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'To bring the work to greater perfection': systematising governance in the Church of Scotland, 1696–1800 [PDF]
, 2014 Following the confirmation of Presbyterian government in the Church of Scotland in 1690, a number of attempts were made to codify the governance practices that were to be followed in the various ruling bodies of the church.
Alistair Mutch +4 more
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Die funksie en doel van die Apostoliese Geloofbelydenis
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016 The article deals with the function and aim of the Apostles’ Creed in the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa – and for that matter, all other Reformed churches. The history of the Credo is carefully described.
Ignatius W.C. Van Wyk
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Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022 The rise of neo-radical nationalism, racism and ethnicity in many churches in the 21st century is an unexplainable reality. It is becoming difficult for churches to maintain their denominational identity to a high degree without adjusting its liturgy, traditions and church polity according to new context (Koffeman, 2014:164).
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Religious Minorities and Freedom of Religion or Belief in the UK [PDF]
, 2018 By particular reference to the polity of the UK, this article discusses issues and options for groups identified as "religious minorities" in relation to issues of "religious freedom".
Weller, Paul
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Kerkvereniging en Kerkreg: Geskiedenis, beginsel en praktyk
Verbum et Ecclesia, 1996 Church unity and church polity: History, principle and practice In this article the need for a clearer focus on the history, principles and practice of church polity in the process of church re-unijication is addressed. This is
J.W. Hofmeyr
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1992 Reinterpreting the paradigm concerning ‘Kollegialisme’ in order to understand the Afrikaans churches according to church law The Afrikaans term ‘Kollegialisme’ is used to convey criticism of the polity and history of the Afrikaans churches of Reformed ...
E. Brown
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Dordt and South Africa. The nature and challenges for Reformed Church polity in South Africa [PDF]
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 2013 Under the title Dordt and South Africa – the nature and challenges for Reformed Church Polity in South Africa this presentation starts by sketching the context in which the Church Order of Dordt was drawn up and what the role and meaning of the Church order was for the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
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Die hermeneutiek van gereformeerde kerkreg
In die Skriflig, 2012 Die artikel het op die belangrikheid en noodsaaklikheid van ‘n hermeneutiek vir die gereformeerde kerkreg gefokus. Die kerkregtelike dokument wat besonderlik ter sake was, is die kerkorde van die Gereformeerde kerke in Suid-Afrika, met sy besondere band ...
Andries le Roux du Plooy
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The priesthood of believers: The forgotten legacy of the reformation
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 This contribution revisits the priesthood of believers. It is placed within the current discourse on relevant ecclesiologies and ecclesial praxis for 21st-century reformed churches.
Wim A. Dreyer
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Redefining a relevant Church Government Model for the Contemporary Church: An Analysis of Church Polity Principles in the New Testament Church [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021 The church government in the New Testament deals with how ecclesiastical authority, operations and order were exercised in the church. The historical and Scriptural principles for church government suggest flexibility in orientation.
Rev. Dr. Humphreys Frackson Zgambo (Research Fellow NWU)
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