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- ItemCharters of religious freedom : the Magna Carta (1215), Ordinance No. 7 of 1843 (South Africa), and the South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms (2010)(Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2016) Coertzen, PieterIn June 2015 a conference was held in Oxford to commemorate the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta (the Great Charter). In 1865 Ordinance no. 7 of 1843 was hailed as the Magna Carta of the Dutch Reformed Church. At the conference in Oxford a paper was given on the “Magna Carta and South Africa”. This article grew out of that paper. In the article, the historical development of religious freedom in different time periods are touched upon to end with the South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms (SA Charter), which was signed by many religions in South Africa on 20 October 2010 – its Constitutional setting and background while the differences between the Magna Carta, Ordinance no. 7 of 1843 and the SA Charter are accentuated. The biggest difference between the three documents are that the Magna Carta and Ordinance no. 7 of 1842 were documents that originated from the authorities and were granted to the churches, while the SA Charter is a document that grew from the religious communities itself.
- ItemDie Franse Hugenote : 'n inleidende studie tot hulle koms na Suid-Afrika in 1688(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1969-01) Coertzen, Pieter; Hanekom, T. N.; Brown, E.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology.AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.
- ItemDie Franse Hugenote in Suid-Afrika : 'n kerkhistoriese studie(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1976-01) Coertzen, Pieter; Hanekom, T. N.; Brown, E.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology.
- ItemFreedom of religion : from the Church Order of Dordt (1619) to South Africa (2018)(AOSIS, 2018-11-01) Coertzen, PieterThis article is about freedom of religion as an integral part of the Reformation of the 16th century and how it was expressed in the Church Order of Dordt (1619) and later at the Cape of Good Hope under the rule of the Political Council. The article also traces the route of freedom of religion under the rule of the English and after 1910, under the rule of various political parties until the current situation (2018) with a Constitution that guarantees freedom of religion for every person in South Africa, and The South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms.
- ItemFreedom of religion in South Africa : then and now 1652–2008(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2008-02) Coertzen, PieterThis article is about freedom of religion in South Africa before and after 1994. It is often argued that the relationship between church and state, and the resultant freedom of religion, during 1652-1994 was determined by a theocratic model of the relationship between church and state. In a theocratic model it is religion and its teachings that determine the place and role of religion in society. This article argues that it was, in fact, a Constantinian model of the relationship between state and church which determined the place and role of religion in society between 1652 and 1994. In a Constantinian model it is the governing authority's understanding and application of religion that determines the place and role of religion in society as well as the resulting degree of freedom of religion. Examples from history are used to prove the point. The second part of the article discusses freedom of religion in South Africa after 1994.
- ItemThe Huguenots of South Africa in documents and commemoration(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2011) Coertzen, PieterThis article is about the image of the Huguenots of South Africa that we find in documents and how they were commemorated in South Africa. The article proposes inter alia to investigate when the first anniversary of the Huguenots in South Africa occurred and when the name “Huguenot” gained acceptance in South Africa. It also tries to answer the question what the real contribution of the Huguenots to South Africa was. This is done against the background of the statement that Afrikaans speaking people merely created the “myth” of the Huguenots for their own identity, notably in 1994 after losing the leadership in the government of the country. The article shows that the contribution of the Huguenots to South Africa and its people is much more comprehensive and material.
- ItemA perspective on marriages and civil unions in South Africa (part one)(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2014) Coertzen, PieterThe aim of this article to take a look at and assess the current situation in South Africa regarding marriages and civil unions from a Christian theological and historical perspective. The question to be answered is: Where do churches stand with regard to marriages and civil unions? Are they merely to accept the way current laws on face value arguing that the state has the right to make laws and to enforce them and churches just have to obey the laws of the state or does the human rights of freedom of religion and freedom of association as part of state legislation give churches the options to exercise their faith identity in the matters of marriage and civil unions?
- ItemA perspective on marriages and civil unions in South Africa (part two) : civil unions(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2015) Coertzen, PieterThe article argues that churches/religions ought to fully accept homosexuals as full members with all the rights that go with that, and treat them with Christian love, compassion and respect. But it also argues that if homosexual members do not abide by the official viewpoints of the Church and do not comply with the church’s requirements for membership and thereby threatens the faith identity of a church or a religion, church’s and religions have the right to terminate the membership of such members. Church’s and religions have a right to their faith viewpoint, to express that viewpoint and to expect from all their members to accept that viewpoint if they want to remain members of that church/religion. Just as churches and religions should show love and respect to homosexual members they can also expect from the homosexual members and outside pressure groups to respect the faith convictions of the church that the practising of homosexuality is in contradiction with what Scripture teaches in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and in many other parts of Scripture.