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The Dutch Reformed Church, Beyers Naude and the ghost of Cottesloe

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dc.contributor.author Vosloo, Robert
dc.date.accessioned 2011-07-21T14:09:02Z
dc.date.available 2011-07-21T14:09:02Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.citation Vosloo, R 2011,'The Dutch Reformed Church, Beyers Naude and the ghost of Cottesloe',Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. XXXVII, no. 1, pp. 1-17. en
dc.identifier.issn 1017-0499
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4632
dc.description Peer reviewed en
dc.description.abstract This article revisits the important and controversial Cottesloe Church Consultation that was held from 7 to 14 December 1960 in South Africa under the auspices of the World Council of Churches. It focuses mainly on events that occurred in the Dutch Reformed Church following the Cottesloe Consultation. Special attention is given to the role of Beyers Naudé by drawing on some of his newspaper articles, speeches and sermons during this time (including some unpublished material). Given this focus, the article describes Cottesloe as a vital historical marker that points to some unfinished business for the Dutch Reformed Church on an ecclesial, ecumenical and theological level. It argues that the general response of the Dutch Reformed Church to the Cottesloe Consultation led to harmful ecumenical isolation and hampered the church from living out its prophetic calling vis-à-vis the state. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (10 pages) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Church History Society of Southern Africa en
dc.subject Dutch Reformed Church en
dc.subject Beyers Naude en
dc.subject.ddc 284.268
dc.subject.lcsh Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk en
dc.subject.lcsh Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity en
dc.subject.lcsh World Council of Churches en
dc.subject.lcsh Church and state -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Clergy -- Political activity -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Naude, Beyers en
dc.subject.lcsh Christianity and politics -- South Africa en
dc.title The Dutch Reformed Church, Beyers Naude and the ghost of Cottesloe en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Research Institute for Theology and Religion en


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