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# HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 2021: all accepted papers

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1. **[Knowledge management: Preserving, managing and sharing indigenous knowledge through digital library ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6795)**Tsetselelane Decide Mdhluli, Sekgothe Mokgoatšana, Stewart Lee Kugara et al.*45 citations*
2. **[Promoting moderate Islam in a global community through the ‘English for Ulama’ programme ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6878)**Agus Ahmad Safei*34 citations*
3. **[The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on religious practices of churches in Nigeria ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6377)**Onyekachi Gift Chukwuma*32 citations*
4. **[Rethinking Bildung in the Anthropocene: The Case of Wolfgang Klafki ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6807)**Ole Andreas Kvamme*30 citations*
5. **[The Sufi order against religious radicalism in Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6417)**Maghfur Ahmad, Abdul Aziz, Mochammad Najmul Afad et al.*30 citations*
6. **[Theology of health of Quranic pesantren in the time of COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6452)**Ahmad Baidowi, Ahmad Salehudin, Abdul Mustaqim et al.*29 citations*
7. **[Turning religion from cause to reducer of panic during the COVID-19 pandemic ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6366)**Muhammad Yusuf Wibisono, Dody S. Truna, M Taufiq Rahman*28 citations*
8. **[The theology of Islamic moderation education in Singkawang, Indonesia: The city of tolerance ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6552)**Lailial Muhtifah, Zaenuddin Hudi Prasojo, Sukman Sappe et al.*27 citations*
9. **[Religious moderation in Naskah Wawacan Babad Walangsungsang: A Sundanese religious diversity wisdom ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6773)**Wawan Hernawan, Irma Riyani, Busro Busro*25 citations*
10. **[The concept of time management based on Ephesians 5:15–17 and relevance to contemporary Christian leaders ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6425)**Tonny Andrian Stefanus, David Ming, GP Harianto et al.*24 citations*
11. **[The contribution of Ahlussunnah Waljamaah’s theology in establishing moderate Islam in Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6437)**Imam Kanafi, Harapandi Dahri, Susminingsih Susminingsih et al.*24 citations*
12. **[African women’s theology and the re-imagining of community in Africa ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6736)**Loreen Maseno*23 citations*
13. **[The reconfiguration of social, digital and physical presence: From online church to church online ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6286)**Anthony-Paul Cooper, Samuli Laato, Suvi Päivikki Nenonen et al.*23 citations*
14. **[Javanese cosmology: Symbolic transformation of names in Javanese novels ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6593)**Onok Yayang Pamungkas, Sahid Teguh Widodo, Suyitno Suyitno et al.*20 citations*
15. **[Massification of youth religious studies to prevent juvenile delinquency in Bandung ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7055)**M Taufiq Rahman, Muslim Mufti*20 citations*
16. **[A study of the role of Islamic spirituality in happiness of Muslim citizens ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6655)**Amiruddin Amiruddin, Muhammad Qorib, Zailani Zailani*19 citations*
17. **[Blessings or curses? The contribution of the blesser phenomenon to gender-based violence and intimate partner violence ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6242)**Brent V. Frieslaar, Maake J.S. Masango*19 citations*
18. **[Exploring the reasons for perennial attacks on churches in Nigeria through the victims’ perspective ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6207)**Enweonwu O. Anthony, Cletus Onyema Obasi, Deborah O. Obi et al.*19 citations*
19. **[Making sense of the COVID-19 pandemic from the Bible – Some perspectives ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6493)**D. Francois Tolmie, Rian Venter*18 citations*
20. **[Pursuing fullness of life through harmony with nature: Towards an African response to environmental destruction and climate change in Southern Africa ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6574)**Buhle Mpofu*18 citations*
21. **[Ubuntu as a spirituality of liberation for black theology of liberation ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6176)**Sandiswa Lerato Kobe*18 citations*
22. **[Doctrine as security? A systematic theological critique of the operational theological framework of the controversial South African neo-Pentecostal prophets ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6579)**Collium Banda*17 citations*
23. **[African Neo-Pentecostal capitalism through the lens of Ujamaa ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6577)**Daniel O. Orogun, Jerry Pillay*16 citations*
24. **[Muhammadiyah’s Manhaj Tarjih: An evolution of a modernist approach to Islamic jurisprudence in Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6942)**Ahwan Fanani, Achmad Irwan Hamzani, Nur Khasanah et al.*16 citations*
