scholarly journals ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?’ (Juvenal Satires:§345) (Who guards [nurtures] the guardians?): Developing a constructivist approach to learning about ministerial and spiritual formation

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham A. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Formation ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The Many ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Spirituality

The main purpose of this exercise was to develop an improved model of ministerial and spiritual formation in the training of ministers in the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa at the University of Pretoria. This is a perennial problem in many churches where there is a general dissatisfaction with the products, (i.e. ministers) not only in terms of personal spirituality but in their inability to minister effectively in the many diverse situations to which they are called or appointed. The exercise of power becomes an issue in a vocation which is premised on servant ministry and so Juvenal’s quotation is apt as it is expressed as ‘Who can be trusted with authority/power?’.

scholarly journals The story of the Department of Practical Theology

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsje P. B�chner ◽  
Julian C. M�ller
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Dutch Reformed ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Dutch Reformed Church

This article tells the story of the development of the Department of Practical Theology of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria. The story goes back to the start of the Faculty in 1938, although the Department of Practical Theology was only established in 1966 when Professor H.D.A. du Toit applied himself fully to the subject and Professor C.W.H. Boshoff became the first full-time lecturer for Missiology. The article is written mainly from the perspective of the Dutch Reformed Church, but with the acknowledgement of the appointments of Professor Yolanda Dreyer from the Nederduitsch Reformed Church of Africa and Professor Maake Masango from the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa.

scholarly journals Challenges facing the ministerial formation in Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa: A critical reflection

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moroka Mogashoa ◽  
Karabo Makofane
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
White Students ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Partner Institution ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The University

Following the union of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (PCSA) and Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (RPCSA) to form the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) in 1999, it was necessary to consolidate theological education of a united church. This was a wise and bold decision by UPCSA, as a first attempt to integrate the training of both black and white students, but more importantly to give institutional expression to the advancement of unity. University of Pretoria (UP) became a major training centre of the UPCSA. Collaboration in ministerial formation between UPCSA and UP, its partner institution, has been plagued by manifold challenges. The challenges which will come under the spotlight are ecumenism, relationship between the university and the UPCSA, curriculum and spirituality.

scholarly journals Church History and Church Polity in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham A. Duncan ◽  
Johan Van der Merwe ◽  
Barry Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Church History ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
Church Polity ◽  
The University

Theology has been an integral part of the University of Pretoria since its inception and Church History has been taught since the establishment of the Faculty of Theology in 1917. At that time, the Presbyterian Church of South Africa and the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHK) were partners. The Presbyterian link with the Faculty ceased in 1933. From 1938 the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) joined the NHK and this remained the situation until 2002 when the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa re-established its links with the Faculty. At the present time, the Department of Church History and Church Polity is staffed by representatives of all three partner churches.

scholarly journals Game Ranch management

Koedoe ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. De Graaff
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Intensive Research ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
Ranch Management ◽  
The University

This book is the result of six years' intensive research and brainstorming by a group of South Africans under the editorship of J. du P. Bothma, the incumbent of the Eugene Marais Chair of Wildlife Management at the University of Pretoria. The group, comprising professional botanists and zoologists, veterinarians and wildlife managers, emphasises the fact that game (in all its characteristics and attributes) is unquestionably a natural asset in many parts of southern Africa

scholarly journals Hervormde voetspore op die Tukkie-kampus: ’n Kroniek van die eerste 50 jaar

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
André G. Ungerer
Keyword(s):  
Theological Education ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
Church Membership ◽  
Theological Seminary ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church

In 2017 the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) celebrates its centenary of theological education at the University of Pretoria (UP). In this article the focus is on the build-up to setting up the first 50 years 1917– 1967 at UP. From as early as 1909 there was a yearning for our own theological seminary; however, some of the church leaders expressed their desire for theological education at a university. At the dawn of 1916 everything was in place for the NHKA and the Presbyterian Church of South Africa, as the first two partners, to start a faculty of theology at the Transvaal University College (TUC). On 01 April 1917 the Faculty of Theology commenced its work with prof. J.H.J.A. Greyvenstein of the NHKA and prof. E. MacMillan from the Presbyterian Church. The Presbyterian link with the faculty was broken in 1933. From 1938 the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) joined the NHKA and two independent sections were established: Section A for the NHKA and Section B for the NGK. There was a steady growth in the number of students and professors and on 13 June 1967 the NHKA filled its sixth professorship in the person of prof. I.J. de Wet. This era was also characterised by a lot of political tension in the heyday of the policy of apartheid. The NHKA was known for Article III in its constitution that propagates that church membership was for whites only. The NHKA support of the policy of apartheid was the cause of a dispute between the Church and prof. A.S. Geyser. In the end the matter was settled in favour of Geyser. There was also a dispute between professors A.G. Geyser and A.D. Pont that ended up in court in 1967. Pont was accused of defamation against Geyser. The court ruled against Pont and Geyser was granted the largest amount of compensation up till then.

