An ethics of forgiveness
Verbum et Ecclesia
| Field | Value | |
| Title | An ethics of forgiveness | |
| Creator | Vorster, J.M. | |
| Description | This article investigates the argument that the Christian idea of forgiveness can and should be translated into a socio-political context, from a Reformed perspective. It furthermore endeavours to provide guidelines that can be applied in the sphere of a political transition of the basis of an ethics of forgiveness. The new post-Apartheid society of South Africa is a good example of such a political transition. The central theoretical argument of this investigation is that the Christian theological perspective of forgiveness can indeed be translated into a socio-political praxis. Seen within the context of major biblical themes, this can provide a valuable, if not indispensable, contribution to the quest for reconciliation and nation-building in countries troubled by histories of colonialism, ethnocentrism, tribalism, racism and xenophobia. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2009-07-17 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ve.v30i1.79 | |
| Source | Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 30, No 1 (2009); 365-383 2074-7705 1609-9982 | |
| Language | eng | |
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