Versoening en moontlike versoeningsimbole in die hedendaagse Suid-Afrika
Reconciliation and possible symbols of reconciliation in contemporaiy South Africa In this article the important issue of reconciliation is addressed, and certain dimensions of reconciliation are discussed: perspectives from Scripture, forgiveness as prerequisite; restitution as a result and the pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2000-12-01
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| Series: | Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship |
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| Online Access: | https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/473 |
| Summary: | Reconciliation and possible symbols of reconciliation in contemporaiy South Africa
In this article the important issue of reconciliation is addressed, and certain dimensions of reconciliation are discussed: perspectives from Scripture, forgiveness as prerequisite; restitution as a result and the process itself. The important role of the church of Jesus Christ as initiator and facilitator of the process of reconciliation is also stressed. The article ends with a statement that the time has come for new symbols of reconciliation in South Africa and some ideas for reconciliatory gestures are proposed. |
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| ISSN: | 0023-270X 2304-8557 |