Open AccessDie relevansie van die gereformeerde teologie vir vandag
Author(s) -
J.H. Van Wyk
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
in die skriflig/in die skriflig
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-0853
pISSN - 1018-6441
DOI - 10.4102/ids.v29i1/2.1541
Subject(s) - theology , ideology , relevance (law) , connection (principal bundle) , philosophy , sociology , key (lock) , religious studies , political science , law , computer science , politics , mathematics , geometry , computer security
In this essay the author has tried to summarise the key features and to rethink the relevance of Reformed theology. In this connection the idea that Reformed theology can be reduced to one basic motive is questioned: it is argued that six characteristics of Reformed theology should rather be distinguished and applied interrelatedly. The issue as to why Reformed theology in South Africa to a large extent failed to reject the ideology of apartheid is also touched upon