Is an ethical status confessionis possible?

Rauhaus, Alfred

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dc.contributor.author	Rauhaus, Alfred
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-03T06:54:40Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-03T06:54:40Z
dc.date.issued	2009-11-06
dc.description	This article is a reworked English version of the original German paper presented at a meeting of the Joint Globalisation Task Team of the Reformed Churches of Germany and South Africa, held at Arnoldsheim, Frankfurt, Germany, 26–30 May 2008.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	This article argues that it is possible to declare a status confessionis on account of ethical issues. Discussions of the last 50 years confirm this. The article clarifies under what circumstances a status confessionis may be declared. It is always necessary to indicate clearly that the confession of the church is affected by the ethical situation in question. It is not sufficient to give a general reference to the gospel or to the teaching of Christ as the reason for declaring a status confessionis.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Rauhaus, A., 2009, ‘Is an ethical status confessionis possible?’, HTS Teologiese/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #285, 6 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.285.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v65i1.285
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51027
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2009. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Ethics	en_ZA
dc.subject	Status confessionis	en_ZA
dc.subject	Reformed churches	en_ZA
dc.subject	Germany	en_ZA
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_ZA
dc.title	Is an ethical status confessionis possible?	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA