"Christ transforming culture"? Nagedink oor die aard van die gereformeerde geloof

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dc.contributor.authorSmit, D.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T11:51:34Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T11:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionCITATION: Smit, D. "Christ transforming culture"? Nagedink oor die aard van die gereformeerde geloof. Acta Theologica, 3:125-149.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://journals.ufs.ac.za
dc.description.abstractThe essay pays tribute to the honoree by reflecting on the nature of the Reformed faith and tradition, in which he was called to play a leading role during challenging times. It takes its departure in H. Richard Niebuhr’s well-known claim that the Reformed faith represents a form of “Christ transforming culture” Christianity, implying both that the Reformed faith positively affirms reality and life and that Reformed faith continuously strives for transformation and renewal of reality and life. The essay demonstrates how this twofold emphasis, of affirmation and critical renewal at the same time, is rooted in the heart of the Reformed vision itself, which is described as “a way of being the Christian community in the world, before God”. Four aspects of this description are consecutively highlighted, namely “the Christian community” (the first section), “before God” (the second section), “a way of being” (the third section) and “in the world” (the fourth section). In a concluding section the essay argues that four popular forms of criticism of the Reformed faith, widespread in South Africa today, are therefore directed at caricatures and betrayals of the Reformed tradition.
dc.description.urihttp://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/1587
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent25 pages
dc.identifier.citationActa Theologica
dc.identifier.issn2309-9089 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1015-8758 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/75282
dc.language.isoaf
dc.publisherFaculty of Theology, University of the Free State
dc.subjectReformed Churchen_ZA
dc.subjectCultureen_ZA
dc.subjectFaithen_ZA
dc.title"Christ transforming culture"? Nagedink oor die aard van die gereformeerde geloofaf_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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