Van Wyk, Tanya2012-11-262012-11-262012-10-09Van Wyk, T., 2012, ‘Kerkwees in die saeculum vandag, Deel 2: ‘n Nuwe narratief (ook vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika)’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1282, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v68i1.12820259--9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v68i1.1282http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20479This article is the second of two which represent a reworked version of aspects from Chapter 1 of the PhD dissertation (University of Pretoria), entitled ‘Die kerk as heterotopiese ruimte: ‘n Trinitariese model vir die derde millennium’, with Prof. Dr Johan Buitendag as supervisor.A previous article illlustrated that the root of the tension between unity and plurality in the church can be found in an epistemology charcaterised by binary opposisions. This article describes this epistemology and, from the perspective of narrative theological epistemology, discusses the struggles and pitfalls reflected in the narrative of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa which identifies itself as an ‘ethnic church’ (volkskerk). The article argues that such a self-identification functions as a metanarrative that is in conflict with the church’s grand narrative, that of the Triune God. The re-telling of the grand narrative of the Trinity as the metaphor for unity through plurality will sustain the re-telling of the church’s narrative in the changing context of a secular society.Afrikaans© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.SaeculumNarrative theological epistemologyNederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA)Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA)Article