agustinus Depparua, Yewin Tjandra, Pieter G.O. Sunkudon

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A prophet on the periphery: Andile Madodomzi Mbete and the quest for alternative community

Ndikho Mtshiselwa, Akhona Masiza

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Relearning pentecostal church leadership conflict management from the acts of the apostles

Zephania Mundhluri

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Unhiding vulnerable voices: Reading four parables in Luke as a response to gender-based violence in South Africa

Charel D. du Toit

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Christ and the Toraja mediator: A critical assessment of Era di Langi’ and Puang Tomanurun Tamboro Langi’

Sri Binar, Juanda Juanda, Harman Z. Laia

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Healing together: Surviving substance use disorder with the church in Zimbabwe

Kimion Tagwirei

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Care as mission in super-aged societies: Theology and practice of the care-as-mission paradigm

Song Kon Lee

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From dominion to communion: Theology as an interlocutor towards planetary well‑being

Johan Buitendag

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Examining Beyers Naudé’s witness in apartheid South Africa as an embodiment of Belhar confession

Mnyalaza T. Masuku

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Jesus Christ and women: A theological and practical reflection for churches in Nigeria

Michael D. Olajide

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Peace, truth and the digital public sphere: A Wesleyan postcolonial theology

Cesar T. Reyes Jr

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Decolonising wisdom: Re-reading the Magi as professional knowers beyond Israel in Matthew 2:1–12

Rasebate I. Mokotso

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Healing of bodies as a contested colonial site in Mark

Mphumezi Hombana

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Belhar at forty: Justice, unity and the cries of the poor in African Christian mission

Mishael D. Ampofo

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Re-evaluating Genesis 1:27 and 2:7 as historical accounts: A critical dialogue with Geyser–Fouché and Serfontein

Temba T. Rugwiji

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Nature-based relational peace cultivation in Northern Ireland and South Africa

Wilhelm Verwoerd

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Theology and education of the indigenous people: A theological-educational reconstruction of the biographies of the 19th century ‘Penulong Minahasa’

Meily M. Wagiu, Jekson Berdame, Denni H.R. Pinontoan

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Radix et hospitium: The dialectic of prophetic radicalism and hospitality as a paradigm of religious moderation in the ecclesiology of the early church

Johannis Siahaya, Harls Evan R. Siahaan

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Reimagining ubuntu and human solidarity in decoloniality: A missional reading of Luke 10:25–37 in the context of woundedness, inequality, and homelessness in the City of Tshwane

Thinandavha D. Mashau, Moses S. Maponya

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Between Wisdom and Ritual: A Biblical Response to Raego among the To Kaili and To Kulawi of Indonesia

Karel M. Siahaya, Weldemina Yudit Tiwery, Pieter G.O. Sunkudon

Contested peace and Christian praxis: Leos u nate for ecclesial reconciliation

Jefry Kalalo, Rivo R. Ingkiriwang, Thiosani F. Kaa, Joni K. Kampilong

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Civil partnerships in Zimbabwe: The church’s response

Priccilar Vengesai

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Youth agency and intergenerational solidarity: The case of multicultural congregations in the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa

Daniel N. Andrew, Lucius J.S. Botes, Willem J. Schoeman

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Mapping the Africanist tradition of Black Theology of Liberation in South Africa post-1994: A critical review

Ayanda Mdokwana

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Hesychasm as a locus theologicus: The epistemology of experience in Gregory Palamas

Wojciech Słomski

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The Synod of Constantinople 879–880 as a witness to the ecclesiology of communion: The horos, canons and the problem of the boundaries of orthodoxy

Wojciech Słomski

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