Browsing AT 2014 Supplementum 20 by Issue Date
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Liturgical reform in the" breaking of the bread" in the Lord's supper in the palatinate and its resonance in the Heidelberg Catechism
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: Liturgical practices mirror the doctrine. Changes in form reflect a changed spirituality. In the reformation of the sixteenth century the practice of the distribution of individual consecrated oblates to the ... -
The Heidelberg Catechism and the Church
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: What is the ecumenical potential and what are the limitations of the teaching on the church in the Heidelberg Catechism 450 years after its publication? This contribution provides an analysis of the only two ... -
What profit is the reign of Christ to us? The Heidelberg Catechism and its potential for the future
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The article helps to understand the disturbing statement of the Heidelberg Catechism: “I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor.” It unfolds the wide breadth of meaning of “hate” and argues that the ... -
Oor die inhoud en boodskap van die Heidelbergse Kategismus
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The essay argues that it is meaningful to speak about the theme, content and message of the Heidelberg Catechism, although these three should be distinguished. A first section claims that the Catechism shows ... -
Salvation according to the Heidelberg Catechism
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The Heidelberg Catechism has been part of the Reformed Confessional tradition for over 400 years. It has helped to shape and form generations of Reformed believers. The question however can be raised if the model ... -
Are humans by birth as wicked as the Heidelberg Catechism (3-11) holds? A dialogue between theology and modern sciences
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: While the introduction compares the Heidelberg Catechism’s theologically framed concept of sin with similar and opposing secular views of the past (e.g., Plautus, Quintilian, Hobbes), the main part uses contemporary ... -
... But also just: reflections on the severe God of the catechism
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The seemingly harsh texts about God’s justice and wrath in the Heidelberg Catechism turn out to be the core of the comfort that the catechisms proclaims, if we read the catechism contextually. The same is the ... -
The Heidelberg Catechism on human sin and misery
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The Heidelberg Catechism’s section on Sin and Misery does not provide a moralistic or legalistic perspective on the human condition. Instead, it offers, in abbreviated format, a restatement of the doctrine of ... -
On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)Reflection on the origins of the Heidelberg Catechism reveals it to be a document of understanding between Calvinistic-Reformed, Zwinglian and Lutheran-Philippistic tendencies within Protestantism. One important reason ... -
Why is a multiplicity of confessions particular to the Reformed tradition?
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)This article commences with the observation – drawn from a number of standard collections – that a multiplicity of confessions is a particular trait of the Reformed tradition. An explanation for this is then sought ... -
Remembering the Heidelberg Catechism in South Africa today? Some remarks on the commemoration of a 16th century Reformed confession
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)With the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism of 2013 in mind, this article offers some remarks on the question what it means to remember and commemorate this 16th century Reformed confession in South Africa ... -
Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: n kerkhistoriese oorsig
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: In the year which we commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, this article follows the historical tracks of the catechism through the history of the Dutch Reformed Church with special focus ... -
The Heidelberg Catechism: A hidden creedal text and catechetical manual in the Malawian Reformed Church 1889-2012
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: This article focuses on the reception and the status of the Heidelberg Catechism in the Church of the Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod in Malawi between 1889 and 2012. The constitution, the church ... -
The Heidelberg Catechism: Elements for a theology of care
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: This article proposes a fresh reading of the Heidelberg Catechism from the perspective of an ethics of care, a new paradigm of doing ethics, strongly influenced by feminist philosophy. In its anthropology, this ... -
Learning theological ethics through the Heidelberg Catechism
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: This article looks to the logic of grace and gratitude in the Heidelberg Catechism (HC) in order to examine a disposing pattern of sensibility and affection as well as four lessons for a contemporary Protestant ... -
Memory culture in the making: The Heidelberg Catechism in the memory of the Dutch Reformed Church (1862-1937)
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: This article explores the Heidelberg Catechism in the memory of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) between 1862 and 1937, with specific focus on the events of 1862. By making the Heidelberg Catechism the point of ... -
The Heidelberg Catechism on prayer: Relevance of a 16th century confession for 21st century households?
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: In a world characterized by power abuse and violence, where and how would people with the life-affirming ethos of God’s alternative kingdom be formed? In view of this challenge, the essay explores the potential ... -
Freedom in the sense of the Heidelberg Catechism-an orientation in the problems of modern liberty
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)English: The Heidelberg Catechism courageously mentions that Christians participate in the work of Christ as the eternal king. This means that, during their life on earth, Christians fight against sin “with a free ...