{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7203486508","doi":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","title":"Secularisation in Christian higher education: A Reformed perspective from the works of BJ van der Walt","display_name":"Secularisation in Christian higher education: A Reformed perspective from the works of BJ van der Walt","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-08-14","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7203486508","doi":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","doi":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","pdf_url":"https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/download/2629/3000","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172534","display_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","issn_l":"0023-270X","issn":["0023-270X","2304-8557"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-1","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315359","host_organization_name":"Scriber Editorial Systems","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315359"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Scriber Editorial Systems"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/download/2629/3000","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102778175","display_name":"Morn\u00e9 Diedericks","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-4725","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-4725"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4387930293","display_name":"Akademia","ror":"https://ror.org/051wenh03","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4387930293"]}],"countries":["ZA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Morn\u00e9 Diedericks","raw_affiliation_strings":["Akademia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-4725","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Akademia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4387930293"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5102778175"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4387930293"],"apc_list":{"value":513,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":27},"apc_paid":{"value":513,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":27},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13072","display_name":"Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education","score":0.3628000020980835,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1212","display_name":"Religious studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13072","display_name":"Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education","score":0.3628000020980835,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1212","display_name":"Religious studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12616","display_name":"Religious Education and Schools","score":0.13650000095367432,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13347","display_name":"Christian Theology and Mission","score":0.093299999833107,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1212","display_name":"Religious studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/secularization","display_name":"secularization","score":0.9850000143051147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/christian-higher-education","display_name":"Christian higher education","score":0.9929999709129333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/christian-colleges-and-universities","display_name":"Christian universities","score":0.8460000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dualism","display_name":"dualism","score":0.6430000066757202},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/postmodern-relativism","display_name":"postmodern relativism","score":0.8960000276565552},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/knowledge-commodification","display_name":"commodification of knowledge","score":0.984000027179718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/institutional-identity","display_name":"institutional identity","score":0.8119999766349792}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9299846","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85502","display_name":"Secularization","level":2,"score":0.8651999831199646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C57481673","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1780322","display_name":"Commodification","level":2,"score":0.707099974155426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.6779000163078308},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44725695","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288156","display_name":"Normative","level":2,"score":0.5612000226974487},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12713177","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1900281","display_name":"Perspective (graphical)","level":2,"score":0.5027999877929688},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509535802","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47783","display_name":"Postmodernism","level":2,"score":0.4878999888896942},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.45590001344680786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C551968917","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5043","display_name":"Christianity","level":2,"score":0.43320000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C32772713","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118157","display_name":"Charisma","level":2,"score":0.41359999775886536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74196892","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7781188","display_name":"Thematic analysis","level":3,"score":0.3792000114917755},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776728070","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q477317","display_name":"Christian Identity","level":2,"score":0.37220001220703125},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120912362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136822","display_name":"Higher education","level":2,"score":0.36809998750686646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27206212","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34178","display_name":"Theology","level":1,"score":0.35280001163482666},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.3122999966144562},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C516449090","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665156","display_name":"Christian ethics","level":2,"score":0.3086000084877014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778355321","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17079427","display_name":"Identity (music)","level":2,"score":0.3059000074863434},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776211767","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117850","display_name":"Doctrine","level":2,"score":0.2786000072956085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190248442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486","display_name":"Qualitative research","level":2,"score":0.2743000090122223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779785697","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5110396","display_name":"Christian tradition","level":2,"score":0.27399998903274536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.2615000009536743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50379869","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102686","display_name":"Hermeneutics","level":2,"score":0.2563000023365021},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778061430","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188823","display_name":"Scholarship","level":2,"score":0.2533000111579895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C514793146","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168796","display_name":"Spirituality","level":3,"score":0.2524999976158142},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C189667701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461659","display_name":"Sociology of religion","level":2,"score":0.25060001015663147}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","doi":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","pdf_url":"https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/download/2629/3000","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172534","display_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","issn_l":"0023-270X","issn":["0023-270X","2304-8557"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-1","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315359","host_organization_name":"Scriber Editorial Systems","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315359"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Scriber Editorial Systems"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:8427bf7337a545ca87b512baa08270e1","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/8427bf7337a545ca87b512baa08270e1","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, Vol 91, Iss 1 (2026)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","doi":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.91.1.2629","pdf_url":"https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/download/2629/3000","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172534","display_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","issn_l":"0023-270X","issn":["0023-270X","2304-8557"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-1","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315359","host_organization_name":"Scriber Editorial Systems","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315359"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Scriber Editorial Systems"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7203486508.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7203486508.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":16,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W639040412","https://openalex.org/W1972342011","https://openalex.org/W2010206798","https://openalex.org/W2059548010","https://openalex.org/W2119245221","https://openalex.org/W2460117687","https://openalex.org/W2510857201","https://openalex.org/W2607232737","https://openalex.org/W2699947367","https://openalex.org/W2935576658","https://openalex.org/W2950504429","https://openalex.org/W2976849228","https://openalex.org/W2999606044","https://openalex.org/W4230328740","https://openalex.org/W4311797553","https://openalex.org/W4386021096"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2048781194","https://openalex.org/W3014043785","https://openalex.org/W2208192463","https://openalex.org/W4313124907","https://openalex.org/W2779273872","https://openalex.org/W4396841478","https://openalex.org/W7154509644","https://openalex.org/W7127240369","https://openalex.org/W2890493528","https://openalex.org/W7163363128"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,40,66,152],"secularisation":[1,32,70,170],"of":[2,19,33,137,143,148,198],"Christian":[3,34,149,172,179],"higher":[4,13,173],"education":[5],"institutions":[6],"remains":[7],"a":[8,37,43,76,81],"significant":[9],"challenge":[10],"within":[11,106,171],"contemporary":[12],"education.":[14,174],"Drawing":[15],"on":[16,47],"the":[17,27,31,96,135,146,196],"works":[18],"B.J.":[20],"van":[21],"der":[22,49,62,157],"Walt,":[23],"this":[24],"article":[25,67],"investigates":[26],"factors":[28,101],"contributing":[29,102],"to":[30,103,128],"universities":[35,180],"from":[36],"reformational":[38,159],"perspective.":[39],"study":[41,97,153],"employs":[42],"qualitative":[44],"approach":[45],"based":[46],"Van":[48,61,156],"Walt\u2019s":[50,158],"published":[51],"corpus,":[52],"relevant":[53],"secondary":[54],"literature,":[55],"and":[56,90,112,116,119,121,145,165,189],"semi-structured":[57],"interviews":[58],"conducted":[59],"with":[60],"Walt":[63],"during":[64],"2024.":[65],"argues":[68,177],"that":[69,155,178],"should":[71],"be":[72],"understood":[73],"not":[74],"as":[75,80,131],"single":[77],"event":[78],"but":[79],"gradual,":[82],"cumulative":[83],"process":[84],"involving":[85],"philosophical":[86,111],"compromise,":[87],"worldview":[88,115],"fragmentation,":[89],"institutional":[91,120,150,190],"adaptation.":[92],"Through":[93],"thematic":[94],"analysis,":[95],"identifies":[98],"12":[99],"recurring":[100],"secularisation,":[104],"organised":[105],"three":[107],"interrelated":[108],"levels:":[109],"foundational":[110],"theological":[113],"errors,":[114],"epistemological":[117],"deficiencies,":[118],"structural":[122],"deviations.":[123],"Particular":[124],"attention":[125],"is":[126],"given":[127],"themes":[129],"such":[130],"dualism,":[132],"synthesis":[133],"thinking,":[134],"loss":[136],"Scriptural":[138],"authority,":[139],"postmodern":[140],"relativism,":[141],"commodification":[142],"knowledge,":[144],"erosion":[147],"identity.":[151],"concludes":[154],"framework":[160],"offers":[161],"an":[162],"important":[163],"analytical":[164],"normative":[166],"perspective":[167],"for":[168],"understanding":[169],"It":[175],"further":[176],"can":[181],"preserve":[182],"their":[183],"identity":[184],"only":[185],"where":[186],"faith,":[187],"scholarship,":[188],"life":[191],"remain":[192],"intentionally":[193],"integrated":[194],"under":[195],"authority":[197],"God\u2019s":[199],"revelation.":[200]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-08-21T09:56:20.448147","created_date":"2026-08-15T00:00:00"}