Across the bridge : Polokwane Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa from dependency to autonomy

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dc.contributor.author Kgatla, Selaelo Thias
dc.contributor.author Saayman, Willem
dc.date.accessioned 2014-07-04T07:32:13Z
dc.date.available 2014-07-04T07:32:13Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.description.abstract The authors analyse and discuss the history of an important “Dutch Reformed Mission Church” congregation since its inauguration under the first DRC “foreign” missionary, Stephanus Hofmeyr, in the late nineteenth century until today. They argue that it was a typical “mission church” congregation, suffering under white paternalistic authority and developing the typical 'dependency syndrome'. It changed drastically in the era after 1994 and today the congregation has developed full autonomy and independence; also in financial terms. The authors see this as one of two possible models for church formation in the DRC in a democratic South Africa. en_US
dc.description.librarian am2014 en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.unisa.ac.za/she en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kgatla, ST & Saayman, W 2013, 'Across the bridge : Polokwane Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa from dependency to autonomy', Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae : Journal of the Church History Society of Southern Africa, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 223-235.. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1017-0499
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40543
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Church History Society of Southern Africa en_US
dc.rights Church History Society of Southern Africa en_US
dc.subject Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa en_US
dc.subject Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) en_US
dc.subject Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) en_US
dc.subject Nineteenth century mission en_US
dc.subject Dependency en_US
dc.subject Autonomy and independence en_US
dc.title Across the bridge : Polokwane Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa from dependency to autonomy en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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