HTS Volume 64, Number 1 (2008)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/110062024-03-28T08:46:34Z2024-03-28T08:46:34ZKerk, die huwelik en seks - 'n morele krisis?Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946-http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64642022-04-08T22:45:35Z2008-03-01T00:00:00ZKerk, die huwelik en seks - 'n morele krisis?
Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946-
Within Western societies the church is challenged by a new sexual "morality". Seemingly, the traditional theological answers do not address the challenge sufficiently. The incompetence of the church to change people's minds leads to a moral crisis. This article is an attempt to create awareness that the church has no choice but to review her traditional stance. This awareness will only surface once we are prepared to acknowledge that our traditional views were influenced by different contexts through the ages. Therefore it is necessary, in a postmodern context, to theologically reflect afresh within this context.
2008-03-01T00:00:00ZThe "sanctity" of marriage - an archaeology of a socio-religious construct : mythological origins, forms and modelsDreyer, Yolandahttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/62922022-04-08T22:48:17Z2008-03-01T00:00:00ZThe "sanctity" of marriage - an archaeology of a socio-religious construct : mythological origins, forms and models
Dreyer, Yolanda
The aim of the article is to argue that the sexual difference between female and male should be regarded as soteriologically indifferent. Though a biological reality of being human, sexuality is profoundly influenced by social constructs and the institution of marriage itself is a social construct. In this article the biological and social aspects are taken into account in a theological approach which on the one hand is interested in the relationship between God and human beings, and on the other in the way in which the Bible elucidates sexuality and marriage. The article indicates that the idea of sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as being equal to God-given "holy matrimony" has mythological origins. It focuses on these origins and on the multifarious forms of marital arrangements and models.
2008-03-01T00:00:00ZPost-Reformation reformed sources and childrenNeele, A.C.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62752022-04-08T22:45:22Z2008-03-01T00:00:00ZPost-Reformation reformed sources and children
Neele, A.C.
This article suggests that the topic "children" received considerable attention in the post-Reformation era - the period of CA 1565-1725. In particular, the author argues that the post-Reformation Reformed sources attest of a significant interest in the education and parenting of children. This interest not only continued, but intensified during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation when much thought was given to the subject matter. This article attempts to appraise the aim of post-Reformation Reformed sources on the topic "children."
2008-03-01T00:00:00ZSexuality and partnership : aspects of theological ethics in the field of marriage, unmarried and homosexual couplesKortner, Ulrich H.J.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62492022-04-08T22:46:22Z2008-03-01T00:00:00ZSexuality and partnership : aspects of theological ethics in the field of marriage, unmarried and homosexual couples
Kortner, Ulrich H.J.
The attitudes towards sexuality in Western society are undergoing dramatic change. One of the main problems sexual ethics has to deal with today is the question whether the church should acknowledge unmarried long-term relationships. The debate about the acknowledgement of homosexuality as a form of human sexuality equal to heterosexuality is aiming towards the acknowledgement of the equal status of homosexual partnerships and heterosexual marriages as a final consequence. In addition to these issues the article also discusses the issue of the blessing of unmarried or homosexual couples. In light of such public blessings and their liturgical form, the article aims to discuss the question about the promise such blessings holds according to Christian ethics.
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