The church"s responsibility towards the social order: An Old Testament hermeneutic problem

There is a widespread conviction among conservative groups in the Afrikaans speaking mainline churches in South Africa that the church has a responsibility towards the structuring of society. This conviction is based on a reading of the Old Testament which can be traced back to Calvin. The article h...

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Auteur principal: Breytenbach, Andries 1944- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2005
Dans: HTS teologiese studies
Année: 2005, Volume: 61, Numéro: 3, Pages: 861-881
Sujets non-standardisés:B Philosophers
B Theology
B Practical Theology
B Ministers of Religion
B Ancient Semitic and Classical Languages
B Aspects of Religious Studies
B Theologians
B Netherdutch Reformed Church
B Scholars
B Sociology and Ethics
B Philosophy
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Résumé:There is a widespread conviction among conservative groups in the Afrikaans speaking mainline churches in South Africa that the church has a responsibility towards the structuring of society. This conviction is based on a reading of the Old Testament which can be traced back to Calvin. The article hypothesises that such a hermeneutic cannot be maintained in the aftermath of historicalcritical research in Biblical studies.
ISSN:2072-8050
Contient:Enthalten in: HTS teologiese studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/hts.v61i3.467