Die eenheid van die kerk in gedrang Buitendag, Johan; Van Wyk, Tanya
Hervormde teologiese studies,
11/2010, Letnik:
66, Številka:
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This article examines the possible influence that a church's understanding of ecclesiology could have on its approach to homosexual people, with special reference to the Netherdutch Reformed Church ...of Africa (NRCA). By referring to recent debates in the NRCA concerning the prominence the Church awards to the tenet of an 'ethnic church' ('volkskerk') in its ecclesiology, it is argued that the Church's understanding of the confession of the one, holy, apostolic and catholic church is not reflected in the NRCA's own ecclesiology and that this has direct implications for the Church's understanding and accommodation of homosexual people. It is concluded that if the Church maintains an inclusive character as it is meant in the Creeds, the Church has to design and incorporate models of being church that adhere to this character and the abovementioned confession. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:Until 2006, HIV-positive women who chose to exclusively breast-feed were advised to completely stop breast-feeding by 6 months. We investigated operational feasibility and predictors of ...complete breast-feeding cessation (CBC).
DESIGN:A prospective observational cohort study at 3 routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission sites, South Africa.
METHODS:Data on “complete breast-feeding cessation at 24 weeks” and “not breast-feeding (NBF) for 4 days before the last follow-up visit at or before 24 weeks” were gathered during home visits (3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks). The main subgroup of interest for this analysis was women practicing exclusive breast-feeding/predominant breast-feeding at 3 weeks. Univariate analyses, logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier Survival analysis, and Cox regression were performed.
RESULTS:Eighty-eight women (43.6%) reported CBC. “Health staff suggesting formula use” ORa 4.39 (1.76-10.97) and “infant hospitalization” ORa 3.27 (1.37-7.79) were the only significant predictors of CBC. The probability of NBF at 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks was 2.8% 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8% to 3.8%, 4.3% (3.0% to 5.6%), 5.9% (4.4% to 7.4%), 9.8% (7.9% to 11.7%), 16.1 (13.8% to 18.4%), 23.1% (20.5% to 25.7%), and 37.6% (34.6% to 40.6%), respectively. Infant HIV status hazard ratio 5.5 95% CI 2.4 to 12.5 was the only predictor of infant death. NBF was not protective against 9-month infant HIV or death in univariate and multivariable analyses.
CONCLUSIONS:At programmatic level, CBC by 24 weeks is uncommon, and success seems unrelated to predetermined social, economic, and environmental (acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable, and safe AFASS) criteria. Thus at this level, activities that encourage CBC (amongst women meeting AFASS criteria) need to be identified and tested.
This article aims to decipher the spirit of the notion 'predestination' codified in the Canons of Dordt. It reconsiders the relevance of these dogmatic propositions about predestination as a grammar ...of the faith language which originated in a very specific context, namely the political concerns and the religious convictions held in the uniting Dutch provinces as a nation-state. In this context Calvin's views about predestination became instrumental to the establishment of an upcoming nationalistic ideology, based on different interpretations and perceptions of Calvin's theology. Within the context of the Protestant Dutch resistance against the RomanCatholic Spanish-Habsburg hegemony, the Canons were formulated during the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618-1619 as a Calvinistic movement against the Remonstrants who were stigmatised as collaborators of the Spanish-Habsburg reign over the Netherlands. This article demonstrates that different receptions of Dordt heighten the dogmatic gap between the socalled liberal modernism of the Remonstrants and a strict confessionalism of neo-Calvinism which has influenced the present-day understanding of the Canons of Dordt. It is argued that the grammar of the Canons of Dordt needs to be understood against this background and the meaning of the faith language it reflects, interpreted accordingly.
