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Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Church Unity between former DRMC and DRCA, 1994
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 2019 T Church unity between the former Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) took place in 1994 under particularly difficult circumstances. South Africa was on the brink of civil war, as the oppressed majority of
S. Kgatla
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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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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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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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Ecumenism and Church Relations
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023 Ecumenism refers to the wide and multifaceted movement to advance Christian fellowship and the unity of the church. The contemporary ecumenical movement was preceded by nineteenth-century missionary and youth movements mobilizing Christians from various ...
Minna Hietamäki
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Die verskynsel van die eenheid-verskeidenheid van die kerk: In gesprek met Calvyn
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1997 The phenomenon of the unity-diversity of the church: A conversation with Calvin This article engages' in a critical dialogue with Calvin's conception of the unity-diversity of the church.
A. Botma, J. H. Koekemoer
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Sending en eenheid: �n Perspektief vanuit die Ned Geref Kerk
Verbum et Ecclesia, 1991 Mission and unity: A Dutch Reformed perspective The decisions on church unity and ecumenical relationships, taken by the Bloemfontein synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (October, 1990) came as a welcome surprise to many and as an unwelcome disappointment
P. G. J. Meiring
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