Church unity or ecumenism : the perspective of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 1967-2022

dc.contributor.authorMaseko, Xolani
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-27T09:51:52Z
dc.date.available2025-08-27T09:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.description.abstractRight-wing politics is re-emerging all over the world, challenging the church to defy this trend and be true to her nature of oneness and Catholicism. This brings to the fore the question of unity and the ecumenical spirit. It is from this understanding that this article, which is an exercise in contemporary church history, seeks to contribute to the Reformed Church scholarship in the face of the current context of mission. The United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA), as part of Reformed Churches, has a rich history of union. This discussion stems from the hermeneutical considerations of the reformed understanding of church unity, and particular focus is given to the UCCSA’s understanding of unity and ecumenism. After articulating what ought to be happening, the article delves into the historical considerations of the UCCSA and Church unity.
dc.description.departmentChurch History and Church Policy
dc.description.librarianam2025
dc.description.sdgNone
dc.description.urihttps://unisapressjournals.co.za
dc.identifier.citationMaseko, Xolani. 2024. “Church Unity or Ecumenism: The Perspective of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 1967–2022”. Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 50 (3):10 pages. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/13715.
dc.identifier.issn1017-0499 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2412-4265 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.25159/2412-4265/13715
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/104023
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUnisa Press
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
dc.subjectHermeneutics
dc.subjectChurch
dc.subjectNature
dc.subjectEcclesiology
dc.subjectEcumenism
dc.subjectReformed
dc.subjectUnited Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA)
dc.titleChurch unity or ecumenism : the perspective of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 1967-2022
dc.typeArticle

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