The concept of empire as a stumbling stone : aspects of an ecumenical discussion on the theme of empire

dc.contributor.authorWasserloos-Strunk, Martina
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-03T06:37:19Z
dc.date.available2015-12-03T06:37:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-11-06
dc.descriptionAccra 2004, proceedings of the 24th General Council of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Accra, Ghana, 20 July–12 August 2004. Published in 2005, World Alliance of Reformed Churches (Geneva), viewed 19 September 2009, from openlibrary.org/b/ OL20146697M.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis article was first presented as a paper 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 2008en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe topic of empire is one of the main disputed points in the discussion following the ‘Accra Declaration’. This article evaluates several points of view from the South and North concerning ‘empire’ and shows how the dynamics of the different contexts have infl uenced the tense discussions in the churches. A distinction has to be made between the real-political high profi le of modern empires and the more metaphorical interpretation of empire as it is expressed in the Bible. The discussion on empire can become a stumbling block if it is not approached with great compassion for the victims of globalisation, a careful sense of the vastly different situations in the South and the North, and an understanding of real-political structures. This article warns against the danger of polarisation and seeks to build a bridge toward a common understanding.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWasserloos-Strunk, M., 2009, ‘The concept of empire as a stumbling stone: Aspects of an ecumenical discussion on the theme of empire’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #289, 4 pages. DOI: 10.4102/v65i1.289.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/v65i1.289
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51022
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.subjectEmpireen_ZA
dc.subjectGlobalisationen_ZA
dc.subjectAccra declarationen_ZA
dc.subjectPolarisationen_ZA
dc.subjectBibleen_ZA
dc.titleThe concept of empire as a stumbling stone : aspects of an ecumenical discussion on the theme of empireen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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