Revisiting the Kairos document after 40 years: A challenge to the churches in South Africa

It has been 40 years since the publication of the important Kairos document in 1985. Although much has changed in South Africa, many things have also remained the same. Millions of people are still suffering, and this has once again brought the country to the brink of disaster. That is what this art...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Merwe, Johan M. van der (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2025
Στο/Στη: HTS teologiese studies
Έτος: 2025, Τόμος: 81, Τεύχος: 1
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Corruption
B Poverty
B Education
B South Africa
B Ecology
B Lekgotla
B National Dialogue Initiative
B Kairos Document
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