25. **[Religious views on the origin and meaning of COVID-2019 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6283)**Tanya Pieterse, Christina Landman*15 citations*
26. **[Imagining a new ‘abnormal’ amidst COVID-19: Seeking guidance from evolutionary anthropology and theology ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6519)**Bernice Serfontein*14 citations*
27. **[Lowalangi: From the name of an ethnic religious figure to the name of God ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6390)**Sonny Eli Zaluchu*14 citations*
28. **[Restriction of burial rites during the COVID-19 pandemic: An African liturgical and missional challenge ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6756)**Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini, Peter White*14 citations*
29. **[Political thought of Al-Ghazali on Imamah: Debate between theocracy and democracy ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6338)**Sahri Sahri*13 citations*
30. **[The colonial matrix of power: Image ontology and the question of blackness ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7074)**Itumeleng Daniel Mothoagae*13 citations*
31. **[The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being: Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820)**Leslie J. Francis, Susan H. Jones, Ursula McKenna*13 citations*
32. **[What has the beast’s mark to do with the COVID-19 vaccination, and what is the role of the church and answering to the Christians? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6480)**Rantoa S. Letšosa*13 citations*
33. **[Christian hospitality in Javanese bancaan tradition ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6565)**Daniel Fajar Panuntun, Yohanes Krismantyo Susanta*12 citations*
34. **[Christian theological understanding of the handling of infertility and its relevance in the Indonesian context ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6508)**Yohanes Krismantyo Susanta*12 citations*
35. **[Missio hominum as the compassionate response to socio-economic and vaccine challenges during COVID-19 in South Africa ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6544)**Jonas Sello Thinane*12 citations*
36. **[Religious freedom and Riddah through the Maqāṣidī interpretation of Ibn ‘Āshūr ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6928)**Lalu Supriadi Bin Mujib, Khairul Hamim*12 citations*
37. **[Revealing gender discourses in the Qurʾān: An integrative, dynamic and complex approach ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6228)**Ghasem Pourhassan Darzi, Abbas Ahmadvand, Musa Nushi*12 citations*
38. **[The science of congregation studies and psychographic segmentation: O come all ye thinking types? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6747)**Leslie J. Francis, Susan H. Jones, Ursula McKenna*12 citations*
39. **[Addressing the biblical and ecclesial obligation of Nigerian Roman-Catholic priests in promotion of peace and social justice ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7138)**Oguejiofo C. P. Ezeanya, Benjamin Okorie Ajah*11 citations*
40. **[African Initiated Churches as interlocutors of African spirituality of liberation against colonial spirituality of the empire ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6682)**Mnyalaza T. Masuku*11 citations*
41. **[An appraisal of the Pentecostal eco-theology and environmental consciousness among youths in Parklands Baptist Church, Kenya ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6840)**Loreen Maseno, King’asia Mamati*11 citations*
42. **[Attributes of God in Ephesians: Meaning and relevance ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6649)**Elma M. Cornelius*11 citations*
43. **[Religious symbol on determining the beginning and end of Ramadan in Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6397)**Ridwan Ridwan, Muhammad Fuad Zain*11 citations*
44. **[The practice of confession and absolution as an agent of change in a prophetic Pentecostal Church during COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6560)**Maria Frahm‐Arp*11 citations*
45. **[A decolonial reading of the 1840 English-Setswana Gospel of Luke with specific reference to Luke 1:59 and Luke 2:21 from the perspective of the damnés ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6914)**Itumeleng Daniel Mothoagae*10 citations*
46. **[Comparison between the respective views of John Calvin and classical Pentecostals on the role of the Holy Spirit in reading the Bible ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6327)**Marius Nel*10 citations*
47. **[Environmental consciousness amongst indigenous youth in Kenya: The role of the Sengwer religious tradition ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6690)**King’asia Mamati, Loreen Maseno*10 citations*
48. **[Hasan Hanafi, new theology and cultural revolution: An analysis of cultural intensification ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6190)**Fadlil Munawwar Manshur*10 citations*
