Church and state and apartheid in South Africa: a perspective on the Dutch Reformed Church (1962-1998)

Abstract der Zeitschrift: In its church order, as well as in other documents of the general synod covering the period 1962-1998, the Dutch Reformed Church (mainly Southern Africa) showed a marked influence by Abraham Kuyper and neo-Calvinistic 20thcentury Dutch philosophers. This, as well as its clo...

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Pubblicato in:European journal for church and state research
Autore principale: Strauss, P. J. 1951- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Peeters 2001
In: European journal for church and state research
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Südafrika / Stato / Chiesa / Storia 1962-1998
B Apartheid / Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Suid-Afrika / Storia 1962-1998 / Südafrika / Stato / Chiesa
Notazioni IxTheo:KBN Africa subsahariana
KDD Chiesa evangelica
NCC Etica sociale
SA Diritto ecclesiastico
SD Diritto canonico; Chiesa protestante
Altre parole chiave:B Apartheid
B Storia
B Chiesa evangelica
B Libertà di religione
B Südafrika
B Diritto in materia di chiesa di stato
B Diritti umani <motivo>
B Diritto
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Riepilogo:Abstract der Zeitschrift: In its church order, as well as in other documents of the general synod covering the period 1962-1998, the Dutch Reformed Church (mainly Southern Africa) showed a marked influence by Abraham Kuyper and neo-Calvinistic 20thcentury Dutch philosophers. This, as well as its close association with the Afrikaner nation and apartheid, resulted in the prophetic voice of the church being virtually unheard until 1986. During this year the approach changed, one of the factors being the influenceof the German-Swiss theologian Karl Barth
ISSN:1370-5954
Comprende:In: European journal for church and state research