’n Evaluering van drie interkulturele gemeenskapsprojekte
Date
2013-02
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AOSIS Publishing
Abstract
An evaluation of three intercultural community projects. An intercultural framework for
servanthood was explored in three Christian community projects. The framework consists of
six basic principles, as defined by Duane Elmer, namely openness, acceptance, trust, learning,
understanding and serving. This framework is brought into conversation with Miroslav Volf’s
metaphor of an embrace. In all of this koinonia and diaconia play a pivotal role – especially
in the relationship between the two modi. With this hermeneutical framework as point of
departure, an empirical study was undertaken to discern the processes and structures within
intercultural Christian community projects; and to evaluate the transformation in relationships
and the sustainability of the development projects.
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Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
The original publication is available at http://hts.org.za/index.php/HTS
The original publication is available at http://hts.org.za/index.php/HTS
Keywords
Mission of the church, Church and social problems, Community development -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Multiculturalism
Citation
Ries, J. & Hendriks, H. Jurgens. 2013. 'n Evaluering van drie interkulturele gemeenskapsprojekte. HTS Teologiese Studies, 69(2), doi:10.4102/hts.v69i2.1250.