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Bibliography at end of each chapter. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Each vol. has special title page. ; [v.1] The life of Mr. Robert Blair containing his autobiography from 1593 to 1636 / Robert Blair. 1848 -- [v.2] Sermons / Robert Bruce. 1843.--[v.3-10] The history of the Kirk of Scotland, volumes 1-8 / David Calderwood. 1842-49 -- [v.11] A logical analysis of the Epistle of Paul to the Romans / Charles Ferme. 1850 -- [v.12-13] Works / John Knox. 1846-48 -- [v.14] The miscellany of the Wodrow Society / David Laing. 1844 -- [v.15] Autobiography and diary / James Melvill. 1842 -- [v.16-17] Select works / Robert Rollock. 1844-49 -- [v.18] The history of the Kirk of Scotland / John Row. 1842 -- [v.19] An apologetical narration of the state and government of the Kirk of Scotland since the Reformation / William Scot. 1846 -- [v.20-21] Select biographies / W. K. Tweedie. 1845-47 -- [v.22-24] Correspondence / Robert Wodrow. 1842-43. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This article presents an analysis of the journey of the Dutch Reformed Church (South Africa) back into the ecumenical fellowship of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The first part contains a brief historical review of the relationships between the WCC and the Dutch Reformed Church family, underlining the fact that the Dutch Reformed Church family in South Africa is a founding member of WCC and that it was never excluded from WCC fellowship; rather, this church itself resigned membership in the WCC after the Cottesloe Consultation (1961) at the pressure of the South African government of that time. The last part presents in detail the process of the readmission of the Dutch Reformed Church into the WCC fellowship (2012–2016) as well as the way this church was active in the WCC after readmission (2016–2018). ; Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu ; http://www.hts.org.za ; am2019 ; Church History and Church Policy

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287). ; The aim of this thesis is to explore the interaction between cultural and religious identity, and more especially, Christian identity; how they develop in relation to each other, and how they differ. This thesis takes as its, starting point the conviction that the understanding of, and the relationship to, the other, is what both develops and distinguishes Christian identity from cultural identity. In order to come to a better understanding of this complex set of relationships, the case of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa has been examined. The role of the Dutch Reformed Church in the cultural construction of Afrikaner identity has been examined both in the formative stages of Afrikanerdom until the demise of Apartheid, and then in its more recent role in the deconstruction and reconstruction of Afrikaner identity since the transition to democracy in 1994, tracing both continuities and discontinuities between the earlier and later periods under review. Several others have been considered critical for the construction of Afrikaner identity. Finally, having considered the global upsurge of ethnic and religious fundamentalist identities and the effects of this on Afrikaner identity, the message for the future both locally in South Africa and globally is one of Christian humanism, in conjunction with a general need for global ethics, protecting and celebrating our full humanity, irrespective of race, gender, culture and religious conviction. This thesis is interdisciplinary, examining the issues both from a socio-historical viewpoint and from a theological perspective drawing, in particular, on the work of Mary Douglas and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Socio-economic developments in Zimbabwe over the last few years have had a significant impact on the whole of our society. The contentious and chaotic land redistribution programme of government, a sharp decline in economic output, famine affecting more than half the population and a general deterioration in the standard of living affected all Zimbabweans. It is for good reason that a recent poll listed Zimbabwe as the country with citizens with the most pessimistic outlook in Africa. The developments in Zimbabwe also deeply affected the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). A diminishing membership as a result of emigration and the general negative economic environment have led to the imminent dissolution (in July 2003) of the DRC Synod of Central Africa and the amalgamation with the synod of Northern Transvaal. This was the first time in the history of the DRC that a regional synod had to be disbanded.