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Calvin, Luther and church unity
In die Skriflig, 2010 This article deals with Luther and Calvin’s efforts to preserve and promote church unity. Attention is given to their role as leaders of the reformational movement who self-evidently had to unite people from different countries.
I.W.C. van Wyk
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In die Skriflig, 2010 As far as ecclesiology is concerned, Calvin experienced a great dilemma during his lifetime. On the one hand, there was the clear teaching of Scripture on the unity of the church of Christ, as confirmed by the great church father Augustine.
J.H. van Wyk
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Fractured fellowship: An exploration of the disintegration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe’s (ELCZ) Unity [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyThrough a historical scope, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (ELCZ) has maintained its status as a rainbow organisation. Over the last few years, the church has demonstrated declining rainbow-like unity, which threatens its fundamental ...
Rabson Hove (PhD), Gevous Savious (Rev)
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2008 The dimensions “unity” and “catholicity” in the ecclesiology of the Netherdutch Reformed Church since Ottawa 1982 This article examines the current ecclesiology of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NHKA) with reference to the extent to which ...
Tanya van Wyk, Johan Buitendag
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Palamas and Florensky: The Metaphysics of the Heart in Patristic and Russian Philosophical Tradition [PDF]
, 2013 Тhis paper focuses on the philosophical issue known as the metaphysics of the heart within Orthodox Christianity – both Russian and Byzantie versions. Russian religious thought is based on patristic tradition.
Kroczak, Justyna
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Die mislukte sinodale eenwording van die NG Kerk in 1911
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 Synodical unity in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1911 – an attempt that failed. In 1862 the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony terminated the synodical unity of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa.
Pieter J. Strauss
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright +8 more
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The influence of Calvin’s theology on the Conventus of Reformational Churches in Southern Africa
In die Skriflig, 2010 The need for an ecumenical body for reformational churches in Southern Africa has been felt since the early 1990s. The key matter explored in this article is the question whether the composition and modus operandi of the Conventus reflect a trend in the ...
C.J. Smit
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Acta Theologica, 2007 The unity of the church of Christ is a spiritual reality, which finds its origin in the triune God. Although unity is a spiritual reality given by God himself, a comprehensive, visible expression of this essential unity must be achieved.
P. Jonch, A. le Roux, P. Verster
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Gedagtes oor die begin van die kerk - 'n geskiedenis van versoenende verskeidenheid
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1987 Thoughts on the beginnings of the church as a history of reconciliating diversity Against the backdrop of the beginnings of the church, the article makes a plea for modem believers to take the humanity of the church more seriously in their forming of ...
A. G. van Aarde
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