dc.contributor.author |
Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-05-25T12:45:15Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-05-25T12:45:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-11-25 |
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dc.description.abstract |
During September 1961, a charge of heresy was laid against New Testament scholar and antiapartheid
activist Prof. A.S. (Albert) Geyser. The charge was brought by three senior theological
students of the University of Pretoria. They accused Geyser of interpreting Philippians 2 in
such a way that it undermined the church’s doctrine of Christ’s pre-existence. The heresy trial
started on 24 October 1961 under massive public interest. The trial lasted 6 months and the
proceedings covered 2672 typed pages. Reporters of 25 national and international newspapers
attended the trial. The heresy trial caused widespread international condemnation of what
was regarded as an orchestrated attempt to get rid of Geyser, because of his public and radical
opposition to apartheid. In this contribution, Geyser’s theological critique of apartheid as well
as his conviction of heresy is discussed. The proceedings of the trial, minutes of the moderature,
media coverage and Geyser’s publications serve as primary sources. It concludes with a critical
evaluation of Geyser’s theology and his role as a public theologian. |
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dc.description.department |
Church History and Church Policy |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2017 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.hts.org.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Dreyer, W., 2016, ‘Heretic or
rebel? The heresy trial of
Albert Geyser’, HTS
Teologiese Studies/
Theological Studies 72(4),
a3745. http://dx.DOI.
org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i4.3745. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0259-9422 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2072-8050 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/hts.v72i4.3745 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60657 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS Open Journals |
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dc.rights |
© 2016. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Charge |
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dc.subject |
Heresy |
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dc.subject |
New Testament scholar |
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dc.subject |
Trial |
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dc.title |
Heretic or rebel? The heresy trial of Albert Geyser |
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dc.type |
Article |
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