Abstract:
This paper is an attempt to define the relation between culture and
preaching. The Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika frequently
refers to the church as a 'peoples church' ('volkskerk'). Owing to political
changes in South Africa, the qualification 'volkskerk', has created a
certain amount of disturbance in the ranks of the Nederduitsch Hervormde
Kerk. This study analyses the relation between culture and preaching
from different hermeneutical perspectives, namely: the cultural embedding
of the biblical kerygma; the interwoveness of language and culture,
and the necessity of contextuality in preaching.
