What has Accra to do with New York? An analysis of moral discourse in the Accra Confession

Authors

  • PJ Naude

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2008.v49n3.a17

Keywords:

Accra Confession, Economic Justice, Justice, Moral discourse, Morele diskoers, Peace and the Integrity of Creation”, Social ethics,

Abstract

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches adopted the Accra Confession at its General Council in 2004. This essay is a close reading of the Confession in the light of James Gustafson’s four varieties of moral discourse. It is found that the Confession is strong on the prophetic and narrative discourse, weaker on the ethical discourse, and not convincing on the level of policy discourse. To enhance policy discourse, the relation between theology and economics needs to be explored. The essay ends with an illustration of such relation by drawing on the views of economist, Joseph Stiglitz, as basis for illustrative policy recommendations.

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Published

2008-12-31

How to Cite

Naude, P. (2008). What has Accra to do with New York? An analysis of moral discourse in the Accra Confession. NGTT | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 49(3&4). https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2008.v49n3.a17

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Articles | Artikels