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J.A. HEYNS EN DIE NEDERDUITSE GEREFORMEERDE KERK EN APARTHEIDWilliams, Henry Hofmeyr 28 June 2006 (has links)
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KERKBEGRIP, BELYDENIS EN KERKORDE IN DIE KERKHERENIGINGSPROSES VAN DIE NG KERKFAMILIE IN SUID-AFRIKAKleynhans, Hermanus Johannes 14 August 2009 (has links)
The Lord wants His church on earth to be One, as He is One, âin order that the
world may knowâ (John 17:23) â for the sake of the credibility and the
effectiveness of the preaching of the Gospel and its testimony. This unity is first
and foremost a spiritual unity of faith, but then also a visible unity in the
institutionalising of His church. Churches relate to one another due to a common
confession of faith and the main features of church institution and church
government.
In the first chapter it was indicated clearly that, in the resolutions of the Dutch
Reformed Church family, there is a recognition of the Godly gift of and
commission to visible church unity. Every member desires visible church unity,
keeping in mind that there are obstacles that have to be removed first. Research
has also been done about the understanding of the image of a church and the
church doctrines of the members of the Dutch Reformed Church family, which
showed resemblance to a great extent with the Dutch Reformed Church
according to the reformed principles of the presbyterial-synodal church governing
system. However, numerous influences from other governing systems could also
be indicated.
In chapter two the common, above-historical and universally accepted creeds,
which linked believers together over time and space, was pointed out. True
creeds stem from a certain situation, but formulates those truths of the Gospel
which are of a core, timeless nature. Denominations are therefore the relation
between congregations sharing the same confessions and the main principles of
church institution, and is formed to strengthen their church-being, to enrich them
spiritually and to save them from one-sidedness. The conclusion was also made
that Belhar does not answer to the requirements of a reformed creed.
In chapter three an analysis was made of the content and implications of the
constitution, supreme court verdicts and legal opinions to point out several legal indications for the church reunion process in the Dutch Reformed Church family,
from which it was obvious that the law in South-Africa sees the church as a
âuniversitasâ which must be judged according to the law of contrasts.
In chapter four, it was attempted to indicate the direction on the way forward with
church reunion, and it was indicated that the Dutch Reformed Church family in
South-Africa must urgently tend to the following matters:
1. To clarify a common foundation for a creed for the united church.
2. To clarify the structure and the form of governing of the united church.
3. To clarify the process through which church unity can be accomplished.
4. Clarification of the material matters of the churches at church unity.
5. Clarification of the RCAâs insisting on keeping its own identity.
6. Clarification of matters such as theological training, the mutual recognition
of the legitimacy of clergymen, the name, the language and the liturgical
matters in the new denomination.
7. Lastly that recognition in mutual relationships is of vital importance.
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"WEDERDOOPERS" OF "DOOPGEZINDEN"? 'N KAAPS-HOLLANDSE PERSPEKTIEF OP DIE BAPTISTE, 1820-1877Pretorius, Johannes P 12 September 2006 (has links)
There is a possibility that in practising (church)history writing, certain perceptions about
both the past as whole, as well as specific events in the past may be absorbed without
evaluating them in the light of primary sources. Britz 7 shows that conscious and
unconscious characterizations play a too significant role in South African
(church)historiography to be ignored. These characterizational representations do not rest
on what can be inferred from primary historical documents.
A perception found in Dutch Reformed Church historiography â especially evident in
discussions about the South African church development during the 19 th century â
concerning the South African Baptists, is that the Baptist Church has had a negative
influence on the South African ecclesiastical landscape. This perception can be found in
the writings of Hanekom, Kotzé and Van der Watt. This study shows that this perception
is not based on the study of primary sources.
For the purpose of this study, an examination was made of 19 th century Cape Dutch
ecclesiastical magazines.8 These magazines were examined as ecclesiastical documents
which both in their nature and their readership, could provide an analysis of the influence
which Baptist circles had on the Cape Dutch Church, whether positive or negative. These
sources do not only give a good impression of the historical framework within which this
research was done, but also of the theological framework with which the Cape Dutch
Church identified herself during that time.
