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OL |
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eng |
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rda |
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OL |
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SBI |
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BR1450.F929.I834 2004 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Froise, Marjorie, |
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Author |
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| Title |
Is Christianity in South Africa a label or a spiritual and ethical value system? : |
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a study of Christian adherence in the city of Welkom / |
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by Marjorie Froise. |
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[print] |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xvii, 219 leaves. |
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text |
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txt |
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unmediated |
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volume |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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Wordprocessed copy. |
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Chapter 1: Introduction |
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Chapter 2: The Status of Christianity Explored |
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Chapter 3: Christianity By Name But Not By Deed |
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Chapter 4: A Study of the City of Welkom |
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Chapter 5: Social Perspectives on Ethical Problems |
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Chapter 6: A Study of the Problem from an Ethical and Biblical Worldview |
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Chapter 7: Growth and Decline in the Church |
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Chapter 8: Conclusion |
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Addendum Welkom Research Project questionnaire |
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List of Figures |
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| General note |
List of Tables |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE |
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| Miscellaneous information |
Thesis |
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| Name of granting institution |
University of South Africa |
| Year degree granted |
2004. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Formatted contents note |
A problem that demands an answer -- |
| Title |
South Africa's Christian status -- |
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'Christian' and 'Christendom' are not necessarily synonymouus -- |
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Christianity is more than cultural change -- |
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Christianity is more than spirituality -- |
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Christian faith entails more than church affiliation or attendance -- |
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The problem explored -- |
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The macro-problem-why the disparity between religious and social indicators? -- |
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Considering the micro-problem -- |
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The wider implications of the research -- |
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Contents of the chapters, sources of material used and data collection methods -- |
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Census reports confirm a Christian status -- |
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A study of the city of Welkom -- |
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Welkom Research Project -- |
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The objectives of the research -- |
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Social perspectives on ethical problems -- |
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A biblical perspective on ethical problems -- |
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Growth and decline in the church -- |
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Terminology -- |
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Racial terms - Conclusion. |
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Introduction-South Africans regard themselves as Christian -- |
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A statistical study of Christianity in South Africa from Census reports -- |
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Black Christianity -- |
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The 2001 Census report -- |
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Church membership examined from data compiled in the South African Christian Handbooks -- |
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Comparison between census statistics and denominational affiliation -- |
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South Africa's Christian heritage -- |
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Christianity in the early settlers -- |
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Early missionary activity and its historical significance -- |
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The role of Christianity in the history of the Coloured community -- |
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The development of Afrikaner nationalism and the historical role of the Dutch Reformed Church -- |
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Black political resistance -- |
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Summary of the findings -- |
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History also confirms a Christian status. |
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Introduction -- |
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The nature and extent of the crime problem -- |
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Crime statistics -- |
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Other crimes -- |
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People's perception of crime -- |
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South African Police Service, crime and confidence levels -- |
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The perpetrators -- |
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Structural violence existed before independence -- |
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Fraud and corruption -- |
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Dealing with crime -- |
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Rape and sexual violence -- |
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Rape in children -- |
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HawaiiV and AIDS -- |
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The incidence of AIDS -- |
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Ante-natal surveys -- |
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Engagement with HawaiiV/AIDS -- |
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Behavioural change -- |
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Abortion -- |
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Summary of findings -- |
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The problem of crime -- |
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Who is responsible for high crime levels? -- |
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Rape and sexual violence -- |
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HawaiiV and AIDS -- |
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Abortion. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Introduction -- |
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Choice of the City of Welkom for the research study -- |
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Church participation in the project -- |
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Historical background -- |
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A demographic study of Welkom -- |
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The people -- |
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Employment -- |
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Education -- |
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Place of residence -- |
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Religious affiliation in Welkom -- |
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HawaiiV/AIDS in Welkom -- |
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Understanding the value systems of the people -- |
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Resondents' views on the quality of their lives -- |
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Family is important -- |
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Relationships with friends -- |
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The importance of personal fulfilment -- |
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Success and achievement -- |
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Attitudes towards possessions -- |
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Concern for others -- |
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The influence of television in establishing values -- |
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Does the church have a role to play in society? -- |
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Views on ethical issues -- |
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Crime -- |
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Corruption -- |
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Abortion -- |
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Sexuality -- |
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The role of the church in society -- |
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Understanding religious beliefs: how people feel about their faith -- |
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Religious affiliation -- |
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Perspectives on the Christian faith -- |
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'Is the Christian faith unique?' -- |
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'Is the Christian faith relevant to the way you live today?' -- |
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Church attendance -- |
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Belief in the power of prayer -- |
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Summary of findings -- |
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Information on respondents -- |
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Values are explored -- |
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Religious beliefs. |
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Introduction -- |
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The problem of poverty -- |
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Development of the State's social welfare policy -- |
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Poverty and inequality -- |
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October Household Surveys -- |
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Chronic poverty -- |
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Poverty and unemployment -- |
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Poverty and education -- |
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The crime problem -- |
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The link between poverty and crime -- |
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Urbanisation and its effects -- |
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Corruption -- |
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Challenges facing the country -- |
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Summary of findings -- |
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Poverty -- |
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Urbanisation pressures -- |
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Poverty, unemployment -- |
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The crime problem. |
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Introduction -- |
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South Africa's 'rainbow' system -- |
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The basis of an ethical system -- |
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The role of culture in determining an ethical system -- |
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The role of values in establishing an ethical culture -- |
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A Christian ethic explored -- |
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The church is largely nominal -- |
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Historical factors that have led to nominalism -- |
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An inadequate settler faith -- |
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The planting of Christianity among indigenous people: the introduction of Western culture rather than a biblical worldview -- |
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The spirit world is denied in a Western belief system -- |
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Split-level Christianity -- |
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The effects of nominalism in the church -- |
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Worldviews in conflict -- |
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A biblical worldview -- |
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A call to return to ubuntu thinking -- |
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Secularisation of society -- |
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Secularisation of South Africa -- |
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Humanism -- |
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Postmodern thought -- |
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What postmodernism means for society -- |
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Postmodernism and the Christian faith -- |
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Summary of findings. |
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Introduction -- |
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Growth and decline in South African churches -- |
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Data from the South African Christian Handbooks -- |
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Increase in clergy and churches -- |
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Increase in training -- |
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Increase in workers in other countries -- |
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Data from the Welkom Research Project -- |
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Indicators of Christian faith -- |
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Value systems -- |
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Responses to ethical issues -- |
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Factors influencing church growth and decline -- |
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Criteria for growth -- |
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There is a decisive link between training and church growth -- |
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The church has a purpose or vision -- |
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The church adapts to change -- |
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The church meets social needs -- |
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A study of three church groups -- |
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The Methodist Church of Southern Africa -- |
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Pentecostal and Charismatic churches -- |
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African Independent Churches -- |
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Summary of findings. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Introduction -- |
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The research question -- |
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South Africa at the macro-level -- |
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South Africa's Christian status is confirmed -- |
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Black Christianity -- |
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History confirms a Christian status -- |
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The breakdown of moral values -- |
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Who is responsible for the high crime levels? -- |
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Other moral issues -- |
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Understanding the context -- |
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The problem from an ethical and biblical worldview -- |
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Prevailing worldview considered -- |
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Considering the problem on a micro-level -- |
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The Welkom Research Project -- |
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South African Christian Handbooks -- |
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Growth and decline in the church -- |
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Final comments. |
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'South Africa is a Christian country' -- |
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'Our country is in moral decline' -- |
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The growth of Christianity from 1911 to 2001 as shown in the census reports -- |
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Religious affiliation by population group from Census reports -- |
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Denominational trends as a percentage of the total population -- |
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Numerical church affiliation in the Black population group in the 1996 and 2001 census reports -- |
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Affiliation in the African Independent Churches from the 2001 Census report -- |
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Religious affiliation in the White population group -- |
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Data from the 2001 Census compared with SACH statistics -- |
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Murders per 100,000 population -- |
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Incidence of HawaiiV-positive women at ante-natal clinics from 1999-2003 -- |
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Employment statistics (WRP) -- |
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Religious affiliation by denominational group (Census 2001) -- |
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Religious affiliation by age group (Census 2001) -- |
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Comparison of religious affiliation between the 2001 Census and the WRP -- |
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'Life in South Africa has improved over the past five years' -- |
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'My family is important to me' -- |
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Respondents' views on personal friendships -- |
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'The purpose of life is enjoyment and personal fulfillment' -- |
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Denominational responses to 'I agree/disagree' that 'the purpose of life is enjoyment and personal fulfillment' -- |
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'To reach the top of my career and gain public recognition' -- |
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'You can tell a successful person by what he/she owns' -- |
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'You can tell a successful person by what he/she owns' by church group -- |
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'How I feel about the poor in South Africa' by age group -- |
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Hours of television watched per day by age group -- |
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'If the unemployed resort to crime, they should not be punished' -- |
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Views on crime compared with education -- |
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'Taking or giving bribes is Oklahoma in Africa' -- |
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'Christian medical staff should comply and perform abortions' -- |
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'Christian medical staff should be prepared to terminate pregnancies' by denomination -- |
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'It's Oklahoma to sleep together' -- |
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'Sex is for marriage only' by denominational affiliation -- |
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'What does the church need to do to be relevant?' -- |
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Religious affiliation for Matjhabeng -- |
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Religion affiliation by age -- |
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Religious affiliation in the WRP -- |
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'South Africa is a Christian nation' -- |
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'All religions are the same' -- |
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'All religions are the same' by denomination -- |
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'The Bible is totally accurate in all its teachings' -- |
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Indicators relating to those who stated that 'all religions are the same' -- |
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'Is the Christian faith relevenat to the way you live your life today?' -- |
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Relevance of the Christian faith by denomination -- |
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Church attendance -- |
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Attendance at a church meeting by denomination -- |
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Unemployed compared with level of schooling-WRP -- |
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Dimensions of a culture -- |
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Christianity and its relationship with other ideologies and cultures -- |
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Syncretism in both traditional and Western worldviews -- |
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Data from the Census reports compared with SACH statistics -- |
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Growth in the number of churches and clergy from the 1996/7 and 1999/2000 editions of the SACH -- |
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Students in Bible colleges -- |
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seminaries and universities studying for ministry -- |
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Training by theological persuasion -- |
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Data from four editions of the SACH on workers in other countries -- |
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Church attendance -- |
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Responses to reading of the Scriptures and relevance of the Christian faith -- |
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Responses to the uniqueness of the Christian faith -- |
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Hours of TV watched compared with factors that influenced respondents' lives -- |
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Values that are held in high regard -- |
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Opinions on ethical issues -- |
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MCSA as a percentage of total population from census reports. |
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2001 Census summary of main religious groups by population -- |
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Reported crime statistics -- |
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Quality of life by province -- |
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Western and African worldviews encountered at the time of introduction of Christianity into South Africa -- |
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Models of churches. |
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| COPYRIGHT INFORMATION |
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| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Columbia International University |
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Alumni and alumnae. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Christian ethics |
| Geographic subdivision |
South Africa |
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Welkom. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Church growth |
| Geographic subdivision |
South Africa |
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Welkom. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Christianity |
| Geographic subdivision |
South Africa |
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Welkom. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Church attendance |
| Geographic subdivision |
South Africa |
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Welkom. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Christianity and culture. |
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