Empowerment: a theological perspective It is generally accepted that sound practice must he informed by sound theory. This maxim applies also with reference to the concept empowerment which is in vogue within South Africa today. Therefore it is argued here that for empowerment to be effective it must he underpinned by a sound theological understanding o f powerlessness. After exploring the use ...

Robert Stein is the Mildred and Ernest Hogan Professor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stein has a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, taught at Bethel College and Bethel Theological Seminary from 1969-1997, and has served as a Professor at Southern since 1997. He is a renowned scholar and has writ ten numerous books, articles, and book reviews. His mos...

One of the most uninformative statements one could possibly make about mathematics is that the axiomatic method expresses the real nature of mathematics, i.e., that mathematics consists in the deduction of conclusions from given axioms. For the same could be said about several other subjects, for example, about theology. Think of the first part of Spinoza’s Ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata ...

Part 1 of this study1 sought to establish frames of reference for measuring success in pastoral ministry and to evaluate the relationship between leadership practices and those criteria. The purpose was twofold: to discover correlations between leadership practices and success in pastoral ministry, and to move toward evaluating effectiveness of leadership formation in graduate theological educa...

One of the bigg est challenges facing Theologica l/ Religious Education in Nigeria is access to quality learning materials. For instance at the Trinity (Union) Theological College, Umuahia, it was difficult for lecturers to access suitable and qualitative materials for instruction especially the ones that would suit the African context and stimulate a deep rooted intere st among the students. S...

the theologians school is one of the most famous theological schools among sunnis, mo’tazelah and abaziye. using a deductive manner and by clarifying cases and regardless of jurisprudence precepts, theological rules are set and developed in this school. the sources of research in this school include theological rules, theology, dialect, jurisprudence and the logic. the main strategies of this m...

Since the publication of the Third Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services in 1995, the principle of cooperation has become the primary lens through which potential partnerships, mergers or joint ventures between Catholic health care organizations and secular health care organizations have been assessed. Directive 70 stipulates that “Catholic health car...