scholarly journals Praktiese kerkwees in die nuwe Suid-Afrika

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. F.J. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Church

The praxis of the church in the new South Africa. Political and social changes in the new South Africa will impose a new praxis with far reaching  consequences, especially for the Afrikaans speaking churches. Although it is still premature to definethe new praxis the church has to be prepared to accept the challenges. A few studies in this regard have already been published. This paper is an attempt to draw certain guidelines, based on available research done in this area.

scholarly journals Die reeping van die kerk in 'n veranderende Suid-Afrika

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J.C Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
Extensive Survey ◽  
The Church

The mission of the church In this article an extensive survey of the purpose, the methods and the contents of the late David Bosch's seminal work, Transforming Mission, is presented. On the basis of this survey, preliminary critical observations are made concerning the mission of the  church in a new South Africa. It is argued that Bosch's contribution is of crucial importance for all future reflections on the foundations of mission.

scholarly journals Christelik-nasionale onderwys in die nuwe Suid-Afrika

1991 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Van der Westhuizen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
New South ◽  
Dutch Reformed ◽  
New Era ◽  
National Education ◽  
Cultural Milieu ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
The Church ◽  
Dutch Reformed Church

Christian national education in the new South Africa The Dutch Reformed Church of Africa (Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika), as a People’s Church, according to Scripture takes an intense interest in the education of the nation’s youth. According to educational principles, the best school is one in own cultural milieu. The negative reports on multicultural education received from various countries are disquieting for the Church. Consequently, it is necessary to contemplate different options for maintaining Christian national education in a new era.

scholarly journals Etiek in die nuwe Suid-Afrika

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. W.C Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
Old South ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Black Christians ◽  
New Situation ◽  
The Church

Ethics in the new South Africa This paper was read at a symposium where the calling of the church in the  'New South Africa' was discussed by delegates of twe churches, the Nederduitsch Hervomuie Kerk van Afrika and the Hetvomuie Kerk in Suidelike Afrika. The 'New  South Africa' will oblige the NHKA van Afrika as well as the HKSA to develop a new orientation in ethical mat-ters. The churches will have to concentrate on a wider range of ethical problems that were not in focus in the 'Old  South Africa '. The new situation is going to force White and Black Christians to work together harmoniously. Suggestions are made as to how the churches can concentrate more effectively on ethical questions.

scholarly journals Het die kerk 'n politieke verantwoordelikheid? Oor die noodwendigheid en grense van die twee-ryke-Ieer

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. W.C Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Two Kingdoms ◽  
The Church

Does the church have a political responsibility? On the necessity and boundaries of the theory of the two kingdoms. The question is asked whether the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika has a political responsibility in the new South Africa? It is often heard that the church has no political responsibility - especially in the new circumstances. In defending this  viewpoint, theologians in South Africa argue that they are in line with Luther's theory of the two kingdoms. This article shows that the theory of the two kingdoms is not a unique Lutheran, but also a Calvinist interest. It is further shown that this theory is not only concerned with separating the two kingdoms, but also with bringing these kingdoms into relationship with one another. A plea is made for loyalty towards both the Lutheran and Calvinist traditions. Attention is also given to three new challenges namely democracy, pluralism and Africanisation.

scholarly journals St Paul’s Anglican Theological College during the Transition towards a Democratic South Africa, 1986–92

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Mbaya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Black Students ◽  
White Students ◽  
New South ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Traditional Patterns ◽  
The Church ◽  
White College

St Paul’s Theological College was established in Grahamstown, South Africa, in 1902 to train white Anglican students for the ministry. During the last six years of its existence, from 1986 to 1992, the college went through rapid changes: emerging new trends in theological training and ministry raised questions on the relevance of traditional patterns of training in which St Paul’s College had been established and operated from. Although the College was originally intended to exclusively train white students, during this period, the numbers of black students started to balance off with those of white students, just as the number of women ordinands also started to rise. On the other hand, financial challenges facing some dioceses also adversely affected the college. In the dying days of apartheid, the college became more involved in the socio-political issues of Grahamstown. Moreover, its enduring image as a “white” college in the emerging new South Africa seemed an embarrassment to the church authorities. The closure of St Paul’s College, and its merger with St Bede’s College on the premises of St Paul’s College, paved the way for a new College of the Transfiguration (COT), which was an attempt to respond some of these challenges.

scholarly journals The Dutch Reformed Church is continuously changing: Revision of the church order of 1998

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piet J. Strauss
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Church And State ◽  
New South ◽  
Dutch Reformed ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
South African Society ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Church ◽  
Dutch Reformed Church

As the name of the title suggests, the Dutch Reformed Church is continuously changing or reforming. This change focuses on improvement as times change. In 1994, the Dutch Reformed Church was confronted with a new South African society built on a new paradigm, as expressed in Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996. Against this background, the General Synod of 1998 amended the church order. The amendments, including employment relationships of ministers, church discipline and the relationship between church and state, echoed the new South Africa and were an attempt to operate anew from reformed constants or principles. As a changing church in a changing situation, the Dutch Reformed Church wished to reform on these points or change on the basis of reformed principles.

scholarly journals Mission in the new South Africa. Need for a renewed enquiry

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-114
Author(s):  
J. J. Kritzinger
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
New South ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
The World ◽  
African Context ◽  
New Situation ◽  
The Church

Mission includes all that the church is called by its Lord to do in continuation of His mission in the world. The church in her mission is interested in the whole of people’s lives and needs. The church is also called to mission in the South African context. Do we know this context? Do we understand the challenges of this context? A project of two decades ago on the unfinished task of mission in South Africa brought many relevant insights to the force, but since then the context has changed dramatically. This article touches on some aspects of the new situation, and provides outlines for the launch of a new enquiry.

The Prophetic Voice of the Church in a Democratic South Africa – A Theological Reflection

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lufuluvhi Maria Mudimeli
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Black Liberation ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Black Liberation Theology ◽  
Prophetic Voice ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church

This article is a reflection on the role and contribution of the church in a democratic South Africa. The involvement of the church in the struggle against apartheid is revisited briefly. The church has played a pivotal and prominent role in bringing about democracy by being a prophetic voice that could not be silenced even in the face of death. It is in this time of democracy when real transformation is needed to take its course in a realistic way, where the presence of the church has probably been latent and where it has assumed an observer status. A look is taken at the dilemmas facing the church. The church should not be bound and taken captive by any form of loyalty to any political organisation at the expense of the poor and the voiceless. A need for cooperation and partnership between the church and the state is crucial at this time. This paper strives to address the role of the church as a prophetic voice in a democratic South Africa. Radical economic transformation, inequality, corruption, and moral decadence—all these challenges hold the potential to thwart our young democracy and its ideals. Black liberation theology concepts are employed to explore how the church can become prophetically relevant in democracy. Suggestions are made about how the church and the state can best form partnerships. In avoiding taking only a critical stance, the church could fulfil its mandate “in season and out of season” and continue to be a prophetic voice on behalf of ordinary South Africans.

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