Dreyer, Petrus Secundus2012-03-052012-03-051998Dreyer, PS 1998, 'Koers(e) van die Afrikaner in die geskiedenis', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 54, no. 1&2, pp. 226-244.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18355Spine 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 PDFWhen speaking of the direction of a people, the term direction has the meaning of a relatively stable trend or course over a relatively long period of the history of the majority of that people. The problem discussed in this paper is the question whether such a direction(s) can be discerned in the history of the Afrikaans people. Such a direction can only be the result of values obtaining in a stable order of preference, forming a set of norms expressed in the views and actions of the people over a relatively long period of time. In a compact overview, eight of the most important areas of the history of the Afrikaans people are considered. The conclusion is that a definite trend is discernible. The most important aspects of this trend are a sharp awareness of self-identity; a desire for freedom, implying a negative reaction to British political and cultural imperialism; a fierce love of the Afrikaans language; and an aversion to mixing with people of non-Western descent.19 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaAfrikaners -- HistoryArticle