Two keywords are used in these magazines to report on the (South African) Baptists:
"Anabaptists" and "Baptizers." Although the magazines hold that both of these groups had their origin in the 16 th century Radical Reformation, and that both these groups reject
infant baptism, a clear distinction is made between them.
The "Anabaptists" were consistently portrayed negatively while the "Baptizers" were
highly esteemed. The South African Baptists were reckoned under the "Baptizers." The
official magazine of the Dutch Reformed Church, De Gereformeerde Kerkbode, even
petitioned that the South African Baptists ("Baptizers") not be confused with the
"Anabaptists."
Finally, it will be shown that Hanekom and Kotzé did not take this positive evaluation of
the (South African) Baptists into consideration. Furthermore, Van der Watt took their
conclusions over almost verbatim. In this manner a perception arose which was, in all
likelihood, based on theological considerations, without proper consideration of primary
sources.
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THE PROPHETIC VOICE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AFTER 1990 â SEARCHING FOR A RENEWED KAIROSGöranzon, Anders Bengt Olof 19 October 2011 (has links)
This thesis is a study of how the prophetic voice of the South African Council of Churches
(SACC) has changed over time. The focus is on the relationship between the SACC and the
South African government of the day. The thesis analyses central texts from the National
Conferences of the SACC held from 1969 to 2004. The analysed texts are Minutes and
Resolutions, General Secretariesâ Reports, and the Presidentsâ Addresses.
The thesis asks how the prophetic voice has changed since 1990, which is chosen as the cutoff
year. This choice was not a matter of course. 1990 was the year when Mandela was
released and the liberation movements were unbanned; but 1994 could be seen as the more
obvious alternative. The author argues that the role of the SACC had already changed by
1990. The period between 1990 and 1994 is different from both the time before 1990 and the
post-1994 situation.
With the use of a method built on hermeneutical and discourse theoretical premises, a number
of orders of discourse are delimited. In the first reading the prophetic voice is analysed in
relation to intersectionality (with ethnicity, religious diversity, gender, and social class as suborders
of discourse), violence versus non-violence, HIV and AIDS, and the Zimbabwe issue.
A number of different discourses are discerned, some of them based on terminology borrowed
from the Kairos Document.
One paragraph treats the HIV and AIDS pandemic as a case study that deals with how the
prophetic voice has been articulated within the different orders and sub-orders of discourse.
Special attention is also given to the relationship between a prophetic ministry and a
moralising ministry (which also is a kind of prophetic ministry).
With inspiration from Walter Brueggemannâs theories about Mosaic and Davidic trajectories
in the Old Testament, the second reading deals with the relationship between âthe prophetic
voiceâ and âreconciliationâ as two nodal points in the material. Discourses that are discerned
here are the âDavidic Propheticâ, âMosaic propheticâ, âState Theologyâ, âChurch Theologyâ,
âProphetic Theologyâ, âDevelopmentâ, âLiberationâ, âNation-buildingâ, âCritical Solidarityâ,
and âCritical Engagementâ discourses.
With the sub-title of the thesis, the author argues that the SACC is searching for a renewed
Kairos (or focus). After the dismantling of apartheid, the question is whether or not this focus is found. In the final discussion, reconciliation (and unity) is put alongside justice,
development alongside liberation, and liberation alongside reconciliation.
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DIE CHRISTELIKE GELOOF IN DIE ARABIES-SPREKENDE LANDE VAN DIE MIDDE-OOSTE. âN KERKHISTORIESE STUDIEDu Plooy, Marius 21 August 2012 (has links)
This study tells in a cursory manner the story of the Christian faith and church in the regions that
over the centuries is known as the Arab countries. It is a remarkable story. During the first seven
centuries of the Christian era, this faith joined the Arab world and established itself among the
Arabs. In large parts it even became the predominant religion. Ecclesiologically and
theologically it portrays a differentiated and blended picture. In the seventh century a post-
Christian religion - Islam â announced itself and quickly became a religion of this great land.
The Christian faith and churches were challenged and were even supplanted in many places. For
Christians a new phase in their history was introduced. The study therefore continued to focus on
the relationship of the two religions and brings to light how Christians with a typical coexistence
as interlocutors continued to preach the gospel linked to its historicity.
