The thesis is a study of the political relevance of the views
of Karl Barth on Church and State as they relate to the
apartheid State in South Africa. In other words, the thesis
deals with the part that should be played by the Church in
opposing the demonic power of apartheid. Barth's allembracing
theology could be used as a catalyst to expose the
evil of apartheid and the way in which this evil could be
eradicated, in preparation for a democratic order.
In Chapter 1, the investigator argues in favour of the use of
a methodology which takes praxis as its focus. This suggests
that praxis develops theory and the latter informs praxis.
Praxis and theory affect each other, thus creating a circular
movement wherein both theory and praxis are both individually
necessary (or the development of the other).
In Chapter 2, the investigator again describes Barth's early
theology. A predominant characteristic of Barth's early
theology is its concern about the Word of God as incarnated
in Jesus Christ, and the attempt to focus its attention on
the plight of workers in the employ of the capitalistic
system.
As the thesis develops in chapter 3, the researcher further
shows Barth's contributions to the struggle between the
Church and National Socialism and between the Church and
communism, more especially in the countries falling within
the communistic bloc.
In Chapter 4, the investigator focuses strongly on the
struggle of the Church against the tenets of apartheid
ideology, using Barth's theology as a mediating voice.
At the end of the thesis in chapter 5, the investigator deems
it necessary to make suggestions and recommendations to
round off the argument begun in the first chapter. The
suggestions and recommendations are subjected to what obtains
in Barth's theological ethics on the relations between the
Church and State. By so doing, the investigator suggests
ways and means by which South Africans can successfully work
out a constitution which will enable all people in South
Africa to prepare themselves for a new dispensation. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Theological Ethics)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18019 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Dolamo, Ramathate Tseka Hosea |
| Contributors | Mofokeng, Takatso |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 239 leaves) |
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