Geyser, Anna BarbaraVan der Merwe, P.J.2012-02-202012-02-201997Geyser, A., Van der Merwe, PJ 1997, 'Van der Leeuw en Noordmans oor teologie : godsdienswetenskaplike agtergronde van die gesprek', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 53, no. 1&2, pp. 372-392.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18193Spine 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 PDFIn this theological-historical study the question arises on the value of religious studies for theology. An outline - mainly of Prof G van der Leeuw's and Dr O Noordmans's views - is given in the article, and the following arguments are highlighted: the effect of Van der Leeuw's phenomenological background on his thought regarding the praxis of the church, especially the liturgy; the dialogue between Van der Leeuw and Noordmans, and the effect of this conversation on the theories as well as the practical implications thereof . A position midway between these two may be utilised for liturgical renovation.21 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaVan der Leeuw, G.Noordman, O.Liturgy -- ChurchReligion and sciencePhenomenological theologyArticle