Churches, universities and the post-TRC process : impulses from a consultation
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2020
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African Sun Media
Abstract
This contribution, drawing on inputs of mentioned consultation, reflects on the
implications for churches and universities of the mandate for a post-TRC process.
It is argued that this mandate constitutes a threefold challenge, namely the
challenge of royal-servant unity and social cohesion, the challenge of priestly
reconciliation and social healing and, finally, the challenge of prophetic justice and
social solidarity.2 As can be inferred from this threefold description, the threefold
office of Christ is appealed upon to comprehensively describe the royal-servant,
priestly and prophetic roles of Christians and fellow-citizens outside the Christian
tradition. As such, a brief description of the notion of the threefold office of Christ
is appropriate at this point.
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CITATION: Koopman, N. 2020. Churches, universities and the post-TRC process : impulses from a consultation, in Thesnaar, C. H. & Hansen, L. D. (eds.) 2020. Unfinished business? Faith communities and reconciliation in a post-TRC context. Stellenbosch: SUN MeDIA, doi:10.18820/9781928480518/06.
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Keywords
South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Reconciliation -- South Africa, Universities and colleges -- South Africa
Citation
Koopman, N. 2020. Churches, universities and the post-TRC process : impulses from a consultation, in Thesnaar, C. H. & Hansen, L. D. (eds.) 2020. Unfinished business? Faith communities and reconciliation in a post-TRC context. Stellenbosch: SUN MeDIA, doi:10.18820/9781928480518/06.