Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika

Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika

A previous article illlustrated that the root of the tension between unity and plurality in the church can be found in an epistemology charcaterised by binary opposisions. This article describes this epistemology and, from the perspective of narrative theological epistemology, discusses the struggles and pitfalls reflected in the narrative of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa which identifies itself as an 'ethnic church' (volkskerk). The article argues that such a self-identification functions as a metanarrative that is in conflict with the church's grand narrative, that of the Triune God. The re-telling of the grand narrative of the Trinity as the metaphor for unity through plurality will sustain the re-telling of the church's narrative in the changing context of a secular society.

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Main Author: van Wyk,Tanya
Format: Digital revista
Language:Afrikaans
Published: University of Pretoria 2012
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-94222012000100084
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spelling oai:scielo:S0259-942220120001000842013-03-08Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrikavan Wyk,TanyaA previous article illlustrated that the root of the tension between unity and plurality in the church can be found in an epistemology charcaterised by binary opposisions. This article describes this epistemology and, from the perspective of narrative theological epistemology, discusses the struggles and pitfalls reflected in the narrative of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa which identifies itself as an 'ethnic church' (volkskerk). The article argues that such a self-identification functions as a metanarrative that is in conflict with the church's grand narrative, that of the Triune God. The re-telling of the grand narrative of the Trinity as the metaphor for unity through plurality will sustain the re-telling of the church's narrative in the changing context of a secular society. University of Pretoria HTS Theological Studies v.68 n.1 20122012-01-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-94222012000100084af
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Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika
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title Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika
title_short Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: 'n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika
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description A previous article illlustrated that the root of the tension between unity and plurality in the church can be found in an epistemology charcaterised by binary opposisions. This article describes this epistemology and, from the perspective of narrative theological epistemology, discusses the struggles and pitfalls reflected in the narrative of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa which identifies itself as an 'ethnic church' (volkskerk). The article argues that such a self-identification functions as a metanarrative that is in conflict with the church's grand narrative, that of the Triune God. The re-telling of the grand narrative of the Trinity as the metaphor for unity through plurality will sustain the re-telling of the church's narrative in the changing context of a secular society.
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