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Lidmate se houding teenoor kerkvereniging in die NGK-familie: 'n kruiskulturele ondersoek na enkele veranderlikes [PDF]
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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Kerkorde en Leer en Aktuele Sake: NG Kerkorde Artikel 56 in Perspektief [PDF]
In 1982 at the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church of that year, a new article 56 was added to its church order. This article stipulated that the church, through its assemblies and other work, strives to stimulate views in church and society that ...
Pieter Johannes Strauss
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Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, kerkorde en onderwys [PDF]
: The Dutch Reformed Church, church order, and education. From the first church order of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1962, it has stipulations for the church and education.
Pieter Johannes Strauss
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Denomination, Religious Context, and Suicide: Neo-Durkheimian Multilevel Explanations Tested with Individual and Contextual Data [PDF]
In Suicide, Durkheim found that involvement in religious communities is inversely related to suicide risk. In this article, two explanations for this relationship are examined. One is that religious networks provide support.
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My Pilgrimage to the Missional in South Africa
The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa at its 2013 General Synod made a bold resolution—to be a missional church. This resolution was not only an acknowledgement of past failures, but also a commitment to deep and lasting reform.
Coenie Burger
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J.D. Vorster and the Dutch Reformed Church Order of 1962: The Church Order of Dordtrecht adapted to the demands of our day? J.D. (Koot) Vorster, was the moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church (1970–1974) as well as the specialist for the church order of ...
Pieter J. Strauss
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Johan Heyns and Beyers Naudé as prophets against the Dutch Reformed Church supporting apartheid: Heyns prophesising from within and Naudé from without. Both Johan Heyns and Beyers Naudé came from a strong Dutch Reformed and Afrikaans background.
Piet J. Strauss
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Die mislukte sinodale eenwording van die NG Kerk in 1911
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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NG Kerkorde 1998: Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk eenstemmig oor Skrif en Belydenis?
The church order of the Dutch Reformed Church of 1998: An expression of unity on the status of Scripture and Confessions? The Dutch Reformed Church claims to be a modern church in the Dutch Reformed tradition as seen in the historical line from the ...
Piet J. Strauss
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The Dutch Reformed Church and the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria
The focus of this article is on the fundamental and practical reasons that led to the establishment of theological training by the Dutch Reformed Church in the northern part of South Africa. The Faculty of Theology (Division B) was eventually established
Philippus R. du Toit
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