This study investigates the initial causes of Anglican division in South Africa in order to assess whether the three Evangelical parishes in the Cape Peninsula were justified in declining to join the Church of the Province of South Africa when it was formally constituted as a voluntary association in January 1870. The research covered the following: * Background to the period in England and at the Cape, based on the histories pertinent to the period; * An assessment of the differences in churchmanship between the Evangelicals and the Anglo–Catholics, through study of the applicable literature; * A critical assessment of the character, churchmanship, aims, and actions of the first bishop of Cape Town, Robert Gray, drawn from the two–volume biography of his life, his journals and documents obtained in the archives; * An analysis of the disputes between Bishop Gray and two Evangelical clergymen, analyzed from the published correspondence and archive material. The conclusion of the study is that the differences in churchmanship between the Evangelicals and the Anglo Catholics were very substantial and when coupled with the character, aims and actions of Bishop Gray, left the Evangelicals with little option but to decline the invitation to join his voluntary association. / Thesis (M.A. (Church and Dogma History))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

This study investigates the initial causes of Anglican division in South Africa in order to assess whether the three Evangelical parishes in the Cape Peninsula were justified in declining to join the Church of the Province of South Africa when it was formally constituted as a voluntary association in January 1870. The research covered the following: * Background to the period in England and at the Cape, based on the histories pertinent to the period; * An assessment of the differences in churchmanship between the Evangelicals and the Anglo–Catholics, through study of the applicable literature; * A critical assessment of the character, churchmanship, aims, and actions of the first bishop of Cape Town, Robert Gray, drawn from the two–volume biography of his life, his journals and documents obtained in the archives; * An analysis of the disputes between Bishop Gray and two Evangelical clergymen, analyzed from the published correspondence and archive material. The conclusion of the study is that the differences in churchmanship between the Evangelicals and the Anglo Catholics were very substantial and when coupled with the character, aims and actions of Bishop Gray, left the Evangelicals with little option but to decline the invitation to join his voluntary association. / Thesis (M.A. (Church and Dogma History))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

This dissertation explores the hermeneutical impasses which have resulted from the recent debates about the theological interpretation of Scripture between revisionist theologian David Tracy and postliberal theologian Hans Frei and suggests that locating the role of Scripture in the economy of redemption would ease many of these methodological tensions. The works of Evangelical theologian Kevin Vanhoozer and Ressourcement theologian Henri de Lubac, it is argued, provide helpful resources for these discussions as these theologians explicitly seek to explain the role of Scripture in mediating the relationship between Christ and the Church. The dissertation suggests that examining the role of Scripture in the context of the economy does provide helpful insights for hermeneutical method as it shows the intrinsic unity between the literal reading of Scripture and Scripture's spiritual interpretation, as well as the intrinsic unity between Scripture and Church in receiving Scriptural mediation. It is concluded that these insights ease ongoing tensions between Frei and Tracy by showing that Frei's insistence on the plain sense of Scripture is compatible with Tracy's insistence on the transformative disclosure of Christ in Scripture. / McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts / Theology / PhD / Dissertation

Project (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 328-330).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-189).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-128).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes a draft of a booklet: Preaching effectively during home ministry assignment. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-104).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 136-138).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 1994. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 242-250).

Thesis (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-189).