Rian Venter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3442971 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rian Venter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rian |
| FAMILY NAME | Venter |
| SIGNATURE | VENTER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1054-4007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nicaea, the nature of God and the construction of knowledge
This article examines operative approaches to knowledge in the 4th century, with a focus on the Council of Nicaea. It explores how such an investigation might be shaped and its implications for defining God amid trinitarian controversies. Informed by the History of Knowledge, Late Antique Studies, Foucault’s insights and contemporary scholarship, the interdisciplinary study addresses a gap in Nicaean scholarship. It briefly engages the “arena of …
The Trinity and an ecclesiology from below
The article investigates themes found in Kobus Schoeman’s practical theological work. The specific problem addressed focuses on the interaction between an ecclesiology from below and contemporary trinitarian scholarship, and the possible mutual enriching conversation. The article describes the views of Haight on the shift from an ecclesiology from above to one from below. This is followed by an examination of existing attempts at developing trini…
Empire, Trinity, and Irony
The article investigates the question as to whether the use of an intentional reading approach, such as the rhetoricalone, could generate innovative avenues for constructing a doctrine of God. The Book of Revelation is explored as case study. Three specific questions - about the rhetorical situation, the strategy, and the aim of Revelation - are discussed from the perspective of empire, triune God, and irony. A number of insights emerged as acade…
Front pages
Table of contents of Supplementum 34: CONSIDERING THE DOCTRINE OF GOD: FRAGMENTS ON TRINITY, DISCOURSES, AND TIME
Divine hiddenness, the melancholic self, and a pandemic spirituality
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted societies worldwide and occasioned intense intellectual reflection to make sense of the phenomenon. The state of insecurity has become a new horizon for doing Christian theology, and the new experience makes it inevitable that the spiritual implications be explored. The article attempts to undertake constructive spirituality for a specific historic moment, and to enquire about the contours of a pandemic spiritu…
Considering the doctrine of God
At the heart of the Christian faith is a particular understanding of God, and the task of theology is to give an account of that vision under specific historical conditions. That is the challenge, burden, and privilege of theology. This research focuses on how that assignment is undertaken in contemporary Systematic Theology and proposes, in a modest manner, a specific direction for the development of a doctrine of God
Pointing out persuasion in Philemon
Read a book announcement on D.F. Tolmie, Pointing out persuasion in Philemon: Fifty readings of Paul’s rhetoric from the 4th to the 18th century. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 383pp
Making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic from the Bible – Some perspectives
In this article, a brief survey of some of the ways in which biblical scholars try to make sense of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is offered. The views of the following scholars are discussed: Walter Brueggemann, Ying Zhang, John Goldingay and Kathleen Scott Goldingay, N.T. Wright, Philemon M. Chamburuka and Ishanesu S. Gusha, and Peter Lampe. This is followed by the reflections of a biblical scholar and a systematic theologian…
Theology, philosophy of biology and virology
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) moment has stimulated multiple intellectual attempts to make sense of the pandemic. The complexity of the challenge obviously requires an interdisciplinary approach. The specific problem explored in the article is the question whether a dialogue between Virology and Philosophy of Biology on the one hand and theology on the other may open new possibilities for understanding the very nature of reality. The po…
Engaging Klaus Nürnberger’s interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity
This article discusses the interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity by K. Nürnberger from the perspective of an appreciation of his intellectual and theological accomplishment, especially as expressed in the publication of his systematic theology in 2016. Nürnberger’s distinct understanding of the Trinity is mapped with reference to five perspectives: the structural place in the overall treatment of the Christian faith, an estimation of Patr…
Theology and the (post-)apartheid university
This article examines the specific position of Theology at South African universities, following the recent developments on campuses that catapulted the urgency for greater commitment to radical transformation in higher education to public attention. A large corpus of material is generated on theological education as such, but the major question is rarely thematised as the transformation of Theology at public universities in (post-)apartheid Sout…
Thinking about God today
The article investigates the contemporary academic reflection on God and addresses the question as to whether there are new perspectives and sensibilities which destabilise the persistent classical theistic notion and prompt alternative constructions. A concern for speaking of God in a responsible and contextual manner forms the background of the study. Four major contemporary discourses, which have issued significant new challenges to the tradit…
Onderweg na ‘n teologie van interkulturaliteit
Towards a theology of interculturality: A trinitarian perspectiveThe greater interaction of people from diverse cultural orientation in a globalised era and the growth of the christian faith as a truly worldwide phenomenon, and the consequent complications have highlighted the need for a theological response. This paper explores such a proposal for intercultural encounter, especially among people of the same religious orientation. The emphasis is…
Trinity and mission
The paper explores the possibility of a Reformed missional response to the present moment in Southern Africa. The basic thesis is that two of the Reformed tenets – theo-centrism and intellectual reflection as part of a holistic vocation – are especially suitable for a missional response, but stand in need of radicalising. The renaissance of trinitarian thinking and the ramifications for missiology and ecclesiology are discussed. Finally attention…
Die Theologia Crucis as Leitmotiv in Luther se Teologie
Wie hom wil orienteer aan Luther se teologie, stuit voor die groot probleem dat hy geen sistematiese denker vas nie. Hy het nie ’n dogmatiek geskryf waarin hy sy gedagtes loci-gevys uiteengesit het nie. Die vraag ontstaan egter of daar nie ’n sleutel is om hierdie skynbaar vervarrende gedagtewêreld te ontsluit nie
Thinking about God today
The article investigates the contemporary academic reflection on God and addresses the question as to whether there are new perspectives and sensibilities which destabilise the persistent classical theistic notion and prompt alternative constructions. A concern for speaking of God in a responsible and contextual manner forms the background of the study. Four major contemporary discourses, which have issued significant new challenges to the tradit…
