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What does it mean to be Reformed Christians in the world today - and in Africa and South Africa? What does it mean to commemorate the legacy of John Calvin (1509-1564) after 500 years - in a modern world characterised by democracy, by popular notions of human dignity and human rights, by worldwide struggles for individual freedoms and for social justice, by a global economy in crisis - when social historians argue about the lasting contribution of Calvin and his followers precisely with respect to all these modern phenomena? What does it mean to be a Reformed church today - for its faith and confession, its worship and life, its witness and service - in ecumenical contexts and pluralist societies, in the face of the realities of suffering and threat?
The 28 essays selected for this volume deal with such questions. |
