‘Covenanting for justice’? on the Accra document, reformed theology and reformed ecclesiology

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dc.contributor.author Smit, Dirkie J.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-12-03T06:46:45Z
dc.date.available 2015-12-03T06:46:45Z
dc.date.issued 2009-11-06
dc.description This contribution was originally presented during a consultation of the joint globalisation project of Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) and the ERK at the Evangelical Academy Arnoldshain, Germany, on 26–30 May 2008. It was requested by the research group as a theological and ecclesiological assessment of the Accra Document, and offered as tentative comments for open discussion during the joint meeting. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract The essay provides a brief summary of the main argument of the Accra Document drafted by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and entitled ‘Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth’. The focus is on discovering and describing the internal structure, the logic and focus, and thereby some of the most important implicit and explicit theological and ecclesiological convictions, suppositions and claims of the document, as far as possible in its own terminology. It then offers a tentative theological assessment, pointing out four very typical Reformed characteristics of the document, including its typical confessional nature and style. It fi nally suggests some ecclesiological implications arising from the document, again calling to mind four very specific characteristics of Reformed ecclesiology. On the whole, the essay serves as an invitation to further study, discussion and reflection on the challenges and calling implied in the document. en_ZA
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dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Smit, D., 2009, ‘“Covenanting for Justice”? On the Accra Document, Reformed Theology and Reformed Ecclesiology’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #279, 6 pages, DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.279. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v65i1.279
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51025
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 Accra Document en_ZA
dc.subject Globalisation en_ZA
dc.subject Reformed Theology en_ZA
dc.subject Justice en_ZA
dc.subject Ecclesiology en_ZA
dc.subject World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) en_ZA
dc.title ‘Covenanting for justice’? on the Accra document, reformed theology and reformed ecclesiology en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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