Marthinus J Havenga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marthinus J Havenga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marthinus J |
| FAMILY NAME | Havenga |
| SIGNATURE | HAVENGA M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6040-7994 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
On Beethoven, the Blues and receiving Nicaea today
This article explores how the Nicene Creed may be received today by drawing an analogy between theological tradition and musical reception. Beginning not with doctrinal exposition but with music, the essay engages the work of musician Jon Batiste, particularly his album Beethoven Blues, as a case study in how a classic, in the sense of David Tracy’s notion, can be received as part of a living tradition rather than merely reproduced. From this van…
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
This essay examines the relationship between politics, performance, and identity by entering into dialogue with the play Sizwe Banzi is Dead by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona. First staged in 1972, the play delves into questions of identity within apartheid South Africa, telling the story of Sizwe Banzi, a migrant worker who must adopt a new identity to secure a work permit in Port Elizabeth. After tracing the play’s origins, the es…
Augustine on rhythm (or how to do theology in conversation with the arts)
This essay reflects theologically on rhythm by turning to the North African church father Augustine, specifically his work De musica . It begins by briefly referring to recent theological work on rhythm, before introducing Augustine and discussing the role music played during and after his conversion to Christianity. This is followed by an exposition of De musica : a work which comprises six books. It is shown how the first five books offer a com…
Knowing the Time
This essay will consider the theme of temporality in the second edition of Karl Barth’s Romans commentary – a hundred years after it was first published. By offering a close reading of Barth’s text, it will firstly indicate how – in the wake of the First World War – Barth argues for a categorical distinction between time and eternity, with the former standing under the judgement of the latter. Secondly, the essay will show how, for Barth, this ra…
Geloofsvorming tydens die Reformasie
Faith formation during the Reformation: A historical exploration. This article investigates the way in which faith formation was seen and understood during the 16th-century Reformation. The emphasis falls especially on the insights of John Calvin, as someone to whom faith formation was of the utmost importance. The article begins by discussing, with the question of faith formation in mind, the run-up to the Reformation. Here it is seen how the ch…
On theological aesthetics, decolonisation, and doing theology through the arts
Throughout history, works of art have often served as a prominent mode of theological expression – also, importantly, here in South Africa. In, thus, revisiting the history of theological inquiry in South Africa as part of a larger process of decolonisation, it is important and necessary to also look to the arts, which is what this article will attempt to do. It will begin with an exploration of the relationship between theology and the arts, bef…
Justice as Beauty-in-Action? Insights From Hans Urs Von Balthasar’s Aesthetics and Dramatics
This essay explores the relation between beauty and justice by turning to the thought of the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. It begins by giving an exposition of Balthasar’s theological aesthetics, as developed in his work The glory of the Lord, which shows how, for Von Balthasar, earthly beauty participates in, and expresses something of God’s divine glory and reaches its apex in the revelation of the beautiful form of Jesus Ch…
Worship as primary ethical act
Following the centenary year of the publication of the first edition of Karl Barth’s Der Römerbrief, this article attempts to look at what a contemporary South African audience could potentially learn from Barth’s reading of Romans 12. This article begins with a few preliminary remarks on the reading of Barth in both apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, and asks whether his theology still has any role to play in current theological and ethi…
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Justice as Beauty-in-Action? Insights From Hans Urs Von Balthasar’s Aesthetics and Dramatics
This essay explores the relation between beauty and justice by turning to the thought of the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. It begins by giving an exposition of Balthasar’s theological aesthetics, as developed in his work The glory of the Lord, which shows how, for Von Balthasar, earthly beauty participates in, and expresses something of God’s divine glory and reaches its apex in the revelation of the beautiful form of Jesus Ch…
Worship as primary ethical act
Following the centenary year of the publication of the first edition of Karl Barth’s Der Römerbrief, this article attempts to look at what a contemporary South African audience could potentially learn from Barth’s reading of Romans 12. This article begins with a few preliminary remarks on the reading of Barth in both apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, and asks whether his theology still has any role to play in current theological and ethi…
Knowing the Time
This essay will consider the theme of temporality in the second edition of Karl Barth’s Romans commentary – a hundred years after it was first published. By offering a close reading of Barth’s text, it will firstly indicate how – in the wake of the First World War – Barth argues for a categorical distinction between time and eternity, with the former standing under the judgement of the latter. Secondly, the essay will show how, for Barth, this ra…
Geloofsvorming tydens die Reformasie
Faith formation during the Reformation: A historical exploration. This article investigates the way in which faith formation was seen and understood during the 16th-century Reformation. The emphasis falls especially on the insights of John Calvin, as someone to whom faith formation was of the utmost importance. The article begins by discussing, with the question of faith formation in mind, the run-up to the Reformation. Here it is seen how the ch…
On theological aesthetics, decolonisation, and doing theology through the arts
Throughout history, works of art have often served as a prominent mode of theological expression – also, importantly, here in South Africa. In, thus, revisiting the history of theological inquiry in South Africa as part of a larger process of decolonisation, it is important and necessary to also look to the arts, which is what this article will attempt to do. It will begin with an exploration of the relationship between theology and the arts, bef…
Augustine on rhythm (or how to do theology in conversation with the arts)
This essay reflects theologically on rhythm by turning to the North African church father Augustine, specifically his work De musica . It begins by briefly referring to recent theological work on rhythm, before introducing Augustine and discussing the role music played during and after his conversion to Christianity. This is followed by an exposition of De musica : a work which comprises six books. It is shown how the first five books offer a com…
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
This essay examines the relationship between politics, performance, and identity by entering into dialogue with the play Sizwe Banzi is Dead by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona. First staged in 1972, the play delves into questions of identity within apartheid South Africa, telling the story of Sizwe Banzi, a migrant worker who must adopt a new identity to secure a work permit in Port Elizabeth. After tracing the play’s origins, the es…
On Beethoven, the Blues and receiving Nicaea today
This article explores how the Nicene Creed may be received today by drawing an analogy between theological tradition and musical reception. Beginning not with doctrinal exposition but with music, the essay engages the work of musician Jon Batiste, particularly his album Beethoven Blues, as a case study in how a classic, in the sense of David Tracy’s notion, can be received as part of a living tradition rather than merely reproduced. From this van…
Philosophy (4 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Karl Barth and Christian Theology (2 works) · Literature (2 works)