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Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church
At the beginning of 2017, the “backlash cycle” was in full swing in church denominations in South Africa as far as embracing sexual diversity was concerned. In 2015 a momentous decision by the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) embracing inclusivity in allowing LGBTIQA+ ministers to not be celibate and its ministers to officiate same-sex marriages, surprised friend and foe. But this was reversed a year later in an Extraordinary General Synod of the church. The disappointing outcome of the De Lange v Methodist Church of Southern Africa case had just been handed down by the Constitutional Court, and the Anglican Church’s stalling on fully affirming sexual diversity, continued.
Praat verby grense
Die tragedie wat ds. Laurie Gaum tref, sou hom en sy pa, dr. Frits Gaum, uitmekaar kon dryf, maar die teenoorgestelde gebeur. Hulle ontdek onmeetlike gemene grond om saam te verken – die pa ’n swaargewig in sy kerk; die seun ’n predikant oor wie daar op ’n dag sensasionele voorbladnuus is. Dié nuus vererger wanneer Laurie se lewensmaat homself enkele dae later om die lewe bring. ’n Lewens krisis word ’n krisis vir die kerk. Laurie word uit sy amp ontslaan, maar hy appelleer suksesvol. Intussen woed daar ’n debat oor homoseksualiteit, ’n saak wat dreig om kerke wêreldwyd te skeur. In kalmer dae wissel pa en seun e-pos oor talle kwessies wat hiermee verband hou. Hulle praat ernstig en reguit maar ook met respek en liefdevol oor die Bybel en seksualiteit, verdraagsaamheid en vergiffenis, oor die dood en oor hoop, geregtigheid, mens-wees, die samelewing, die kerk, rassisme, bevrydingsteologie ... en altyd weer oor God. Dit word ’n ontroerende en inspirerende ge sprek tussen twee begaafde mense wat hulle eie en me kaar se grense uitdaag en verskuif.
Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church
At the beginning of 2017, the “backlash cycle” was in full swing in church denominations in South Africa as far as embracing sexual diversity was concerned. In 2015 a momentous decision by the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) embracing inclusivity in allowing LGBTIQA+ ministers to not be celibate and its ministers to officiate same-sex marriages, surprised friend and foe. But this was reversed a year later in an Extraordinary General Synod of the church. The disappointing outcome of the De Lange v Methodist Church of Southern Africa case had just been handed down by the Constitutional Court, and the Anglican Church’s stalling on fully affirming sexual diversity, continued.
Gender Equity & Reconciliation
Gender equity is woefully overdue—we cannot wait any longer. Yet gender equity will wait, just as it has for thousands of years, until women and men and people of all genders co-create it together. One-sided solutions are not enough, and shame and blame will get us nowhere. The new pathway to healing and creating right relations between the genders can only be forged by courageously confronting gender injustice from all sides, and moving through the ensuing ‘collective alchemy’ to transform gender injustice from the inside out. Inspired by the principles of Truth and Reconciliation developed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa, the Gender Equity and Reconciliation International ...
Ecclesial Reform and Deform Movements in the South African Context
Ecclesial Reform and Deform Movements in the South African Contextÿis the fourth volume in a series on the interface between ecumenical theology and social transformation in the (South) African context. Ecclesial movements are amongst the most significant drivers of social transformation. The essays in this volume identify, describe and assess a variety of ecclesial movements. Such movements are often highly contested so that the same movement may be described by some as a reform movement and by others as a deform movement.ÿ
Bonhoeffer's Questions
While in prison during the Third Reich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer raised several “core questions” in his correspondence with his close friend Eberhard Bethge: How shall future generations live? Who is Jesus Christ actually, for us, today? What does it mean to be truly human? And who am I? In Bonhoeffer’s Questions, John W. de Gruchy explores the development of each question in the course of Bonhoeffer’s life, how he attempted to answer them, and how each prompted further questions in an ongoing conversation with himself, with others, and now with us today. De Gruchy does this within the framework of his own life-long and life-changing conversation with Bonhoeffer in the context of South Africa from the beginning of the apartheid era to the present day. He also describes how he has come to know Bonhoeffer as a theological witness to Christ, a prophet of God’s justice, and a Christian humanist before proceeding with a series of questions addressed to Bonhoeffer with the reader in mind. These range from the debate about God and the future of Christianity to the involvement of Christians and the church in political struggles today.
Theology in Transition
South African theologians have long been powerful voices in the hard-fought political transition from a repressive apartheid regime to a young democracy. A key question is: What should the public role of churches be in this democracy? The simultaneously emerging global discussion on public theology has been one important point of reference, offering a number of frameworks for thinking about the churches' public role. This book considers answers given by South African theologians, beginning with an historical review of approaches taken during apartheid and tracing their development in the two decades following. (Series: Theology in the Public Square / Theologie in der Ã?Â?ffentlichkeit, Vol. 8) [Subject: Religious Studies, African Studies]
Media Studies
Exploring the media as an institution, this volume also introduces the topics of media regulation and content. The nature of communications policy is explained, following overviews of internal and external media regulation. Strategic ways of managing the media are discussed in addition to the guide's analysis of the ways that media presents issues of identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, the environment, AIDS, and terrorism.
