Constructive After Systematic? On Doing Theology in South Africa Today

In this article, I inquire about the value and significance of the concept of Constructive Theology, more specifically, the value and significance of the concept constructive when it is related to the concept of theology. In the first part of the article, I inquire about the meaning of Constructive...

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Main Author: Westhuizen, Henco van der (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Open theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Systematic Theology
B Public Theology
B Hermeneutics
B Theological Method
B Constructive Theology
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