Full First Name(s)
Hannes
Title (honorific)
Prof
Academic Qualifications
DD Missiology (2002, University of Pretoria, South Africa); BD Theology (1991, University of Pretoria, South Africa); BA Theology (1988, University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Research Discipline(s)
Brief Biography (English)

Prof Hannes Knoetze did his theological studies at the University of Pretoria and obtained the following qualifications: BA Theology (1988), BD Theology (1991), Doctoral Divinitatis (DD) in Missiology (2002). From 1992-2011 he was a full-time Minister in the Dutch Reformed Church of Southern Africa.

In 2012 he was appointed as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theology in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU). At the end of 2016, he was promoted to Associate Professor in the same department and is currently working in the Faculty of Theology at the NWU.

Prof Knoetze has Published various articles in different accredited Journals as well as chapters in peer-reviewed books. His research focus is on Missional Diaconate in Africa, with a specific focus on the millennial (emerging adults) population and the alleviation of poverty.

He acts as an External Examiner for different Universities, as well as a Reviewer for international academic journals in his field of research. Prof Knoetze is a Member of the following associations: Southern African Mission Society (SAMS), Society for Practical Theology in South Africa (SPTSA), International Association of Mission Studies (IAMS), World Reformed Fellowship, and International Society for the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi). He also serves as a Board Member of Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT Africa), and as a Member of the Moderamen of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in Southern Africa.

Job Title
Professor
Primary Organisation
Nort-West University
Website Address for Primary Organisation
African Country
South Africa
African Region
Southern Africa

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