| dc.contributor.author | Vorster, Jakobus M | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-04T15:38:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-08-04T15:38:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | VORSTER, J.M. 2009. An ethics of forgiveness. Verbum et Ecclesia, 30(1):365-383, Jul. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html] [http://www.ve.org.za/index.php/VE] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 16090-9982 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2074-7705 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3570 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 endeavors 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. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://search.sabinet.co.za/WebZ/Authorize?sessionid=0&next=ej/ej_content_verbum.html&bad=error/authofail.html | |
| dc.publisher | OpenJournals Publishing | |
| dc.title | An ethics of forgiveness | en_US |
