Kerkvereniging en Kerkreg: Geskiedenis, beginsel en praktyk

Church unity and church polity: History, principle and practice In� this� article� the� need for� a� clearer focus� on� the� history,� principles� and practice� of� church� polity� in� the� process� of� church� re-unijication� is addressed.� This� is� specijically focused on� the process� current...

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Main Author: J.W. Hofmeyr
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 1996-04-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/521
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Summary:Church unity and church polity: History, principle and practice In� this� article� the� need for� a� clearer focus� on� the� history,� principles� and practice� of� church� polity� in� the� process� of� church� re-unijication� is addressed.� This� is� specijically focused on� the process� currently under way in� the� Dutch� Reformed� Church� family.� After� an� extensive� discussion� of issues� pertaining� to� the� history, principl~s and practice� of church� polity within� this� church family,� it is� concluded that the process of� re-unijication need to be implemented with the necessary urgency, but also with patience.
ISSN:1609-9982
2074-7705