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Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
The crisis in Adventism in South Africa is that eschatology has been an escape wagon from liberat... more The crisis in Adventism in South Africa is that eschatology has been an escape wagon from liberative mission, or at best, an optional, even disposable aspect of the gospel. This attitude or understanding of seeing everything in the future with no connection to the present has caused Adventists to shun social, political and cultural responsibilities. This article explicates and advocates the position that Adventists must explore the broader message and liberative meaning, purpose and function of the Sabbath. As a re-interpretation of the traditional, legalistic understanding of the doctrine of the Sabbath, the model proposed locates the Sabbath at the centre of a radically liberative mission to the poor. It argues that rest, as a mark of wholeness, must be realised in those aspects of human life that the Sabbath addresses; and that theology is not averse to liberative mission. Any theology which claims to be a biblical theology must link its understanding of the gospel to social conc...
Church for the specific purpose of providing community development land and disaster relief. Asse... more Church for the specific purpose of providing community development land and disaster relief. Asset Based Community Development: a strategy for sustainable communitydriven development. Beyond the mobilisation of a particular community, ABCD is concerned with how to link microassets to the macro-environment.
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
The crisis in Adventism in South Africa is that eschatology has been an escape wagon from liberat... more The crisis in Adventism in South Africa is that eschatology has been an escape wagon from liberative mission, or at best, an optional, even disposable aspect of the gospel. This attitude or understanding of seeing everything in the future with no connection to the present has caused Adventists to shun social, political and cultural responsibilities. This article explicates and advocates the position that Adventists must explore the broader message and liberative meaning, purpose and function of the Sabbath. As a re-interpretation of the traditional, legalistic understanding of the doctrine of the Sabbath, the model proposed locates the Sabbath at the centre of a radically liberative mission to the poor. It argues that rest, as a mark of wholeness, must be realised in those aspects of human life that the Sabbath addresses; and that theology is not averse to liberative mission. Any theology which claims to be a biblical theology must link its understanding of the gospel to social conc...
Church for the specific purpose of providing community development land and disaster relief. Asse... more Church for the specific purpose of providing community development land and disaster relief. Asset Based Community Development: a strategy for sustainable communitydriven development. Beyond the mobilisation of a particular community, ABCD is concerned with how to link microassets to the macro-environment.