Theological Seminary Painting by Hérine Fourie

1. 3. 1929 - 28. 8. 2006

Author of theological and religious publications
Professor of Theology at the University of Stellenbosch, 1971 - 1992

Willem Daniel Jonker was born on 1 March 1929 in the district Lichtenburg, West-Transvaal. After matriculation in Lichtenburg (1945) he studied at the University of Pretoria (M.A. and B.D.), 1956 - 1952, and at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (Th.Dr.), 1952 - 1955.
He married Elizabeth Rossouw in 1952, and during the years 1954 and 1960, four children were born: Sabet, ia, Martina and Willie.
1955 - 1968: Minister of NG Kerk of Transvaal, interrupted by one year
1965 - 1966: Professor at UNISA.
1968 - 1971: Professor at the University of Kampen, Holland.
1971 until retirement in 1992: Professor at Stellenbosch University.

W D Jonker was Dean of the Faculty of Theology for two terms and member of the Council of Stellenbosch University, 1987 - 1992.
Willie Donker lived in Stellenbosch until 2003. He died on Monday, 28 August 2006, at Benadéhof in Strand.
Memberships: Afrikaanse Skrywerskring and the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns

Books:

Ons posisie in Christus en ons aardse realiteite
Mistieke liggaam en kerk in die nuwe Rooms-Katolieke teologie, 1955
En as jou broeder sondig, 1959, 1978
Die sendingbepalinge van die Ned. Gereformeerde Kerk van Transvaal, 1962
Om die regering van Christus in Sy kerk, 1965
Aandag vir die kerk, 1965
Die Brief aan die Romeine, 1966/ 67,1976 1983
Theologie en praktijk, 1968
Als een riet in de wind, 1970
Op weg met die teologie, 1974
Die Bybel en Gods wil vir ons lewe, 1975
Ek glo in die Heilige Gees, 1975
Die liefde van Christus dring ons, 1975
Die Woord as opdrag, 1976
Christus die Middelaar, 1977
The Mary cult in the Roman Catholic Church, 1979
Vreemde gemeenskap, 1979
Discussie rondom de prediking, 1981
Die Gees van Christus, 1981
In diens van die Woord, 1981
Soms kom dit later, 1982
Vreemde geregtigheid, 1983
'n Brief aan doopouers, 1984 ,1986
Die hand wat my vashou, 1987
Die relevansie van die kerk, 1987
Hoe kan ek seker wees?, 1988
Uit vrye guns alleen, 1989
Vreemde bevryding, 1989
Bevrydende waarheid, 1994
Selfs die kerk kan verander, 1998

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