The Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Academic Publications
Prof Botman has a proven track record as a researcher, and has published widely on such topics as reconciliation, human rights and transformation in national and international academic journals and in books. His most important publications are listed here:
| 2012? |
? | Taking Africa beyond the MDGs: The role of higher education in development. In Rorden Wilkinson and David Hulme (eds.). The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: Global Development after 2015. Routledge.? |
| 2011 |
? | African theology. In Ian A McFarland, Karen Kilby and Ian R Torrance (eds.). The Cambridge dictionary of Christian theology. Cambridge 肆客足球 Press. |
| 2010 |
? | The case for the relevant university. In South African Journal of Higher Education, special edition, 24(7) of 2010, with the single theme “Revisiting a ‘pedagogy of hope’: Implications for Higher Education”. |
| 2007 |
? | Rejoice in hope: The Bible and the current crisis of despair. In WM Alston Jr and M Welker (eds.). Reformed theology: Identity and ecumenicity II: Biblical interpretation in the Reformed tradition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. |
| 2004 |
? | Belhar and the white Dutch Reformed Church: Changes in the Dutch Reformed Church: 1974-1990. In W Weisse and C Anthonissen (eds.). Maintaining apartheid or promoting change? The role of the Dutch Reformed Church in a phase of increasing conflict in South Africa, 123-134. Münster/New York: Waxmann. |
? | Human dignity and economic globalisation. Nederduits Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 45(1 & 2):317-327. |
? | Turning the tide of the city: An ecumenical vision of hope. Nederduits Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 45(3 & 4):508-517. |
| 2003 |
? | A cry for life in a global economic era. In WM Alston and M Welker (eds.). Reformed theology: Identity and ecumenicity, 375-384. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. |
? | Human dignity and economic globalization. In K Sporre and HR Botman (eds.). Building a human rights culture: South African and Swedish perspectives, 20-34. Falun: Institutionen f?r humaniora och spr?k. |
? | Sporre, K and Botman, HR (eds.). Building a human rights culture: South African and Swedish perspectives. Falun: Institutionen f?r humaniora och spr?k. |
? | Gospel and culture: Circles of embrace or lines of exclusion. In MA Oduyoye and HM Vroom (eds.). One gospel – many cultures: Case studies and reflections on cross-cultural theology, 149-171. Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi BV. |
| 2002 |
? | The end of hope or a new horizon of hope? An outreach to those in Africa who dare hope. Nederduits Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 43(1 & 2), March & June. |
? | Should the Reformed join in? Reformed World, 52(1), March. |
? | “Being human: The endangerment of human dignity and the promises of God”, submitted to the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 8 February. |
| 2001 |
? | Belhar and the white Dutch Reformed Church: Changes in die Dutch Reformed Church 1974-1990. Scriptura, 1(76). |
? | Hope as the coming reign of God. In W Brueggeman (ed.). Hope for the world: Mission in a global context, 69-81. Louisville: John Knox Press. |
| 2000 |
? | Discipleship and practical theology: The case of South Africa. International Journal of Practical Theology, 4:231-242. |
? | Ethics and socio-political transformation: Towards a model for partnerships in the public arena. Scriptura: International Journal of Bible, Religion and Theology in Southern Africa, 72(1):97-104. |
? | Is blood thicker than justice? The legacy of Abraham Kuyper for Southern Africa. In LE Lugo (ed.). Religion, pluralism and public life: Abraham Kuyper’s legacy for the twenty-first century, 342-359. Michigan: Eerdmans. |
? | Moraliteit in die nuwe Suid-Afrika: Die rol van die godsdiens. In Klein-Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees 2000, Die Burger-lesingreeks: Die Suid-Afrika van die nuwe millennium, 99-109. |
? | The church partitioned or the church reconciled? South Africa’s theological and historical dilemma. In WE van Vugt and GD Cloete (eds.). Race and reconciliation in South Africa: A multicultural dialogue in comparative perspective, 105-119. Maryland: Lexington Books. |
? | Theology after apartheid: Paradigms and progress in South African public theologies. In WM Alston (ed.). Theology in the service of the church: Essays in honor of Thomas W Gillespie, 36-51. Michigan: Eerdmans. |
? | Die bevryding van Kain? Etiese nadenke oor die dader in die versoeningsproses. Scriptura: International Journal of Bible, Religion and Theology in Southern Africa, 69(1):111-124. |
