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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
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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Electoral participation in the Netherlands: Individual and contextual influences [PDF]
Research into electoral participation has produced two traditions, one focusing mainly on individual level explanations while the second concentrates primarily on aggregate level explanations.
Egmond, Marcel van +2 more
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Vereniger en opheffer: Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Rhodesië (1890-2007)
In the missionary and church history of Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) the Dutch Reformed church did not concentrate exclusively on the unity of the local Afrikaner community, but also played a pivotal role in the upliftment of the indigenous population.
Gustav Hendrich
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A social-psychological perspective on the attitude of members in the Mangaung area towards church unification within the Dutch Reformed family of churches: a cross-cultural investigation Until recently, only one investigation had been conducted into
P. Jonck, P. Verster
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Pastoral Power and Governmentality: From Therapy to Self Help [PDF]
An examination of the practice of self-examination in Scottish Presbyterianism shows the value of following the later Foucault in the examination of religion as a social practice.
Mutch, A
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The Dutch Reformed Church is continuously changing: Revision of the church order of 1998
As the name of the title suggests, the Dutch Reformed Church is continuously changing or reforming. This change focuses on improvement as times change.
Piet J. Strauss
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Teologiese aantekeninge by die Jubileum van "Ons Theologische Seminarium" op Stellenbosch
With reference to the jubilee of the Theological Seminary of the Dutch Reformed Church in Stellenbosch in 1909, this contribution emphasises the theological diversity within the Dutch Reformed Church at the time. A careful assessment of the contemporary
R. M. Britz
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Die NG Kerk oor ‘Kerk en Samelewing’ voor en na 1994 – ’n Evaluering van drie dokumente
The Dutch Reformed Church about ‘Church and Society’ before and after 1994 – An evaluation of three documents. In its aim, to guide the members of its congregations in the last days of official apartheid in South Africa in a pastoral and ethical way, the
Piet J. Strauss
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This article investigates a statement by Dr Koot Vorster, at that stage a leading figure and church politician in the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), in which he mentions that the proposed church order for the Dutch Reformed Church of 1962 was in essence ...
Piet Strauss
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