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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Dutch Reformed Church"”.
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Transforming Ecclesiological Imagination on Liturgy: Reimagining a Dutch Reformed Church in Durbanville
… how selected members of Durbanville Gemeente, a Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa, conceive of what it means to be a faithful Christian church. Their ecclesiological imagination is examined in relation to the theological and sociocultural challenges posed by whiteness. The study explores how …
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The (dis)continuity of the Johannesburg West Dutch Reformed Church: a study of the impact and significance of the conversion of a former Dutch Reformed Church into a mosque
… West Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) to become the Masjid-ul-Islam is used as a vehicle for this study. The history of the Afrikaner and South African Muslim communities and their architecture is explored as well as the history of the changes to the building. The …
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The educational policy and activities of the Dutch reformed church mission in Zambia up to 1976.
… the educational policy and activities of the Dutch Reformed Church Mission in Zambia from 1899 to the time it handed over to the government its primary schools and the only secondary school, Katete, in 1976. The Afrikaners of South Africa have for long been associated with racial …
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Christendom at the Cape : a critical examination of the early formation of the Dutch Reformed Church
… at the Cape during the formative period of the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) rule and how did it shape the Dutch Reformed Church as established church in this locale? This question was prompted by my hunch that the Dutch Reformed Church at the Cape and in the later South Africa has since VOC …
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The Other and the construction of cultural and Christian identity : the case of the Dutch Reformed Church in transition
… complex set of relationships, the case of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa has been examined. The role of the Dutch Reformed Church in the cultural construction of Afrikaner identity has been examined both in the formative stages of Afrikanerdom until the demise of Apartheid, and then …
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Van Calvyn na Zwingli : die vraagstuk van die kindernagmaal in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Afrikaans)
… in communion within the framework of the Dutch Reformed Church, originates from the Zwinglian confession concerning the presence of the Lord in communion. What the Dutch Reformed Church presents as the new exegetical insights within the scripture references regarding the communion, as well …
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A Journey with a Status Confessionis. Analysis of an apartheid related conflict between the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1982-1998
… with the conflict between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) - the worldwide Reformed movement - and the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRC) regarding the latter's support for and theological legitimizing of apartheid. One of the strongest measures possible was taken when the …
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A theopolitical study concerning the interrelation between the Government of National Unity and religion in post-apartheid South Africa (1988-1999) with specific reference to the Dutch Reformed Church and the Anglican Church
… interrelationship between government and church, is firmly cemented in South Africa. Nevertheless, how far would the secular, socialist-inclined government go in distancing itself from religious interference? How willing are churches to move away from a marginalised social agent to become …
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Leliefontein : structure and decline of a Coloured mission community 1870-1913
… mission work is controlled by the Methodist Church. The missions to the North are under the guidance the Dutch Reformed Church. Leliefontein covers an area of 75, 000 acres. To the North-east lies Bushmanland, to the West stretches the vast coastal plain. Leliefontein lies roughly between the …
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The Faculty of Theology of the University of Zululand: its contribution to vocational training, research and publication and spiritual support
… how the Faculty moved from co-operation with Dutch Reformed Church institutions to practising an open door policy. Chapter 3 records and discusses the contribution of the Faculty of Theology to vocational training at the main campus, Durban-Umlazi campus and at the accredited colleges. It …
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A narrative practical theological perspective on the spirituality of female adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
… In this study, the context is the Afrikaner, Dutch Reformed community. Epistemologically, the decision was made to work from a postfoundational, social constructionist perspective. This supports the research design, which is based on narrative, practical theological principles, as influenced …
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The Absence Of The Wellington Dutch Reformed Mission Church On Erf 794: A Symbol Of Tangible And Intangible Heritage, Destroyed And Found
… whether the absence of the Wellington Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) on Erf 794 in Wellington is a heritage-lacuna. It answers the question by setting out, firstly, how the tangible heritage of the DRMC was embodied in the physical church-building (the process of building and the …
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Gesinsbediening as bedieningsvennootskap tussen gemeentes en gesinne
… perspectives on the relationship between the church and families. The study is undertaken against the backdrop of the challenges facing mainline churches, of which the decline in numbers, the lack of the support for programmes and initiatives on behalf of families, and the apparent inability …
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Regerings- en sake-elite se persepsies oor die invloed van die Suid-Afrikaanse sakesektor op openbare beleidsformulering
… whereas the Afrikaner Broederbond and the Dutch Reformed Church exercise more significant influence on socio- political policy than the AHI. Apart from these traditional Afrikaner elite-groups, the "insiders" were found to include those whose economic ideologies, amongst other variables, …
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Kreatiewe prediking : kreatiwiteit in diens van die Heilige Gees in die ingewing van die preek (Afrikaans)
… in a fast changing world. Preaching in the reformed tradition is based primarily upon the Bible and the tradition of the church. The researcher suspects that, given the limitations of the age of the source, the preacher runs the risk of boring the congregation, who regularly attends sermons, …
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African women in religion and culture Chewa women in the Nkhoma synod of the church of central Africa, presbyterian: a critical study from women's perspective
… study of Chewa women in the Nkhoma synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. It is an interpretation, from a women's perspective within the Reformed tradition of their status, roles, and experiences. The introduction provides a detailed explanation of the area of study, African women's …
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Die bydrae van dr J D [Koot] Vorster tot die kerkregtelike ontwikkeling van die Ned Geref Kerk - met besondere verwysing na die kerkverband en sy aandeel in die totstandkoming van die Algemene Sinode in 1962 (Afrikaans)
… verdien. ENGLISH: The development of the Church Order of the Dutch Reformed Church was obstructed by a court order during its 1862 Synod which provocated the formation of seperate synods. Church members were prompted to restore church unity and therefore the Council of Churches was …
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The Lord’s Supper and a Theological Praxis for Unity? A Reformed Perspective
It is common knowledge that the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) are still functioning as two different churches. As two churches which believe and practise almost the same doctrines, creeds, confessions, etc., I deem it necessary to reflect on …
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The dialectical tradition in South Africa
… - the so-called 'liberalism struggle' in the Dutch Reformed Church. Theological liberalism had been defeated by the 1870s, and its defeat cleared the way for a more conservative appropriation of the classical legacy - in which leading Cape liberals were prominent. But that legacy also served …
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Reconciliation in Southern Africa : the role of the Afrikaans Churches. A historical and analytical study of the contributions of the Afrikaans Churches to the process of reconciliation in Southern Africa, with special reference to their response to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This study investigates the role of the Afrikaans Churches in the quest for reconciliation in South Africa. Since it is a historical and analytical study, much use has been made of the relevant historical material. It is important in a study like this that there be a relevancy for this kind of …
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