Theological remarks on the Accra Confession

dc.contributor.authorHaase, Hans-Wilfried
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-03T06:57:00Z
dc.date.available2015-12-03T06:57:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-11-06
dc.descriptionPaper presented at a meeting of the Joint Globalization Task Team of the Reformed Churches of Germany and South Africa, held at Arnoldsheim, Frankfurt, Germany, 26–30 May 2008.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis article provides a critical evaluation of the Accra Confession (WARC 2004). The misery in various regions of the southern hemisphere poses an extreme ethical challenge for the Christian faith; the outcry for justice should not be left unheeded. It is necessary that the causes of this misery should be clearly described before viable strategies for overcoming it can be developed. The Accra Confession seems to be rather one-dimensional in its evaluation of reality. The ethical charge implied by the term ‘confession’ is of little use when dealing with complex global fi elds of action that only rarely allow a simple equation of cause and reaction. It is not so much a ‘confession’ (or Bekenntnis) that is needed but rather a renewed discussion among all concerned on the best ways to achieve more justice.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHaase, H-W., 2009, ‘Theological remarks on the Accra Confession’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #281, 3 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.281.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v65i1.281
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51028
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2009. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectTheology and the developing worlden_ZA
dc.subjectLeague of justiceen_ZA
dc.subjectAfricaen_ZA
dc.subjectGlobal ethicsen_ZA
dc.subjectAccra Confessionen_ZA
dc.subjectWorld Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)en_ZA
dc.titleTheological remarks on the Accra Confessionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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