Vol 82, No 1 (2026)

Browse Archives

  • Africa Platform for NT Scholars, guest edited by Prof. Ernest van Eck ( 0000-0003-3810-4190). This collection contributes to the journal by foregrounding African perspectives in biblical interpretation. It enriches the journal’s commitment to contextual and interdisciplinary scholarship by exploring how New Testament texts speak meaningfully to African realities, social contexts, and theological concerns.

  • Is Zionism Biblical? Pentecostal Perspectives on the Israel–Palestine Question, guest edited by Prof. Chammah J. Kaunda ( 0000-0001-6879-6330). This collection contributes to the journal by rigorously examining the theological assumptions, eschatological narratives, and political solidarities shaping Pentecostal engagements with Christian Zionism and the Israel–Palestine question. It aligns with the journals' focus on critical, contextual, and interdisciplinary theological scholarship that engages pressing global religious and socio-political issues.

  • Hope, Joy and Reconciliation, guest edited by Prof. John S. Klaasen ( 0000-0002-9388-3601). This collection engages core theological themes of hope, joy, and reconciliation, which are central to Christian thought and the journal’s commitment to critical, contextual, and interdisciplinary scholarship. It invites rigorous reflection on faith responses to social fragmentation, injustice, suffering, and healing across diverse historical and cultural contexts. The collection contributes to the journals' focus on theology’s public relevance and its engagement with contemporary ecclesial and societal challenges at both local and global levels.

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Corrigendum: Romanian Orthodox elementary denominational schools in Transylvania (1868–1921)
Paul Brusanowski
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11171 | 27 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11020 | 09 January 2026

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Reimagining theological education: Identity, curriculum and pedagogy in African urban theology
Emmanuel Akatukunda, Stephan de Beer
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10825 | 12 January 2026

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‘Where are the prophets?’: How academic theology failed us
Stephan F. de Beer
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10981 | 13 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11017 | 14 January 2026

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Before John, there was Luke: A literary exploration of Lukan and Johannine Logosology
Deky H.Y. Nggadas
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11110 | 15 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10585 | 21 January 2026

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Let earth receive her king: Six Christmas sermons picturing God
Pieter Veerman
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11108 | 21 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11132 | 21 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10970 | 22 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10917 | 23 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11022 | 24 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10949 | 28 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11036 | 30 January 2026

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When wounds meet hope: African Christian thoughts of Augustine and Tutu
Kwaku Boamah
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11085 | 30 January 2026

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Tacit dewesternisation in the ecumenical movement: The example of the World Council of Churches
Piotr Kopiec
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a10852 | 31 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11068 | 31 January 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11101 | 02 February 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11175 | 02 February 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11160 | 03 February 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11021 | 04 February 2026

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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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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 82, No 1 | a11027 | 06 February 2026