Renouncing racism in a Dutch Reformed congregation

Meiring, Lieze Fredericka

dc.contributor.advisor	Kotze, E.
dc.contributor.advisor	Pieterse, H. J. C.
dc.contributor.author	Meiring, Lieze Fredericka
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:23:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:23:50Z
dc.date.issued	2000-11
dc.identifier.citation	Meiring, Lieze Fredericka (2000) Renouncing racism in a Dutch Reformed congregation, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17432>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17432
dc.description.abstract	The Dutch Reformed Church provided the theological justification for Apartheid since 1948 and contributed to discourses of racism and cultural hegemony. In this research narrative conversations were used to confront racism prevalent among many Dutch Reformed congregants. Social discourses, created through language, marginalised and oppressed people of Colour in South Africa. In this project, narrative conversations were used to deconstruct these oppressive racial discourses. Antjie Krog's book on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work, Country of my skull, confronted the congregants with the painful and dehumanising effects of Apartheid. Externalising conversations assisted congregants to face their guilt and the unjust discourses trapping them. In addition, this deconstruction empowered the congregants to challenge racism and cultural hegemony by living more ethical lives.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (iv, 157 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Narrative	en
dc.subject	Pastoral conversations	en
dc.subject	Post-modern	en
dc.subject	Co-construction	en
dc.subject	Social construction discourse	en
dc.subject	Racism	en
dc.subject	Cultural hegemony	en
dc.subject	Oppression	en
dc.subject	Injustice	en
dc.subject	Discourse	en
dc.subject	Silence	en
dc.subject	Ethical	en
dc.subject	Culturally sensitive	en
dc.subject	Dutch Reformed Church	en
dc.subject.ddc	261.70968
dc.subject.lcsh	Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk -- History	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Racism -- South Africa -- Religious aspects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Reformed Church	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa -- Race relations	en
dc.title	Renouncing racism in a Dutch Reformed congregation	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
dc.description.degree	M. Th. (Practical Theology (Pastoral Therapy))