Open AccessKanttekeningen bij het Merkwaardig Verhaal van M.C. Vos
Author(s) -
G.J. Schutte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
stellenbosch theological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-9467
pISSN - 2413-9459
DOI - 10.17570/stj.2020.v6n2.a16
Subject(s) - biography , cape , theology , history , art , religious studies , sociology , art history , philosophy , archaeology
The Rev M.C. Vos (1759-1825), born at the Cape, clergyman in The Netherlands, at the Cape and Sri Lanka, is known as an initiator of the mission in South Africa. His life is mostly based on his autobiography Merkwaardig verhaal (1824). Some factual historical remarks learn, however, that his autobiography is far from a virtual (auto)biography, it is his story of God’s guidance in his life and an incentive to a religious revival.