Discipline of Systematic Theology

Prof Hannelie JM Wood

College of Human Sciences
School of Humanities
Department: Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
Professor
Tel: +27 12 429 4304
E-mail: woodjm@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • D.Th. (Systematic Theology) (University of South Africa);
  • M.Th. (Systematic Theology) (University of South Africa);
  • B.Th. Hons. (Systematic Theology) (University of South Africa);
  • B.Th. (University of South Africa);
  • N.Dip. (Public Administration) (Technikon RSA)

Fields of academic interests

  • Systematic Theology

Field of Specialisation

  • Eschatology
  • Ecclesiology
  • Gender Studies
  • Change Agency
  • Faith, Jesus and Social Change

Journal articles

  • Wood, J.M. 2015. Revisiting Mary Daly: Towards a quadripartite theological and philosophical paradigm. HTS Teologiese Studies. Vol 71, No 1 (International Conference on Arts and Humanities: Hawaii. (2011). (Niche area 2).
  • Wood, J.M. 2015. Revisiting Mary Daly: Her views on the Trinity, Mariology and the Fall as post-Christian myths. Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae.Volume 41, No1.  Pretoria. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2412-4265/2015/v41n1a10 (Niche area 2).
  • Wood, J.M. 2016. A Christian understanding of the significance of love of oneself in loving God and neighbour: towards an integrated self-love reading. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities. Venice. 2016 (Niche area 2).
  • Modise, L. & Wood, J.M. 2016. The relevance of the metaphor of God as Father in a democratic, non-sexist and religious society: An African Christian perspective. Stellenbosch Theological Journal. Vol 2, No 1, 285-304. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2016.v2n1.a14 (Niche area 2).
  • Wood, H., 2017, 'Feminists and their perspectives on the church father's beliefs regarding women: An inquiry', Verbum et Ecclesia 38(1), a1692. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v38i1.1692 (Niche area 2).
  • Wood, H.J., 2018, Sketching the elements of a Christian theology of change', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 74(3), 5061. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v74i3.5061 (Niche area 7).
  • Wood, H.J., 2019, 'Gender inequality: The problem of harmful, patriarchal, traditional and cultural gender practices in the church', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(1), a5177. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v75i1.5177 (Niche area 2).

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Departmental representative: Marketing committee
  • Member of Institute for Gender studies
  • Member of Research Institute for Theology and Religion
  • Departmental representative: College Research Committee
  • Discipline representative: College Tuition Committee

Projects

  • CAP: Change agency project

Other

Supervision of Masters and Doctoral students to completion

  • 2 Masters produced
  • 3 Doctorates produced