(Department of Old and New Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2001) Botman, H. Russel
This article argues that the Dutch Reformed Church has been on the high seas of political, cultural and economic changes without the compass of a coherent universe of theological discourse. The reasons for this deficit are described and the ecclesiological implications identified. The article suggests that theological interaction with the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa on the basis of the Confession of Belhar (1986) might lead to the emergence of a new theological universe in the Dutch Reformed Church.