The prophetic voice of the ecumenical church in South Africa and the role of the Volkskerk van Afrika
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https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.2015.v1n1.a9Keywords:
Ecumenical, Volkskerk van Afrika, Prophetic voice, Ecumenism, Ecumenical ChurchAbstract
In this essay the author briefly wants to state the historical events that led to the spirit of Ecumenism. Secondly the article wish to give an overview of the early history of the Volkskerk van Afrika and state the church’s experience and response at the time. Thirdly the article outlines how the Volkskerk van Afrika came to join the ecumenical movement and finally portrays what the prophetic voice of the ecumenical Church in South Africa entails or should be today.
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