
Reforming memory
Essays on South African church and theological history
Robert Vosloo(Author)
Sun Press
Published on 17. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
299 pages
978-1-928314-36-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book grapples with the question of what a responsible engagement with the past entails, also for Christians and churches associated with the Reformed tradition. The history of Reformed churches in South Africa is, one can argue, a deeply divided and ambivalent one. The same figures are heroes to some and villains to others; historic events are deeply ambiguous and conflicting views surround different discourses. Yet the histories, and perhaps futures, of these churches and traditions are inextricably interwoven. Reforming Memory fundamentally combines an interest in the notion of "memory" with an interest in (South African) Reformed theology and history. Central is the question: how should we remember and represent the past responsibly? The essays collected in this book engage in different ways with this question, attending in the process to some episodes in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church, some influential Reformed theologians, and some important Reformed practices and confessional documents.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Matieland
South Africa
Publishing group
African Sun Media
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-928314-36-3 (9781928314363)
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Person
Robert Vosloo is a professor in Systematic theology at the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is also a
senior researcher at the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology. He is the author and editor of several books, including Reformed
Churches in South Africa and the Struggle for Justice: Remembering 1960-1990 (co-edited with Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel).