B J De Klerk

Biographic Data

ID6794742
NAMEB J De Klerk
GIVEN NAMESB J
FAMILY NAMEDe Klerk
SIGNATUREDE KLERK B J
AFFILIATIONSNorth-West University
ORCID0000-0002-1177-3397
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Liturgy’s outlook on the oikumene exposes distorted attitudes and memories of ecumenism

    Open AccessFerdi Petrus Kruger, B J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2023References: 3

    This article explored the interplay between ecumenism and people’s distorted attitudes. Viewed from a South African historical perspective, faith communities have endured a robust experience of denominationalism. The authors were thus interested in the influential impact of attitudes and people’s memories in a praxis that recognises the importance of ecumenism but demonstrates limited efforts to promote it. This aspect is evident in the descripti…

  • Enhancing ecological consciousness through liturgical acts of doxology and lament

    Open AccessB J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2014References: 2

    The last few decades have been a time of growing interest and concern about our environment. The extinction of plant and animal species, the pollution of our water supply and the depletion of critical resources have generated a new consciousness about our biosphere. The liturgy of the church must seriously engage with the ecological perspective, and the entire life, worship and praxis of the church should include an ecological dimension and visio…

  • Skriftuurlike perspektiewe op die effek van doop op vergifnis

    Open AccessB J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2013References: 1

    Scriptural perspectives on the effect of baptism on forgiveness. This article focused from a Scriptural perspective on the question of whether baptism can and should have an effect on forgiveness and reconciliation in the South African society. This aspect was examined because in one of the most widely used confessionals of the worldwide church, the Nicene Creed, the following words are found: We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sin …

  • The function of the Easter moment in the observance of the Eucharist amongst Christian communities framed by traditional African and current Western time-concepts

    Open AccessRantoa S Let osa, Rantoa S Let�osa et al.ARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2011Cited by: 1References: 1

    Problematic elements in both the traditional African and current Western time-concepts seem to manifest in a manner that in some or other way causes humanity to become disconnected with the fulfilment of life in a future destiny that breaks through the entrapment of the perpetual present and cyclical past. In their research, the authors asked in what sense and to what extent time concepts can hinder the Christian worshipper in anchoring his or he…

  • Oorsake van kerkkrimping binne die tradisioneel Afrikaanssprekende gereformeerde kerke in Suid-Afrika

    Open AccessB J De Klerk, Phia Van HeldenARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2011Cited by: 3

    The focus of this article was to pursue factors regarding the declining numbers in the traditional Afrikaans speaking reformed churches in South Africa. This intertwined phenomenon was studied according to theonome reciprocity as portrayed in the covenant and embedded in the Great Commission. The unstoppable drive of the Spirit is recognised in a levelling wave approximately every 500 years. It is also recognised in the wave where mainstream Chri…

  • Meta-teoretiese perspektiewe op die waarde van kommunikasie en breinfunksie in die proses van prediking

    Open AccessC J Nagel, B J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2004References: 1

    The intended object of this article is to undertake an investigation in connection with the importance of creative preaching from a meta-theoretical perspective on the value of communication and brain function. The important role and value of communication is discussed from the viewpoint of communication studies as well as psychology. It is ascertained that interactive communication is very suitable for preaching due to the dynamic interaction th…

  • Perspektiewe vanuit die psigologie en sosiale wetenskappe vir kerklike bediening aan die adolossent. Deel 2

    Open AccessJan A Erasmus, B J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2003

    In this article meta-theoretical perspectives for youth ministry are obtained specifically from the fields of psychology and sociology. In the first place, the various psychological development phases of the adolescent are determined, as well as how they have to be accounted for in youth ministry. In the second place, the characteristics of the world in which the adolescent lives are indicated together with their influence on the adolescents

  • Perspektiewe vanuit die psigologie en sosiale wetenskappe vir kerklike bediening aan die adolessent. ‘n Ondersoek na die ontwikkeling van die adolessent

    Open AccessJ A Erasmus, B J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2002Cited by: 1

    In this article meta-theoretical perspectives for youth ministry are presented from the fields of psychology and sociology. In the first place, it is determined what the various psychological development phases of the adolescent are, and how they have to be accounted for in youth ministry. In the second place, it is also determined what the characteristics of the world are in which the adolescent lives, and what their influences are on adolescent…

  • Liturgie, transformasie en die Afrika Renaissance

    Open AccessB J De KlerkARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2001

    The African Renaissance concerns the moral, cultural and spiritual transformation of the African human being. Liturgy has a decisive impact on the vision, aspirations and hopes of the believer. Therefore, liturgy can have a significant influence on the African Renaissance if it adheres to fixed liturgical principles, the response of the believers is culturally bound and liturgy attains an indigenous character. As liturgy has the ability to restor…