From mission to church; from church to mission? The Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa: The first ten years, 1923-1933
The formation of the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1923 was much criticised for being the result of a racist policy; yet had it not been for racism prevalent in South Africa at the time its formation might have been unnecessary as part of the missionary outreach of the United Free Chu...
| Published in: | Missionalia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Africa
[2018]
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| In: |
Missionalia
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| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bantu Presbyterian Church (BPC)
B Missionaries B United Free Church of Scotland B Presbyterian Church of South Africa (PCSA) B General Assembly |
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| Summary: | The formation of the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1923 was much criticised for being the result of a racist policy; yet had it not been for racism prevalent in South Africa at the time its formation might have been unnecessary as part of the missionary outreach of the United Free Church of Scotland. For better or worse it was established and in such matters there was no going back. However, its mission was hindered by attempts to control it externally by the Scottish church and internally by missionaries and their Mission Council. The first ten years of its history testify to this. Its subsequent history bears witness to the attempt to make it an authentic African missionary church open to the ecumenical scene. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-878X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missionalia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7832/46-3-231 |