Belhar revisitedThe unity of the church and socio-cultural identitieswithin the Reformed tradition2

Authors

  • Eduardus (Eddy) Van der Borght VU University Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5952/53-0-197

Abstract

This article addresses the question whether the Belhar Confession provides the theological resources to deal with the issue of the unity of the church in relation to socio-cultural identities within the Reformed tradition. After providing an analysis of Belhar, a historical account is given of its reception within the World Alliance of Reformed Churches during the 1990s, after the demise of state-sanctioned apartheid in South Africa and the global rise of nationalistic identity politics. The very limited impact leads one to a new reading of Belhar in order to discover its potential, as well as its limitations.

Author Biography

Eduardus (Eddy) Van der Borght, VU University Amsterdam

A research fellow in the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University and he holds the Desmond Tutu Chair of Youth, Sport and Reconciliation at the Faculty of Theology at VU University Amsterdam. His main research areas are socio-cultural identities and the unity of the church, ecclesiology and secularisation.

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Published

2012-11-07

How to Cite

Van der Borght, E. (Eddy). (2012). Belhar revisitedThe unity of the church and socio-cultural identitieswithin the Reformed tradition2. NGTT | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 53(Supp 1). https://doi.org/10.5952/53-0-197

Issue

Vol. 53 No. Supp 1 (2012)

Section

Articles | Artikels

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