The Presbyterian Church of South Africa: The early years, 1897–1923, and future prospects
The formation of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa (PCSA) in 1897 was an acknowledgement of the principle of not doing separately what can be done together. The implementation of this principle was essential to the continued existence of Presbyterianism as opposed to the prevalent independency...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2022
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Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2022, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Presbyter
/ Church
/ History 1897-1923
/ Research report
/ Racism
/ Christianity
/ Mission (international law
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| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KBS Australia; Oceania |
| Further subjects: | B
Free Church of Scotland
B Presbyterian Church of South Africa B Synod of Kafraria B Presbytery of Kaffraria B United Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
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| Summary: | The formation of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa (PCSA) in 1897 was an acknowledgement of the principle of not doing separately what can be done together. The implementation of this principle was essential to the continued existence of Presbyterianism as opposed to the prevalent independency and the development of a specific brand of South African Presbyterianism. This paper describes and analyses the processes involved in the development of the PCSA during the years 1897-1923, a time of rapid change in church and society, drawing mainly on primary sources. This is the first attempt to investigate the early development of the PCSA. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The challenge of this article is to investigate the specific circumstances in which a new church denomination came into being and developed its distinctive form of polity in a context of existing and growing racism and to discern the issues that militated against the formation of a multiracial or nonracial church. This has implications not only for the history of Christianity in Africa but also missiology and ecumenical studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v43i1.2395 |