scholarly journals Mapungubwe: Interpretation of the Gold Content of the Original Gold Burial M1, A620

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Duffey
Keyword(s):  
Gold Foil ◽  
Gold Content ◽  
Single Object ◽  
Complete Collection ◽  
Partial Reconstruction ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Wooden Surface ◽  
Over Time

This paper is an attempt to give a credible interpretation of the many gold foil fragments found in a single grave on the summit of Mapungubwe Hill in January 1933. While carefully studying the many fragments of gold foil and the restored rhino, bovine and feline from the Mapungubwe collection at the University of Pretoria, the author noticed that the same type of images, symbols and shapes are found on the rim and base of an old divining bowl at present at Groote Schuur in Cape Town, as well as on more recent BaVenda divining bowls. It was also apparent that the Mapungubwe gold rhino, bovine and feline are all relatively of the same size, that they all have curved bodies and that all have flared feet with small tack holes at their bases, indicating that they were likely once attached to a flat round wooden surface. Along with the remains of a crocodile once in Dr Marc Smalle’s collection in Polokwane, all these figurines came from a single grave on Mapungubwe Hill, referred to as the Original Gold Burial M1, A620. It is argued that all the fragments were once attached to a single object, namely an elaborately carved wooden divining bowl which had disintegrated over time. While the complete collection of gold foil fragments recovered in the 1930s may have allowed a relatively accurate reconstruction of the appearance of the vessel which they originally covered, many of these are missing and therefore this is unfortunately not possible. Enough fragments remain, however, to give a credible partial reconstruction of the bowl based on careful iconographic observation.

OBITUARY

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxi Schoeman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Multiple System Atrophy ◽  
South African ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Political Scientist ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
Strategic Review ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The University

The well-known political scientist, Maríe Muller, passed away on 4 March this year after a five-year battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a degenerative neurological disorder. Maríe had a long and distinguished career in the South African and broader international Political Sciences communities. She obtained her BA, BA Hons and MA in International Relations with distinction from the University of Pretoria (UP), and her PhD from the (then) Rand Afrikaans University. She joined the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA) during the 1970s and became one of the first female International Relations lecturers in South Africa. She was a warm and lovely person who will be remembered for her integrity, commitment and her loyalty to friends, colleagues and students. She is survived by her husband, Andre Viljoen and her three children, Frans, Liebet and Daniel Jooste. This issue of the Strategic Review for Southern Africa is dedicated to her memory. Hamba Kahle, Maríe. 

scholarly journals Ageism on Campus: Opportunities to Include Age in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
Cassandra Barragan ◽  
Stephanie Wladkowski
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Older Learners ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University

Abstract Diversity and inclusion are essential perspectives on university campuses. In recent years, there has been a nationwide decline in admissions resulting in changes to traditionally FTIAC driven college campuses. An environmental scan was completed at a mid-sized midwestern university to explore age-inclusive barriers and opportunities for change. In-depth interviews were held with 28 EMU stakeholders representing a wide variety of ages in leadership positions across campus. Students aged 40 and above (N=248) were also surveyed about their experiences on campus. Qualitative analysis revealed ageist attitudes about older adults and older students from at all levels of the university. Results demonstrate that initial responses to ‘age-friendly’ focused on stereotypes of older adults, but attitudes adjusted when reframed as older learners and further refined when older learners were defined as 40 and above. Additionally, there was a distinct disconnect between ageist perceptions towards older adults and older students which highlights the importance of intergenerational opportunities as an approach to combat ageist attitudes on campus. While these barriers require long-term and complicated solutions, participants described the many benefits that older learners bring to enrich the campus. Results of this research revealed opportunities to reframe aging in the context of diversity and inclusion efforts on campus. Adopting diversity efforts to include age can benefit universities in not only admissions, classroom experiences, and connections to surrounding communities.

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