| 1999 |
? | Towards the embrace of political reconciliation. The Way: Review of Contemporary Christian Spirituality, 39(4):338-348. |
? | The offender and the church. In J Cochrane, J de Gruchy and S Martin (eds.). Facing the truth: South African faith communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 126-131. Cape Town: David Philip. |
| 1998 |
? | Value system conflict and unity: The Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Reformed Church in South Africa. In D Luidens, C Smidt and H Stoffles (eds.). Reformed vitality: Continuity and change in the face of modernity. New York: 肆客足球 Press of America. |
| 1997 |
? | Afterword: Is Dietrich Bonhoeffer still of any use in South Africa?. In J de Gruchy (ed.). Bonhoeffer for a new day: Theology in a time of transition, 366-372. Michigan: Eerdmans. |
? | Towards a world-formative Christianity in South Africa. In M Guma and L Leslie Milton (eds.). An African challenge to the church in the 21st century. Cape Town: Salty Print. |
? | Die moed om te vergewe. In C Burger, DJ Smit and BA Muller (eds.). Prediking oor die deugde. Woord teen die Lig series. Cape Town: Lux Verbi. |
? | John 17:20: Die geloofwaardigheid van die kerk. In C Burger, DJ Smit and BA Muller (eds.). Prediking oor die kerkeenheid. Woord teen die Lig series. Cape Town: Lux Verbi. |
? | Justice that restores: How reparation must be made. Track Two: Constructive approaches to community and political conflict, 6(3 & 4):17, 38. |
| 1996 |
? | Botman, HR and Petersen, R (eds.). To remember and to heal. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. |
? | Narrative challenges in a situation of transition. In HR Botman and R Petersen (eds.). To remember and to heal, 37-44. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. |
? | Pastoral care and counselling in a rainbow country: Types and forms of pastoral work. In HR Botman and R Petersen (eds.). To remember and to heal, 154-162. |
? | Black and Reformed and Dutch and Reformed in South Africa (lecture delivered during the inauguration of Dr Gaylen J Byker as President of Calvin College). In R Wells (ed.). Keeping faith. Michigan: Eerdmans. |
? | Who is ‘Jesus Christ as community’ for us today? The quest for community: A challenge to theology in SA. Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 97:30-38. |
? | The new quest for ecclesial forms: The story and challenge of the Uniting Reformed Church in South African reflection. Practical Theology in South Africa, 11(1):1-13. |
| 1995 |
? | Dealing with diversity. In D Buchanan and J Hendriks (eds.). Meeting the future: Christian leadership in South Africa, 163-174. Randburg: Knowledge Resources. |
? | Managing endings and transforming continuities. In C Villa-Vicencio and C Niehaus (eds.). Many cultures, one nation: Beyers Naude Festschrift, 152-162. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. |
? | Waarheid en verzoening in Zuid-Afrika. Rondom het woord: Theologische radioleergang, 37(2):75-80. Zoetemeer: NCRV. |
? | De rol van de kerk bij het proces van vrede en verzoening. In Mensenrechten en verzoening in Zuid-Afrika (publication in commemoration of the 25th year of Kairos), 23-38. Utrecht: Kairos. (Also in Bevrijding en verzoening, a publication of the General Diaconal Council of the Dutch Reformed Church, 31-40. Driebergen: NHK.) |
? | Pastoral care and counselling in a rainbow country: Types and forms of pastoral work. The Journal of Pastoral Ministry, 7:4-11. |
| 1994 |
? | Discipleship as transformation? Towards a theology of transformation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. UWC. |
? | A testimony on the decisions of the Dutch Reformed Church. In P Reamonn (ed.). Farewell to apartheid? Church relations in South Africa, 42-47. Conference of the WARC, held in South Africa, Johannesburg, 1-5 March, No 25. Genève: WARC. |
| 1993 |
? | The cultural positivism of the Dutch Reformed Church’s document: Kerk en Samelewing(1990). Published as part of the documents of the WARC for its conference at the Koinonia Centre, Johannesburg, 3-5 March. |
? | Die groot gebod: Matt 22:34-40. In C Burger, DJ Smit and BA Muller (eds.). Riglyne vir prediking oor reg en regverdiging, 183-190. Woord teen die Lig series. Cape Town: Lux Verbi. |
| 1992 |
? | On amnesty: The theological position. In Amnesty: Christians need to know! Information leaflet of the SACC. Cape Town: Western Cape Provincial Council of Churches. |
| 1991 |
? | Verwirrung unter den Propheten – Die Südafrikanischen Kirchen zwischen Befreiungstheologie und Herrschaftslegimitation. Der ?berblick – Zeitschrift für ?kumenische Begegnung und internationale Zusammenarbeit. Quartalsschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kirchlicher Entwicklungsdienst (AGKED), 27. |
