Teologie van hoop vir die NG Kerk : ’n vergete versugting?

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Kruger, Pieter

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During Prof. Piet Meiring’s discussion of the Dutch Reformed Church’s ‘Year of Hope’ in 2001, he argued that the societal issues of reconciliation, poverty and moral regeneration on which the church focused that year, necessitated a theology of hope towards which theologians of different disciplines should contribute. In this article is explored whether to pursue such an endeavour more than two decades since the Year of Hope. Therefore, from a church historiographic viewpoint, aspects of Jürgen Moltmann’s ideas on a theology of hope within a context of injustices are revisited to assert their current relevance. In addition, more recent theological developments concerning the horizontal dimension of Christological hope within society are considered as well. In this regard reference is made to relevant ideas of the Emergent Church movement and its historical continuance. Reflecting on the current South African context and its socio-political, economic and environmental challenges, the need for a theology of hope is considered relevant to the church in order to establish credible relationships and engage strategically with society in need of hope itself. INTRADISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : This article contains reviewed material of historical relevance and is, therefore, conducted within the field of Church Historiography. In further consideration of a Theology of Hope the opportunity arises for interdisciplinary collaboration of theological disciplines such as Systematic Theology and Practical Theology.

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Theology of hope, Jurgen Moltmann, Emerging church, Social justice, Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), South Africa (SA)

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Kruger, P., 2024, ‘’n Teologie van Hoop vir die NG Kerk: ’n Vergete versugting?’, Verbum et Ecclesia 45(1), a3136. https://DOI.org/10.4102/ve.v45i1.3136.