Supervisors and Expertise

Prof Jaco Beyers Professor and Head of Department (Religious Studies) and Deputy Dean (Teaching and Learning) Qualification: BA, BA Hons (Semitic Languages), MA (Visual Studies) MDiv (Old Testament Science), BD DD (Science of Religion) Field of Expertise: World Religions, Theology of religion and religions, Secularization, Inter-religious dialogue Master's: 10; Doctorates: 15 Email: [email protected]
Dr Annelie Botha Senior Lecturer (Pastoral care and Counselling) Qualification: BA, BA (Hons), MDiv, MTh, PhD (UP) Field of Expertise: Pastoral Care and Counselling, Practical Theology, Pastoral psychology, gender studies, Women's socialisation, marriage, eco-feminist family ethics. Email: [email protected]
Prof Stephan de Beer Director (Centre for Faith and Community, Practical Theology and Mission Studies) Qualifications: BA (Theol), BA (Hons) (Greek), BD, DD (Practical Theology), PhD (Town & Regional Planning) Fields of expertise: Contextual and Liberation Theologies; Urban Theologies and Urban Ministry; Diaconal Studies and Community Transformation; Practical Theology; Theology and the Built Environment Master's: 33 Doctorates: 8 Email: [email protected]
Dr Dieter de Bruin Lecturer (Department of Practical Theology and Mission Studies) Qualification: BA; BA (Hons); MDiv; MA; PhD (UP) Field of Expertise: Liturgical Theology, Homiletical Theology, and Theology of Human Flourishing. Email: [email protected]
Prof Chris L. de Wet Professor and Head of Department (New Testament and Related Literature) Qualifications: BA; BA (Hons - RAU); MA (Ancient Languages and Cultures - UP); DLitt (Ancient Greek - UP); PhD (Theology – Radboud University Nijmegen) Fields of Expertise: History of the reception of the New Testament in early Christianity; Pauline literature; Early Christian studies, with a focus on the Greek, Syriac, and Latin authors of the second to seventh century CE; Late antiquity studies; John Chrysostom; Ancient slavery, freedom, and resistance; Ancient Medicine, healthcare and disability; Early Christian monasticism and asceticism; Early Christian sexuality and gender; Gospel of Judas; Manicheism; History of the reception of the Old Testament in early Christianity; Deutero-canonical literature of the Septuagint (LXX). PhDs: 10 Email: [email protected]
Prof Yolanda Dreyer Professor (Practical Theology) Qualification: BA (UP), BD (UP), ThM (Princeton) DD (UP), PhD (UP) Field of Expertise: Practical Theology, Pastoral Care and Counselling, Gender Studies, Pastoral Psychology Masters: 11; Doctorates: 11 Email: [email protected]
Prof Ananda Geyser-Fouché Senior Lecturer (Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures) Qualification: BA, BA Hon (Semitic Languages), BD, MA (Semitic Languages), PhD (Old Testament) Field of Expertise: Old Testament Studies, Wisdom Literature, Narratives & Historiography – Chronicles, Ruth, Ezra, Nehamiah, Apocalyptic literature, Qumran Studies Masters: 1 Email: [email protected]
Prof Alphonso Groenewald Associate Professor (Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures) Qualification: BA, BA Hon (Semitic Languages), BD, MA (Semitic Languages), DTh (Radboud University Nijmegen) Field of Expertise: Psalms and Prophetic Literature, Isaiah Masters: 3; Doctorates: 2 Email: [email protected]
Prof Dirk J Human Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies and Head of Department (Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures) Qualification: BA Admission, BA Hons (Semitic Languages), MA (Semitic Languages), BD, DD (Old Testament Studies) Field of Expertise: Old Testament Studies, OT Poetic Literature, Psalms and Wisdom Literature, Old Testament Theology Masters: 44 ; Doctorates: 16 ; PostDocs: 8 Email: [email protected]
Dr Antionette Janse van Rensburg Lecturer (Historical Theology) Qualifications: BTh; MDiv, MTh, PhD (UP) Fields of Expertise: History of theology and Church Law. Email: antionette.[email protected]
Prof H Knoetze Associate Professor (Mission Studies) Qualification: BA, BD, DD in Mission Studies Field of Expertise: African Millennials, Poverty alleviation, missional diaconate, theology of missions, the African churches, and theological education in Africa Masters: 9; Doctorates: 5 Email: [email protected]
