Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles)2008-07-212008-07-212008-03Van Wyk, IWC 2008, 'Apologie vir die Christelike lewenswyse en etiek', HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 599-629. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_hervorm.html]0259-9422http://hdl.handle.net/2263/6246Many young Afrikaners have turned their backs on the Calvinistic churches in South Africa. Many of them have difficulty with the Christian morality. Works of by "Boetman" and Koos Kombuis are analysed in order to get acquainted with present-day thinking of the critics of the Afrikaans churches. This article proposes a positive reception of the moral tradition of the Early Church. A short overview of the basic aspects of the ethics of the early church fathers and apologists is given. Whether the critics would embrace a morality of caring, remains an open question. The author is convinced that this morality is the better one. The critics are invited to rethink Christian morality and ethics.211178 bytesapplication/pdfAfrikaansReformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of PretoriaCalvinistic churchesBoetmanAfrikaners -- ReligionReformed Church -- South Africa -- History -- 21st. CenturyChristian life -- History -- Early Church Ca. 60-300Christian ethics -- History -- Early Church Ca. 60-300Kombuis, KoosCaring -- Moral and ethical aspectsArticle