49. **[Muslim views on other religions: With special reference to Buddhism ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6608)**Jaffary Awang, Ahmad Faizuddin Ramli, Zaizul Ab Rahman*10 citations*
50. **[Preaching on the revised common lectionary for the feast of Christ the King: Joy for intuitive thinking types, nightmare for sensing feeling types? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6746)**Leslie J. Francis, Greg M. Smith, Jonathan Evans*10 citations*
51. **[Prophets competing against each other in a commercial age: Have some prophets or neoprophetic churches gone too far? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6340)**Hulisani Ramantswana, Ithapeleng Sebetseli*10 citations*
52. **[A holistic interdisciplinary approach towards environmental justice and youth empowerment ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6640)**Marichen Ann Van der Westhuizen*9 citations*
53. **[Interpersonal communication within the family for improving adolescent religiosity ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6267)**Christiana Demaja Wilhelmina Sahertian, Betty Anthoineta Sahertian, Alfred E. Wajabula*9 citations*
54. **[Islam Rimba: Islamic philosophy and local culture engagement in Sumatera ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6561)**Waryono Waryono, M. Nurdin Zuhdi, M. Anwar Nawawi et al.*9 citations*
55. **[Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6893)**Jacques Beukes*9 citations*
56. **[The legacy of Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd in Zimbabwean public life history ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6538)**Gift Masengwe, Bekithemba Dube*9 citations*
57. **[The profile and manifestation of moral decay in South African urban community ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.5422)**Motshine A. Sekhaulelo*9 citations*
58. **[Young people – citizens in times of climate change? A childist approach to human responsibility ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6783)**Karin Sporre*9 citations*
59. **[Augustinus en vroulike homoërotiek in die vroeë Middeleeue: ’n Foucaultiaanse ideëhistoriese interpretasie ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6880)**Johann C. Beukes*8 citations*
60. **[Bride price and Christian marriage in Nigeria ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6533)**Solomon Olusola Ademiluka*8 citations*
61. **[Church proliferation and immorality in Nigeria: Interrogating the paradox ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6387)**Nkechi Gloria Onah, Robinson S. Agbo*8 citations*
62. **[Interpreting the David–Bathsheba narrative (2 Sm 11:2–4) as a response by the church in Nigeria to masculine abuse of power for sexual assault ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.5802)**Solomon Olusola Ademiluka*8 citations*
63. **[Patriarchy and marital disharmony amongst Nigerian Christians: Ephesians 5:22–33 as a response ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.5991)**Solomon Olusola Ademiluka*8 citations*
64. **[The case for post-scholasticism as an internal period indicator in Medieval philosophy ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6270)**Johann C. Beukes*8 citations*
65. **[The discourse on the intersectionality of religion and HIV and AIDS with specific reference to Thulamela municipality, Limpopo province ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6951)**Tshifhiwa Sinky Netshapapame, Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu‐Mudzusi, Anza Ndou*8 citations*
66. **[The significance of African oral tradition in the making of African Christianity ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6819)**Valentine Ugochukwu Iheanacho*8 citations*
67. **[Translations and interpretations of baptizontes (Mt 28:19–20) in some Ghanaian mother tongue translations of the Bible ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6859)**Jonathan Edward Tetteh Kuwornu-Adjaottor*8 citations*
68. **[Transversal modes of being a missional church in the digital context of COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6341)**Buhle Mpofu*8 citations*
69. **[A cultural analysis of eco-Islam: How young German Muslims live religion through environmental activism ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6734)**Claudia Willms*7 citations*
70. **[A study of the role of religious development in childhood on psychological health in Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6584)**A. Akrim, Junaidi Junaidi*7 citations*
71. **[Animism: Comparing Durkheim and Chidester’s analyses of EB Tylor’s theory of religion ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6717)**Johan M. Strijdom*7 citations*
72. **[Construction of rape culture amongst the Shona indigenous religion and culture: Perspectives from African feminist cultural hermeneutics ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6619)**Nomatter Sande, Sophia Chirongoma*7 citations*
73. **[From semiotic exegesis to contextual ecclesiology: The hermeneutics of missional faith in the COVIDian era ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6939)**Leonard I. Sweet*7 citations*