Prof Christo Lombaard Head of Department (Practical Theology and Mission Studies) Qualification: BA, BA Hons, MA (UJ), BD (UP), PhD (NWU), DD (UP) Field of Expertise: Biblical Spirituality (combining aspects of Spirituality Studies with especially Old Testament texts), Post-Secularity (as the current faith-positive world trend), Theological Education. Email: [email protected]
Prof Esias E Meyer Professor (Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures) Qualification: BA (US), BA Hon (Ancient Near Eastern Studies) (US), BD (US), MA (Ancient Near Eastern Studies) (US), DTh (Old Testament) (US) Field of Expertise: Pentateuch, Leviticus, Numbers, Priestly Text Masters: 12; Doctorates: 9 Email: [email protected]
Dr H Mdingi Senior Lecturer (Systematic and Historical Theology) Qualifications: BA (Theology), Hons Bth, Mth, PhD (Systematic Theology) (Unisa) Field of Expertise: Systematic Theology, Black Consciousness Philosophy, Black Liberation theology/liberation theologies and Decoloniality, 4IR Masters: (ongoing) Doctorates: (ongoing) Email: [email protected]
Dr Jacob Mokhutso Senior Lecturer (Department of Religion Studies) Qualifications: BTh, BTh (Hns), MTh (UFS), PhD (UFS) Field of Expertise: Religion Studies, Christianity and African Traditional Religion (The intersection and complexities of the two religions), African Traditional Religion, African Philosophy of Ubuntu in conversation with current ethical issues, theology and practices within the South African predominately Black Mainline Churches, Methodism in Southern Africa. Masters: 2, Doctorate: 1, Postdocs: 2 Email. [email protected]
Dr Buhle Mpofu Senior Lecturer (Practical Theology and Mission Studies) Qualification: BTh (UKZN), BTh Hons (UKZN), Postgrad Dip (Stell), MPhil (Stell), PhD (UKZN) Field of Expertise: Rev Dr Buhle Mpofu has an interest on the interface of religion, missiology, migration, postcolonialism and socio-economic transformation. Most of his research explores missiology through the lived experiences of African diaspora communities in the context of poverty and marginalisation. Email: [email protected]
Dr Annette Potgieter Senior Lecturer (Department of New Testament and Related Texts) Qualification: BTh; BA (Hons Ancient Languages); MA (Ancient Languages); MDiv; MTh (New Testament); Dr theol (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) Field of Expertise: Pauline literature, metaphor theory, early Christianity, Septuagint PhDs: 2 Email: [email protected]
Prof Maniraj Sukdaven Associate Professor (Religion Studies) Qualification: BTheol (UDW), MA (Missiology) (UFS), PhD (Religion Studies) (UFS) Field of Expertise: Missiology, Hinduism, World Religions, Interreligious Dialogue Masters: 11; Doctorates: 13 Email: [email protected]
Prof Johan van der Merwe Associate Professor (Systematic and Historical Theology) Qualification: B.A.Theol., B.A. Hons. Sementic Languages, B.D., D.D., M.Div. Field of Expertise: South African Church in the 20th Century, History of the Dutch Reformed Church, Church and Society in a post-apartheid SA Masters: 4; Doctorates: 4 Email: [email protected]
Prof Tanya van Wyk Head of Department (Systematic and Historical Theology) Qualification: BTh, MDiv, MTh, PhD (Systematic Theology); MPhil (Business Management with a focus on Responsible Leadership) Field of Expertise: Systematic Theology: Doctrine of the Trinity, Eschatology; Ecclesiology and Theological Anthropology; Political Theology and the notion of reconciling diversity; Feminist Theology and Ethics; Gender, Religion and Sustainable Development (SG 5); Christian Spirituality (mystic spirituality); Christian Ethics: Ethics of human sexuality, Euthanasia Masters: 24; Doctorates: 5 Email: [email protected]
Prof Danie Veldsman Emeritus Professor (Systematic and Historical Theology) Qualification: BA (UPE), BA (Hons: Greek) (UP), BD (UP), DD (UP) Field of Expertise: Systematic Theology: Religious Experience, Evolutionary Theology, Theology and Science Dialogue Masters: 15; Doctorates: 32; Post docs: 1 Email: [email protected]