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Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae Volume 34 Number 1, July 2008

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae Volume 34 Number 1, July 2008

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To stand where God stands : reflections on the Confession of Belhar after 25 years

Boesak, Allan, 1945- (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The Confession of Belhar was first adopted by the synod of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in 1982, and then formally accepted as a fourth confession in 1986. Since then it has become the bedrock of theological ...
Freedom to understand and serve : the contribution of Spinoza to biblical research

De Villiers, Pieter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This article discusses the contribution of Spinoza to the interpretation of the Bible. After an introduction setting his research on the Bible within his time and context, it investigates several facets of his hermeneutics. ...
The quest for religious freedom in Kenya (1887-1963)

Gathogo, Julius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The freedom to choose one’s religion is one of the basic freedoms that every person needs to enjoy. It is also one of the fundamental rights that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed on 10 December 1948. In ...
Religious freedom and the age of enlightenment: the case of the French Revolution

Matikiti, Robert (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This article explores whether the Age of Enlightenment, in general, and the French Revolution of 1789, in particular, promoted or restricted religious freedom. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 defines ...
The state of exception and religious freedom : revisiting the church-state confrontation, correspondence and statements of 1988

Vosloo, Robert (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This article revisits the documentation related to the church-state confrontation of 1988 with the aim of showing how it reflects different views on the prophetic role of the church in society, as well as different ...
From UMCA to the Anglican Church in Malawi : attempts to transform the mission into the church in Malawi 1860-2001

Mbaya, Henry (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The article traces the transformation of the Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) from 1885 into the modern Anglican Church in Malawi. The article shows that sociopolitical factors as they developed in Malawi, ...
Freedom of religion in South Africa : then and now 1652-2008

Coertzen, Pieter (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This article is about freedom of religion in South Africa before and after 1994. It is often argued that the relationship between church and state, and the resultant freedom of religion, during 1652-1994 was determined ...
Nuns, guns and nursing : an Anglican sisterhood and imperial wars in South Africa 1879-1902

Goedhals, Mandy (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The Community of St Michael and All Angels, an Anglican religious community of women, was established in Bloemfontein the Orange Free State in 1874. The sisterhood was established firstly in the context of the ...
South Africa : from Calvinistic exclusivism to religious freedom 1652-2008

Oliver, Erna (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

Although South Africa was never officially a Christian country, Calvinistic Christianity has been the dominant religion since the European settlement. The three hundred and fifty years since Christianity was officially ...
Diaspora Shona mass as a religious-cultural occasion

Dube, Lilian (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

Zimbabwean music developed for Catholic services over the years following the Second Vatican Council is characterised by distinctive drumming accompanied by rattles, unmistakable to the local ear. It facilitates spontaneity ...
Struggles and strides : religion and politics in the evolution of church related universities in Zimbabwe - the case of Africa University

Zwana, Solmon (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This paper examines the emergence of church-related university institutions in Zimbabwe, with specific reference to Africa University of the United Methodist Church, as a significant development which testifies to the ...
A church historical perspective on demonisation, deliverance and the Apostolic Faith Mision of South Africa

Nel, Marius (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

Faith healing, or divine healing, has played an important historical role within the preaching and practice of the Pentecostal movement. Deliverance was seen as an integral part of the healing ministry of the church, ...
Prophetic witness and social action as holiness in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa's mission

Forster, Dion Angus (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

This article will present an overview of the application and unique expression of Christian perfection as it has taken shape within Methodism in Southern Africa. Christianity, and in particular Methodism, is a dominant ...
From ashes to ashes, dust to dust : cremation and the Shona concept of death and burial in Zimbabwe

Shoko, Tabona (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The increasing death rate in Zimbabwe, caused mainly by HIV/AIDS, has resulted in a shortage of burial space, especially in towns. This, along with the cost of burials, has sparked problems related to notions of death ...
African Christians' attitude to African traditional belief in rebirth (reincarnation): a critique

Hofmyer, Hoffies; Fatokun, Samson (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

While Christianity does not in any way support the concept of rebirth (re-incarnation), the concept of reincarnation remains a very controversial theme among African Christians owing to some beliefs carried over from ...
Swinging between belligerence and servility : John Dube's struggle for freedom(s) in South Afrca

Kumalo, Simanga (Church History Society in South Africa, 2008)

John Langalibalele Mafukuzela Dube left an indelible legacy in South Africa’s political, educational and religious spheres. He was a church leader, veteran politician, journalist, philanthropist and educationist. He was ...
The establishment of the Indigenous Catholic Clergy in South Africa: 1919-1957

Mukuka, George (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The aim of this article is to examine whether Roman Catholic policies, as laid down in four separate encyclicals, were taken seriously in the mission fields, in South Africa in particular. In order to reach a conclusion, ...
Prophecy, politics and power : changing relations between the Catholic Church and the Zimbabwean State (1980-2007)

Gundani, Paul (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

The article investigates the role played by the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. Of particular interest is the way in which the Catholic Church has exercised her prophetic office within the ...
To obey or disobey? The relationship between Church and State during the years of apartheid: historical lessons from the activities of the Belydende Kring (1974-1990)

Van Rooi, Leslie (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

An important source for the development of anti-apartheid arguments within the family of Dutch Reformed Churches was a body that called itself the Broederkring (Circle of Brothers or Fraternal) later renamed the Belydende ...
Authority and freedom : the medieval roots of an understanding of religious freedom

Moss, Rodney (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2008)

Some regard religious freedom as a product of the Enlightenment. However, the roots of a later understanding of religious freedom as articulated in Dignitatis Humanae of the Second Vatican Council lie in the Middle ...

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