The sacramental nature of peacemaking rituals: a case for a sacramental spirituality of reconciliation
South African scholar and peace activist John de Gruchy sees a close relationship between sacraments and peacemaking processes. Even though a Protestant, he calls the Church a sacramental community and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "civic sacrament". This raises the quest...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge
[2018]
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International journal for the study of the Christian church
Année: 2018, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 16-30 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | CG Christianisme et politique KBN Afrique subsaharienne NBN Ecclésiologie NBP Sacrements |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Robert Schreiter
B Hans Boersma B Spirituality B Otto Semmelroth B civic sacrament B Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) B Reconciliation B Peacemaking B Rowan Williams B Edward Schillebeeckx B Sacraments B twinning of Coventry with Dresden and Kiel |
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| Résumé: | South African scholar and peace activist John de Gruchy sees a close relationship between sacraments and peacemaking processes. Even though a Protestant, he calls the Church a sacramental community and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "civic sacrament". This raises the question of the relationship between processes and rituals of peacemaking and sacramentality. Moreover, how does reconciliation, as a core doctrine of Christian theology, relate to sacramentality and peacemaking efforts in society? Is reconciliation sacramental? Hans Boersma's sacramental ontology provides a theological basis for an affirmative answer. Furthermore, the notion of Christ (and the Church) as primal sacrament(s) (Semmelroth, Schillebeeckx) gives a further basis to see processes of peacemaking as sacramental. The article argues for a sacramental spirituality of reconciliation (Schreiter). However, applying the arguments to two concrete cases, the TRC and the twinning of Coventry and Dresden, shows some difficulties in claiming sacramental status for reconciliation efforts. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-0234 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2018.1463490 |