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  • AACC General Assembly and 50th anniversary in Uganda

    Posted on June 13, 2013

    The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) is a fellowship of Christian churches in Africa and accounts for over 120 million Christians across the continent. The General Assembly is a five-yearly event of the AACC that brings together over 1 000 church

  • International Congress of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches

    Posted on May 29, 2013

    In May 2013, the International Congress of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches (ICRefC) took place at the Chongshin University in Seoul, Korea, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church in Korea. The theme of the Congress was

  • Open Day 2013

    Posted on May 23, 2013

    The University of Pretoria hosted its annual Open Day at Hatfield Campus on 18 May 2013. The Faculty of Theology also opened its doors to welcome prospective students.

  • Passing of Prof JP Oberholzer

    Posted on May 08, 2013

    Prof JP Oberholzer, emeritus of the Faculty of Theology, passed away on Saturday, 4 May 2013 at the age of 85. He retired as Dean of the Faculty of Theology (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) in 1992.

  • Top achievers honoured at Faculty of Theology

    Posted on May 06, 2013

    History was made at this year

  • Lokwalolwa Konkordia (The Book of Concord in Setswana) launched

    Posted on May 04, 2013

    On Friday, 26 April 2013, the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa celebrated the launch of the recently published Lokwalolwa Konkordia at the University of Pretoria

  • Theology deans meet

    Posted on April 19, 2013

    The deans of the only four Theology Faculties in South Africa, i.e. the Universities of Stellenbosch, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and North West, had their bi-annual meeting in Stellenbosch on 12 April 2013 to discuss mutual challenges in their respected facu

  • Prof De la Rey at Theology

    Posted on February 26, 2013

    Prof Cheryl De la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, met with the staff of the Faculty of Theology on Friday, 22 February 2013, to discuss the strategic plan of the University for the period 2020-2025.

  • A message of ubuntu

    Posted on February 19, 2013

    The annual Academic Devotional Service of the Faculty of Theology took place on 18 February 2013 in the Musaion at the University of Pretoria

  • Invitation to Academic Devotional Service

    Posted on January 28, 2013

    The Faculty of Theology is starting the year by way of an Academic Devotional Service. You are hereby invited to join the service.

  • Three new NRF ratings

    Posted on November 16, 2012

    Congratulations to Prof Julian Müller (Practical Theology), Prof Piet Venter (Old Testament Studies), and Prof Cas Wepener (Practical Theology), who each were awarded a National Research Foundation (NRF) grading of C2.

  • Prof Alasdair Heron visits the Faculty

    Posted on October 30, 2012

    Prof Alasdair Heron, Emeritus Professor of Reformed Theology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, visited the Faculty of Theology at UP during October 2012.

  • Outstanding sport stars!

    Posted on October 29, 2012

    Willie de Beer (MDiv1) was crowned as student sportsman of the year and also received the Principal’s award to a student for exceptional performance in both academics and sports during the gala evening for UP’s Sports Stars, which took place o

  • Farewell to a mainstay

    Posted on October 24, 2012

    After 27 years of service at the University of Pretoria, of which 22 were spent as secretary of the Faculty of Theology

  • Special milestone

    Posted on October 12, 2012

    Rev Bertus van Wyk, the oldest student in the Faculty of Theology, is celebrating his 100th birthday on 12 October 2012. On behalf of all the staff at the Faculty we would like to congratulate him with this special milestone.

  • Eighth UP Expert Lecture Series

    Posted on September 11, 2012

    The eighth UP Expert Lecture Series took place on Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 17:00 in the Senate Hall at the Hatfield Campus where Prof Julian M

  • A guided tour through the literary cathedral of the book of Isaiah

    Posted on September 03, 2012

    Prof Ulrich Berges, Professor at Bonn University in Germany, is visiting the University of Pretoria from 23 August 2012 to 11 September 2012.

  • Eighth UP Expert Lecture Series

    Posted on August 21, 2012

    The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, cordially invites you to attend the eighth lecture in the UP Expert Lecture Series, entitled

  • Religion and Ecology

    Posted on August 13, 2012

    The second Inter-religious Forum Conference entitled ‘Religion and Ecology’ will take place on 15 August 2012. The conference will address the current global ecological crisis.

  • Tuks theology student competes in Olympic Games

    Posted on July 23, 2012

    Willie de Beer, currently a fifth-year MDiv student, has been selected for the South African Olympic team. He will be competing in the 4x400m relay and possibly also in the 400m sprint.

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