Trinity and mission
The paper explores the possibility of a Reformed missional response to the present moment in Southern Africa. The basic thesis is that two of the Reformed tenets – theo-centrism and intellectual reflection as part of a holistic vocation – are especially suitable for a missional response, but stand in need of radicalising. The renaissance of trinitarian thinking and the ramifications for missiology and ecclesiology are discussed. Finally attention…
Die Theologia Crucis as Leitmotiv in Luther se Teologie
Wie hom wil orienteer aan Luther se teologie, stuit voor die groot probleem dat hy geen sistematiese denker vas nie. Hy het nie ’n dogmatiek geskryf waarin hy sy gedagtes loci-gevys uiteengesit het nie. Die vraag ontstaan egter of daar nie ’n sleutel is om hierdie skynbaar vervarrende gedagtewêreld te ontsluit nie
Trinity and mission
The paper explores the possibility of a Reformed missional response to the present moment in Southern Africa. The basic thesis is that two of the Reformed tenets – theo-centrism and intellectual reflection as part of a holistic vocation – are especially suitable for a missional response, but stand in need of radicalising. The renaissance of trinitarian thinking and the ramifications for missiology and ecclesiology are discussed. Finally attention…
Onderweg na ‘n teologie van interkulturaliteit
Towards a theology of interculturality: A trinitarian perspectiveThe greater interaction of people from diverse cultural orientation in a globalised era and the growth of the christian faith as a truly worldwide phenomenon, and the consequent complications have highlighted the need for a theological response. This paper explores such a proposal for intercultural encounter, especially among people of the same religious orientation. The emphasis is…
Thinking about God today
The article investigates the contemporary academic reflection on God and addresses the question as to whether there are new perspectives and sensibilities which destabilise the persistent classical theistic notion and prompt alternative constructions. A concern for speaking of God in a responsible and contextual manner forms the background of the study. Four major contemporary discourses, which have issued significant new challenges to the tradit…
Theology and the (post-)apartheid university
This article examines the specific position of Theology at South African universities, following the recent developments on campuses that catapulted the urgency for greater commitment to radical transformation in higher education to public attention. A large corpus of material is generated on theological education as such, but the major question is rarely thematised as the transformation of Theology at public universities in (post-)apartheid Sout…
Engaging Klaus Nürnberger’s interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity
This article discusses the interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity by K. Nürnberger from the perspective of an appreciation of his intellectual and theological accomplishment, especially as expressed in the publication of his systematic theology in 2016. Nürnberger’s distinct understanding of the Trinity is mapped with reference to five perspectives: the structural place in the overall treatment of the Christian faith, an estimation of Patr…
Pointing out persuasion in Philemon
Read a book announcement on D.F. Tolmie, Pointing out persuasion in Philemon: Fifty readings of Paul’s rhetoric from the 4th to the 18th century. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 383pp
Making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic from the Bible – Some perspectives
In this article, a brief survey of some of the ways in which biblical scholars try to make sense of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is offered. The views of the following scholars are discussed: Walter Brueggemann, Ying Zhang, John Goldingay and Kathleen Scott Goldingay, N.T. Wright, Philemon M. Chamburuka and Ishanesu S. Gusha, and Peter Lampe. This is followed by the reflections of a biblical scholar and a systematic theologian…
Theology, philosophy of biology and virology
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) moment has stimulated multiple intellectual attempts to make sense of the pandemic. The complexity of the challenge obviously requires an interdisciplinary approach. The specific problem explored in the article is the question whether a dialogue between Virology and Philosophy of Biology on the one hand and theology on the other may open new possibilities for understanding the very nature of reality. The po…
Front pages
Table of contents of Supplementum 34: CONSIDERING THE DOCTRINE OF GOD: FRAGMENTS ON TRINITY, DISCOURSES, AND TIME
Divine hiddenness, the melancholic self, and a pandemic spirituality
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted societies worldwide and occasioned intense intellectual reflection to make sense of the phenomenon. The state of insecurity has become a new horizon for doing Christian theology, and the new experience makes it inevitable that the spiritual implications be explored. The article attempts to undertake constructive spirituality for a specific historic moment, and to enquire about the contours of a pandemic spiritu…
Considering the doctrine of God
At the heart of the Christian faith is a particular understanding of God, and the task of theology is to give an account of that vision under specific historical conditions. That is the challenge, burden, and privilege of theology. This research focuses on how that assignment is undertaken in contemporary Systematic Theology and proposes, in a modest manner, a specific direction for the development of a doctrine of God
The Trinity and an ecclesiology from below
The article investigates themes found in Kobus Schoeman’s practical theological work. The specific problem addressed focuses on the interaction between an ecclesiology from below and contemporary trinitarian scholarship, and the possible mutual enriching conversation. The article describes the views of Haight on the shift from an ecclesiology from above to one from below. This is followed by an examination of existing attempts at developing trini…
Empire, Trinity, and Irony
The article investigates the question as to whether the use of an intentional reading approach, such as the rhetoricalone, could generate innovative avenues for constructing a doctrine of God. The Book of Revelation is explored as case study. Three specific questions - about the rhetorical situation, the strategy, and the aim of Revelation - are discussed from the perspective of empire, triune God, and irony. A number of insights emerged as acade…
Nicaea, the nature of God and the construction of knowledge
This article examines operative approaches to knowledge in the 4th century, with a focus on the Council of Nicaea. It explores how such an investigation might be shaped and its implications for defining God amid trinitarian controversies. Informed by the History of Knowledge, Late Antique Studies, Foucault’s insights and contemporary scholarship, the interdisciplinary study addresses a gap in Nicaean scholarship. It briefly engages the “arena of …
Philosophy (9 works) · Theology (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Ecclesiology (3 works)