Identity, boundaries and the Eucharist. In search of the unity, catholicity and apostolicity of the church from the fringes of the Kalahari Desert

Authors

  • L Van Rooi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2010.v51n1.a16

Keywords:

Borders, Eucharist, Family of Dutch Reformed Churches, Kalahari Desert, Unity

Abstract

This article will explore the relation between the aspects of unity, catholicity and apostolicity of the church within the context of South (-ern) Africa by specifically focussing on the activities of a church community bordering South Africa and Namibia on the fringes of the Kalahari Desert. This is a farming community of which existence depends on the arid land they inhabit. The historical placing of this community in this specific area can be traced back to the apartheid system and its policies and specifically the effect of these policies/systems on the people(s) of South (-ern) Africa.
However, this is not just any community. It is a community of believers that has been part of the Church of all times and places manifested in the Reformed branch of the Church. They hear and live the Word, they partake in the Holy Communion and they confess their faith together with believers all over the world and across all generations.
Using this as background I will explore the completeness, unity, catholicity and apostolicity of the Church. This will be done by reading the narrative of this community of believers purposefully through the lens of the Sacraments of the Baptism and Eucharist.

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Published

2010-06-30

How to Cite

Van Rooi, L. (2010). Identity, boundaries and the Eucharist. In search of the unity, catholicity and apostolicity of the church from the fringes of the Kalahari Desert. NGTT | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 51(1&2). https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2010.v51n1.a16

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 1&2 (2010)

Section

Articles | Artikels

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