A confessing church at war with itself: The significance of the relationship between the concepts “Gospel and law”

The confessing movement of Germany has influenced the South African confessional movement. Although the confessing movement of Germany was successful in alerting some Christians of the ills of nationalism and the concoction of nationalism with theology, this movement was not without its own challeng...

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Auteur principal: Tshaka, Rothney S. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Stellenbosch University [2016]
Dans: Stellenbosch theological journal
Année: 2015, Volume: 1, Numéro: 2, Pages: 683-693
Classifications IxTheo:CG Christianisme et politique
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KBB Espace germanophone
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
KDD Église protestante
Sujets non-standardisés:B Barmen Declaration
B Karl Barth
B GOSPEL AND LAW
B Belhar Confession
B Jewish Question
B confessional church
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Résumé:The confessing movement of Germany has influenced the South African confessional movement. Although the confessing movement of Germany was successful in alerting some Christians of the ills of nationalism and the concoction of nationalism with theology, this movement was not without its own challenges. One major challenge was revealed in terms of how the concepts Gospel and Law were related with one another. Being constituted by different ecclesial traditions, it lacked a clear consensus of how to deal with secular law, which was considered to be of concern by the state. A separation between gospel and law, which is sometimes insisted upon especially in some theological traditions is seen in this article as one contributing factor to the German church’s late reaction to the Jewish question.
ISSN:2413-9467
Contient:Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17570/stj.2015.v1n2.a32