Dutch Reformed
From Cottesloe (1961) to Trondheim (2016): The journey of the Dutch Reformed Church back into the ecumenical family of the World Council of Churches
... the Dutch Reformed Church was represented at the 10th WCC Assembly (30 October 2013 – 08 November 2013) of the WCC by Dr Kobus Gerber (Elinda & Theodore ...with Dutch Reformed Church ...
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The challenges facing the Dutch Reformed Churches in the South African liberal democracy
... the Dutch Reformed Churches should be to return to the roots and foundation of our faith and present a ’balanced Biblical Christianity‘ that will not only be conducive to the spiritual unity of the church, ...
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Partners in history: The Dutch Reformed Church and theological training at the University of Pretoria: 1938–2000
... the Dutch Reformed Church also agreed because of ‘the importance of the matter’ (Notule Dagbestuur Kuratorium ...the Dutch Reformed Church, it also involved the University of Pretoria in an ...
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The Dutch Reformed Church is continuously changing: Revision of the church order of 1998
... the Dutch Reformed Church will take pity on its people and strive for the Protestant-Christian character of the Afrikaner, because it experiences the interests of the ...The Dutch Reformed ...
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The retirement crisis of South African Dutch Reformed ministers: An empirical study
... the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa that they are unemployed not just because of dwindling church member numbers, but mainly because contract posts are being filled by retired ministers and not by the ...
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The 2007 Dutch Reformed Church Synod Resolution: Impact on gay ministers
... the Dutch Reformed Church on gay ministers with its celibacy requirement for gay ministers rules out intimate and sexual relationships, while marriage remains ...
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Johan Heyns and critique in the Dutch Reformed Church against apartheid: The moderator a prophet?
... Consequently, Heyns was suspected by the BM of the DRC of an undesirable progressiveness – in Afrikaans verligtheid. Three events increased the tension in the run-up to the DRC’s General Synod of 12–22 October 1982. In ...
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An analysis of conflict situations within the leadership and various structures of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, Orange Free State
... In his book entitled Authority, Leadership and Conflict in the Church, Avis (1992:120) states that the manager’s role in a conflict is to contain it, mediate and reconcile, whereas the leader’s role is to harness ...
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Monastic retreat and pastoral care in the Dutch Reformed tradition
... Of late, there has been a growing interest in retreat among clergy and members of congregations in the Dutch Reformed tradition in South Africa. The article investigates the relevance of the monastic ...
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Theological reflections on the ministerial challenges of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa in the Orange Free State in post apartheid South Africa
... the Dutch Reformed family churches in South Africa pietistic theology encouraged separation of the soul and body, spirituality and political life, Sunday and ...the Dutch Reformed family ...
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An epistemological reflection on the relevance of monastic traditions for retreat in the Dutch Reformed tradition
... The article focuses on retreat as a relatively new phenomenon in the Dutch Reformed tradition. Retreat is viewed as “communicative action”. The aim of the article is firstly to explore epistemological ...
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The Dutch Reformed Church Mission in Swaziland A dream come true
... the Dutch Reformed Church, which has its origin in the Cape, commenced missionary work in ...the Dutch colonists in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 – most of whom were members of the Reformed ...
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Mission awakening in the Dutch Reformed Church: The possibility of a fifth wave?
... members. Dutch Reformed Church members, along with most Afrikaners, had to digest the fact that ‘communists’ would now govern their ‘Christian country’ (Saayman ...
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Die Nederlandse Handelskerke
... In Wes-7nd:ë en .Suriname het dié gemeentes wat vandag nog op Nederlandse grondgebied Ié hu) identiteit gehandhaaf. Oor Afoord- -Amert&a is reeds een en ander meegedeel. In 1664, toe Nu-Nederland (N- York en ...
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350 Years Reformed in South Africa: The contribution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
... Scotland united to form the United Free Church of Scotland in 1900) focused its attention on the future of mission policy. The FMC favoured the option of a united church within which black and white would subsist on an ...
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Reformed spirituality and the spirit of reconciliation: A personal journey
... of Reformed theologians and leaders, who did oppose apartheid, often paying a price for their ...the Dutch Reformed family, calling for an end to apartheid and for reconciliation and justice in our ...
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Racial Disparity in Social Spatiality: Usage of National Parks and Opera Attendance
... the Dutch Reformed Church, the major denomination in the city at this time, whereas only nineteen (19%) held positions in the Anglican Church, the second most important ...that Dutch immigration, ...
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A crumbling fortress is our God: The maintenance mechanisms of the Dutch reformatory community
... the Reformed Congregations responded was the trend of ...the Reformed Congregations defined ‘secularisation’ as ‘loss of ...the Reformed Congregations’ particular interpretation of God’s demands and ...
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The Reformed Church Rediscovers the Liturgy
... the Reformed Church found the language o f the liturgy, instinct as it was with the piety o f the 16th century, crude and ...the Reformed Church was threatened with serious losses to the various pietist ...
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On being African and Reformed? Towards an African Reformed theology enthused by an interlocution of those on the margins of society
... and Reformed are ...the Reformed identity, is here forced to critically consider ...African Reformed Christian must acknowledge is status as a partial outsider in Reformed theological ...
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