The role of the church in the struggle against poverty : a Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika perspective
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Mpanza, S.P.
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Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria
Abstract
The essence of being a church is love. The church as an organization
based on love has the responsibility of loving God, his people and the
world which God himself loved first. This paper is about the responsibility
of a 'poor church', the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika, which
despite its poverty still has the vocation of becoming meaningful to its
members. Two appeals are made here: firstly, that both the rich and
the poor churches should, despite their circumstances, play their roles in
combating poverty among their members. Secondly, churches should
shift from charity work to development.
Die essensie van kerkwees is liefde. Die kerk as 'organisme', gebaseer op liefde, het die verantwoordelikheid om God lief te he en sy volk wat By eerste liefgehad het. Die artikel fokus op die verantwoordelikheid van on arm kerk', die Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika, wat ten spyte van armoede steeds die roeping het om sin toe te voeg tot die lewe van lidmate. Twee oproepe word gemaak: ryk sowel as arm kerke moet die teenwoordigheid van armoede in eie kring bestry; kerke moet toesien dat die klem verskuifvanafbarmhartigheidsbetoning na ontwikkeling.
Die essensie van kerkwees is liefde. Die kerk as 'organisme', gebaseer op liefde, het die verantwoordelikheid om God lief te he en sy volk wat By eerste liefgehad het. Die artikel fokus op die verantwoordelikheid van on arm kerk', die Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika, wat ten spyte van armoede steeds die roeping het om sin toe te voeg tot die lewe van lidmate. Twee oproepe word gemaak: ryk sowel as arm kerke moet die teenwoordigheid van armoede in eie kring bestry; kerke moet toesien dat die klem verskuifvanafbarmhartigheidsbetoning na ontwikkeling.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Mpanza, SP 1996. 'The role of the church in the struggle against poverty : a Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika perspective', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 965-971