74. **[Taking a holistic view of the biblical perspectives on childlessness: Implications for Nigerian Christians and the church in Nigeria ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6083)**Solomon Olusola Ademiluka*7 citations*
75. **[The Qur’anic mantras recited by Shamanic Santri in Java, Indonesia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7059)**Hasyim Muhammad, Ilyas Supena, Akhmad Arif Junaidi et al.*7 citations*
76. **[The gendered impact of pandemics on poor women: The case of COVID-19 in South Africa ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6262)**Nitasha Ramparsad*7 citations*
77. **[The shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology of township congregations in the Mangaung Metro Municipality during COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6832)**Eugene Baron, K.J. Pali*7 citations*
78. **[Widowhood practices and the church in south-east Nigeria ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6528)**Chinyere T. Nwaoga, Favour Chukwuemeka Uroko, Anuli B. Okoli et al.*7 citations*
79. **[A just and civilised humanity: An integrative model between reformed theology and the ideology of Pancasila ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7041)**Stevri Penti Novri Indra Lumintang*6 citations*
80. **[African youth, African faith(s), African environment and sustainable development: A missional diaconal calling ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6607)**Johannes J. Knoetze*6 citations*
81. **[Being an Indonesian Christian: Exploration of a theology of nationalism in the history of the proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945 ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6891)**Johny Christian Ruhulessin, Yohanes Parihala*6 citations*
82. **[Black Consciousness, Black Nationalism and Black Theology: Is there a possibility for theology of dialogue? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6418)**Kelebogile T. Resane*6 citations*
83. **[Church’s response to migrants’ quest for identity formation ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6646)**John Stephanus Klaasen*6 citations*
84. **[Defining elements and challenges of a Pentecostal hermeneutics of experience ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6622)**Marius Nel*6 citations*
85. **[Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6915)**Julia M. Matetoa-Mohapi*6 citations*
86. **[Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6739)**Jean-Claude Loba-Mkole*6 citations*
87. **[Is tithing a justifiable development in the Christian church? ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6243)**Francis C. L. Rakotsoane*6 citations*
88. **[Michel Foucault on Methodius of Olympus (d.ca.311) in Les aveux de la chair: Patrick Vandermeersch’s analysis contextualised ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6912)**Johann C. Beukes*6 citations*
89. **[Missional metanoia: Missional spirituality in holistic theological education ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6506)**Doret Niemandt, Nelus Niemandt*6 citations*
90. **[Njega wa Gioko and the European Missionaries in the Colonial Kenya: A theo-historical recollection and reflection ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6790)**Julius Mutugi Gathogo*6 citations*
91. **[Poverty, corruption, and religious opportunism in Africa: A Neo-Pentecostal perspective ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6960)**Daniel O. Orogun, Jerry Pillay*6 citations*
92. **[Spiritualised political theology in a polarised political environment: A Pentecostal movement’s response to party politics in Zimbabwe ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6312)**Phillip Musoni*6 citations*
93. **[The devil, 666 and the COVID-19 vaccine ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6924)**Boitumelo Ben Senokoane*6 citations*
94. **[The importance of understanding and making sense of Zulu traditional hymns as a symbol of expressing worship: Cognitive hermeneutics and hermeneutics of hymnody theories ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.7038)**Sakhiseni Joseph Yende*6 citations*
95. **[The role of spiritual intelligence in citizenship behaviours amongst Muslim staff in Malaysia ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6586)**Dini Turipanam Alamanda, Israr Ahmad, Halim D. Putra et al.*6 citations*
96. **[Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.7085)**Jacques Beukes, Juliane Stork, Ignatius Swart*6 citations*
97. **[Baileo as a peace model for Christian and Muslim communities in Maluku ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6529)**Resa Dandirwalu, Husnul Qodim*5 citations*
98. **[Celebrating the sacrament of Holy Communion during COVID-19: A Methodist perspective ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6741)**Wessel Bentley*5 citations*
99. **[Christianity and national development: The Nigeria experience ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i1.6307)**George C. Asadu*5 citations*
100. **[Daughters of Zelophehad – Quest for gender justice in land acquisition and ownership ↗](https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.6541)**Kelebogile T. Resane*5 citations*

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