This article aims to decipher the spirit of the notion 'predestination' codified in the Canons of Dordt. It reconsiders the relevance of these dogmatic propositions about predestination as a grammar ...of the faith language which originated in a very specific context, namely the political concerns and the religious convictions held in the uniting Dutch provinces as a nation-state. In this context Calvin's views about predestination became instrumental to the establishment of an upcoming nationalistic ideology, based on different interpretations and perceptions of Calvin's theology. Within the context of the Protestant Dutch resistance against the Roman-Catholic Spanish-Habsburg hegemony, the Canons were formulated during the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618-1619 as a Calvinistic movement against the Remonstrants who were stigmatised as collaborators of the Spanish-Habsburg reign over the Netherlands. This article demonstrates that different receptions of Dordt heighten the dogmatic gap between the so-called liberal modernism of the Remonstrants and a strict confessionalism of neo-Calvinism which has influenced the present-day understanding of the Canons of Dordt. It is argued that the grammar of the Canons of Dordt needs to be understood against this background and the meaning of the faith language it reflects, interpreted accordingly.
The grammar of faith language in the Canons of Dordt as a result of the nation-state ideology. This article aims to decipher the spirit of the notion 'predestination' codified in the Canons of Dordt. ...It reconsiders the relevance of these dogmatic propositions about predestination as a grammar of the faith language which originated in a very specific context, namely the political concerns and the religious convictions held in the uniting Dutch provinces as a nation-state. In this context Calvin's views about predestination became instrumental to the establishment of an upcoming nationalistic ideology, based on different interpretations and perceptions of Calvin's theology. Within the context of the Protestant Dutch resistance against the Roman- Catholic Spanish-Habsburg hegemony, the Canons were formulated during the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618-1619 as a Calvinistic movement against the Remonstrants who were stigmatised as collaborators of the Spanish-Habsburg reign over the Netherlands. This article demonstrates that different receptions of Dordt heighten the dogmatic gap between the so called liberal modernism of the Remonstrants and a strict confessionalism of neo-Calvinism which has influenced the present-day understanding of the Canons of Dordt. It is argued that the grammar of the Canons of Dordt needs to be understood against this background and the meaning of the faith language it reflects, interpreted accordingly.
This article attempts to draw the scope and content of contemporary Political Theology, based on a review of the 2013 publication titled, Political Theology: Contemporary challenges and future ...directions, edited by Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Klaus Tanner and Michael Welker. The book is a collection of contributions which explore the contemporary content and potential future of the subject discipline. 'Political Theology' as critical theology and as a 'theology with its face towards the world' is committed to 'justice, peace and the integrity of creation' and is multifaceted. It represents a discipline with which theologians reflect on political-theological objectives across continents and paradigms. The article concludes with a brief investigation of the implications of insights offered in the book for the South African context (as part of the African continent).
This article aims to decipher the spirit of the notion 'predestination' codified in the Canons of Dordt. It reconsiders the relevance of these dogmatic propositions about predestination as a grammar ...of the faith language which originated in a very specific context, namely the political concerns and the religious convictions held in the uniting Dutch provinces as a nation-state. In this context Calvin's views about predestination became instrumental to the establishment of an upcoming nationalistic ideology, based on different interpretations and perceptions of Calvin's theology. Within the context of the Protestant Dutch resistance against the Roman-Catholic Spanish-Habsburg hegemony, the Canons were formulated during the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618-1619 as a Calvinistic movement against the Remonstrants who were stigmatised as collaborators of the Spanish-Habsburg reign over the Netherlands. This article demonstrates that different receptions of Dordt heighten the dogmatic gap between the so-called liberal modernism of the Remonstrants and a strict confessionalism of neo-Calvinism which has influenced the present-day understanding of the Canons of Dordt. It is argued that the grammar of the Canons of Dordt needs to be understood against this background and the meaning of the faith language it reflects, interpreted accordingly.
This article examines the 19th and 20th century European context wherein religion was practiced. In a 'Rip-Van-Winkle' manner it is as if this context had no influence on the Afrikaans speaking ...church in South Africa. The isolation, that was the result of the apartheid ideology, lead to the Afrikaans speaking church in South Africa not internalising ecumenicity. It is argued that for the church to be able to take an active role in reconciling diversity and therefore contributing to social cohesion in South Africa, the church needs to transcend being a 'nation' church. This is possible by respecting culture and diversity, while recognising the priority of salvation in Christ. This is the ellipse of being church.
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