The final judgment in African perspectives
| dc.contributor.upauthor | Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-04T07:29:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-04T07:29:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description | Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDF | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | African churches show little interest in the notion of the final judgment. Various reasons for the lack of interest in this important aspect of biblical faith are discussed. Special attention is given to the problems of time and history as they manifest in African thinking. The idea of punishment as it is perceived in Africa also receives attention. The article looks at the biblical texts on the final judgment from an African perspective. African philosophy and spirituality facilitate a rediscovery of the joyful dimensions of this notion. One of the main arguments is that Africa should not experience insurmountable problems in embracing this aspect of the gospel. On the contrary: Africa can assist the ecumenical world to discover aspects of this message not yet disclosed. The article concludes with a discussion on the fate of the African ancestors. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Van Wyk, IWC 2006. 'The final judgment in African perspectives', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 703-729.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive] | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0259-9422 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14961 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.rights | Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Final judgement (Judgment Day) | en |
| dc.subject | African churches | en |
| dc.subject | African theology | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Judgment Day -- Biblical teaching | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Punishment -- Religious aspects | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Christians -- Africa | en |
| dc.title | The final judgment in African perspectives | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |