La penna di Dhuoda e di Ildegarde: un dono di fede* by Francesca Sivo

“…The former focused on a domestic perspective, the latter projected to an ecumenical horizon, but both believed in the educational value of the word as a warning that becomes an authentic profession of faith through ars and scientia, the God-given and olny true key to access the faith itself.…”
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Tyd as gawe - God se tyd: die polsslag van die kerkjaar by E. Kloppers

“… When seen as a gift – as God’s time – the careful shaping of the church year strengthens the celebratory character of the worship service; contributes to the effective proclamation of the Word; underlies the church’s confession; introduces new people and young people to the faith; forms community; adds to comforting people; exerts healing; anchors the church’s diaconal work; contributes to missionary proclamation to “outsiders”; and reflects the ecumenical character of the church service. This article is a plea for a greater consciousness for the structure and times of the church year, with a view to the conveyance of the full truth of the Gospel and the formative effect in the life of the community of faith. …”
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Pieter Potgieter as mens en teoloog: essensieel en eietyds by S. A. Strauss

“…Furthermore, he is widely respected for the outstanding leading role he played in the church on both synodical and ecumenical levels. As a born leader this was a task for which he had a natural aptitude. …”
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Liturgiese sang op die kruispad tussen tradisie en vernuwing by WML Strydom

“…In the process of renewal the theological essence and the ecumenical character of Christian liturgy should be kept in mind, as well as the present cultural shifts in the South African community, which include secularization and the post-modem outlook on life. …”
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Os “evangélicos sem fronteiras”: história e religiosidade evangélica em Londrina (PR) by Edson Elias de Morais, Fabio Lanza

“…From bibliographical, electronics, field and oral research, it was identified that the evangelical religious trajectory of Londrina took place in four phases: the first one is called “ecumenical”; the second, “institutional division”; the third, “new religiousness” and the fourth “borderless evangelical”. …”
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Grondtrekke van Adrio König se teologie by S. A. Strauss

“…The article concludes that König’s theology can be described, from a reformed perspective, as ambiguous: biblical as well as contextual, confessional as well as ecumenical. König describes his theology as “eschatological covenant theology”. …”
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Vernuwing in die kerklied: die Liedboek van die Kerk (2001) by E. C. Kloppers

“…Aspects discussed are liturgical forms and hymns handed down from the early history of the church; forms promoting more active participation; ecumenicity; diversity and plurality to accommodate various groups and generations; the versification of the Psalter; the rubrication; and the formation of liturgists. …”
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Calvyn, Servet en ons ... teologie, geskiedenis en die negende gebod by V. E. d'Assonville

“…Aspects that should be taken into consideration are inter alia of a political, juridical, moral, theological and ecumenical nature. By way of taking at least these aspects into regard and by pursuing the principle of ad fontes consequently, one can prevent neglecting the 9th Commandment in theological and historical studies. …”
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Reformierte dogmatik zwischen konfessioneller bindung nd der verpflichung zu weiterführender (auch konfessionsübergreifender) theoriebildung by M. Beintker

“…Since reformed theology seeks after the truth of the gospel as the basis of the one, complete Church of Jesus Christ (Barth); confessional profile and the ecumenical horizon of reformed dogmatics simultaneously are tied together. …”
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O możliwościach ekumenicznej współpracy katolików i luteranów nad kształtowaniem decyzji ustawodawcy polskiego w dziedzinie małżeństwa i rodziny by Piotr Kroczek

“…In the face of the situation, the Christian Communities are called to start an ecumenical dialog and to undertake a practical action to promote their common Christian paradigm of the marriage and the family that would be a pattern for a state legislator. …”
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"...but the poor opted for the evangelicals!" - Evangelicals, poverty and prosperity by Gideon van der Watt

“…Have the global evangelical celebrations of 2010 bridged the dichotomy between social responsibility (Ecumenicals) and the proclamation of salvation (Evangelicals)? …”
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The future of empirical research in and through the Dutch Reformed Church by C. Van Wyngaard

“…These foci include situating the DRC within a broader ecumenical environment through empirical research; attending to more critical analyses in the interpretation of empirical data, and revisiting historic empirical research data to examine longitudinal attitudinal shifts in the DRC. …”
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"In The Spirit" by A. Santoso

“…The Ecumenical and Reformed Creeds and Confessions hold a continuity of Trinitarian doctrine as formulated since the Nicene creed (325 AD). …”
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Contemporary Christian spirituality: an "encompassing field" by C. Kourie, T. Ruthenberg

“…It constitutes an encompassing, incorporative “field” through occupying a “give-and-take” inter-disciplinary place in a general academy of Spirituality and through repossession of its own traditions, insights and ecumenical spiritual landscape. These discoveries are further enhanced through contemporary Christian spirituality’s own critical appreciation of globalisation and postmodernism. …”
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Johannes Hoornbeeck, a monumental 17th Century Dutch theologian: continuities in his thinking on doctrine and life by J. W. Hofmeyr

“…In a later article, the focus will move to his contributions as a systematic theologian, as an historian, as a missiologist, and as a socially engaged theologian with an irenical and ecumenical orientation, in spite of him being a strong polemicist. …”
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Dialog religijny w turystyce by Maciej Ostrowski

“…He discusses also various types of religious dialogue: within the tourists’ own religious community, the ecumenical dialogue between members of different Christian denominations, philosophical dialogues with non-believers and finally dialogue between members of different religions. …”
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The biblical view of humanity and the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities: the call and mission of the church by P. White

“…In this light, the article discusses the missional role of the church in promoting the rights of people with disabilities, by engaging literature on disability, the rights of people with disability, the biblical view of humanity, and the missional agenda of the church from an ecumenical and theological perspective. The article concludes that the church has a missional call to serve as the home and prophetic voice for the marginalised in society. …”
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MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“… This article reflects on missional-diaconal practices in the ecumenical partnership between the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the Reformed Church in Japan. …”
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A DISTINCTIVE PENTECOSTAL HERMENEUTIC by Marius Nel

“…Although there are specific identifiable emphases in a Pentecostal hermeneutics, it does not qualify to be called distinctive, and an ecumenical approach demands that the movement should function within the context of the wider Christian church and its history of reading and interpreting the Bible. …”
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The use of empirical data in communal discernment and decision-making processes in the Dutch Reformed Church by L. Bosman

“…By paying attention to discernment processes developed in the ecumenical world, the self-developed processes can be enriched and corrected where necessary. …”
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