A second major turning point came in the twelfth century, when the Christian crusades
overwhelmed the Muslim world. The crusades as historical events, replaced the original
orientation towards the historical Calvary by a new historical image that would in the centuries
to come define the relationship between Muslims and Christians. In addition, Islam identified
himself in a powerful and dominant world empire. Injustice and power underlie the historical and
theological comprehension with which Christians are viewed ever since.
The Christian response since the twelfth century was unbundled in the laden concept mission.
The research traces this history until the beginning of the 21st century, but focuses on the
Protestant version thereof. The 9/11 event strengthened the âcrusadeâ historical image of
Muslims and as another powerful filter slid in between them and the proclamation of the gospel.
In order to acknowledge and critique the question and image of history held by Muslims, the
study is of opinion that the service of the Gospel to Arab Muslims cannot be underpinned by or
associated with the Western concept of mission. It can only be embodied in humility, in full
acknowledgment of history, based on the event of Calvary.
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A history of the parish of Banchory-Ternan to 1929 : a study in national and local ecclesiastical interactionWaugh, Alexander Somerville January 2003 (has links)
The history of the Parish is a significant microcosm of general Scottish Church history. In particular, it illustrates the medieval and post-Reformation origins of the major obstacles which had to be overcome before the reunion of the Church of Scotland could be achieved in 1929. The first obstacle concerned Church-State relations in matters spiritual. The UK Parliament’s re-imposition of Patronage in 1712 had indeed caused the Secessions of 1733 and 1752. However when, before the Disruption (1843), the civil courts acted to support patrons in intruding Parish Ministers contrary to local opinion and also interfered with the structures and membership of the Church Courts, the issue became not so much Patronage as such but that of the Church’s independent spiritual jurisdiction. Accordingly, the UK Parliament’s abolition of Patronage in 1874 was not enough to heal any of the divisions in Scottish Presbyterianism. The second obstacle concerned the Church’s properties and endowments. The Churches of the Secessions and the Disruption - and thus the United Free Church from 1900 - had necessarily adopted a voluntary position, free of secular involvement in such matters. Therefore it was necessary to ensure that, in a reunited Church, the provision, ownership and maintenance of properties, the ownership and control of endowments and thus the determination and funding of all stipends would all come within the Church’s internal structures, free from external responsibility or intervention. Thus an understanding of the historically differentiated elements in the Scottish Church and not least in the Parish of Banchory-Ternan, requires consideration of all such interacting national and local ecclesiastical factors. Accordingly, the object of this thesis is to detail, in their national contexts, relevant developments in the Parish from the medieval period onwards, the resulting fragmentation on Scottish Presbyterianism and subsequent progress culminating in the Reunion of 1929.
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The episcopal of Walter Langton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1296-1321, with a calendar of his registerHughes, Jill Blackwell January 1992 (has links)
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Primitive Methodism in Shropshire, 1820-1900Garratt, Delia January 2002 (has links)
This thesis extends our understanding of the history of the Primitive Methodist Connexion by examining the denomination in a part of the country - Shropshire - in which it enjoyed considerable success during the nineteenth century, but on which there has been very little research. It takes as its starting point the relative lack of historical research on the Methodist circuit, a crucial innovation in religious provision, which gave Wesleyan Methodism and its subsequent offshoots considerable flexibility to coordinate their work in a highly effective way. To expand our understanding of Primitive Methodism in Shropshire, the structure and organisation of the Primitive Methodist circuit is outlined, and the nature of the experience provided for its followers is examined. The socio-economic profile of Primitive Methodist followers is explored and a close correlation between the social background of the preachers and their congregations is established. The factors underlying the denomination's success in the county are examined, and its progress in relation to other religious bodies is analysed. The effects of changing missionary tactics, internal dissension, sub-division and chapel building are investigated. Particular attention is paid to denominational administration, local governance, and changes in the spatial structures of circuits, as Primitive Methodism moved from early evangelistic enthusiasm towards consolidation as a major denomination.
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Between superstition and skepticism a study of the first-century worldview of the miraculous /Schuler, Mark T. January 1987 (has links)
Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concorida Seminary, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 217-227).
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The motif of order and unity in First Clement and disorder and disunity in the post-apostolic Corinthian churchPeterlin, Davorin. January 1988 (has links)
Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 1988. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-140).
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