Reforming memory essays on South African Church and theological history / Robert Vosloo.
| Author/creator | Vosloo, Robert |
| Other author | Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Stellenbosch, South Africa : African Sun Media 2017. |
| Description | xii, 287 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Beyers Naudé Centre series on public theology ; volume 12 Beyers Naudé Centre series on public theology ; v. 12. |
| Contents | Part 1. In search of a responsible historical hermeneutic. On forgetting : historical injustice and the art of forgetting -- On history : the writing of history as remedy or poison? -- On remembering : memory, history, and justice -- On the archive : archiving otherwise -- On tradition : reforming tradition? -- On doing church history : five theses -- On commemorating : remembering the Reformation after 500 years -- Part 2. Revisiting some episodes in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church (1916-1960). On poverty : the Dutch Reformed Church and "the poor white problem" -- On urbanisation : the Dutch Reformed Church and the city -- On division : the Dutch Reformed Church and some responses to the Second World War -- On reading Scripture : the Dutch Reformed Church and the biblical justification of apartheid -- On ecumenism : the Dutch Reformed Church, Beyers Naudé and the ghost of Cottesloe -- Part 3. Engaging reformed theologians. On Calvinʹs theological heritage in South Africa : engaging an ambivalent, contested and promising legacy -- On the displaced Calvin : "refugee reality" as a lens to examine Calvinʹs life, theology and legacy -- On Calvin and the mirror of the stranger : "refugee reality' and the gift of recognition -- On Beyers Naudé : revisiting a legacy of hospitality and truth-telling -- On Dirkie Smit : take, read ... interpret, confess -- For John de Gruchy : democracy is coming to the RSA -- Part 4. Revisiting reformed practices and confessional documents. On the Lordʹs supper : the "welcome table", exclusion and the reformed tradition -- On theological education : Calvin, the Academy of Geneva and 150 years of theology at Stellenbosch -- On the Heidelberg Catechism : remembering a 16th-century reformed confession in South Africa today -- On the Belhar Confession : remarks on the reception of a 20th century confessional document in the Dutch Reformed Church. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023465408 |
| ISBN | 9781928314363 |
| ISBN | 1928314368 |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
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