Justice and the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church

This article engages with the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) from the perspectives of solidarity with the poor and justice for South African society. The democratic South Africa continues to face significant socio-economic problems and an increasingly dissatisfied po...

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Authors: Botha, Jaco (Author) ; Forster, Dion Angus 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2017]
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2017, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Justice
B Ethics
B Public Theology
B South Africa
B Dutch Reformed Church
B Mission (international law
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