Christian identity / edited by Eduardus van der Borght.

• Superior document: Studies in reformed theology, v. 16
• Author: International Reformed Theological Institute. International Conference; Borght
• TeilnehmendeR: Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der, 1956-
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Reformed theology ; 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (522 p.)
• Notes: "... the result of the 6th biannual IRTI conference in Seoul 2005"--P. [4] of cover.

In this age of globalization, a need for a communicative explanation of personal and group positions also motivates Christians to describe more precisely their identity in relation to other actors in society. What makes a Christian a Christian? What is specifically Christian in social acions or political calling? Is there a difference between Christian justice and justice in general – and the way Christians deal with justice? What is our calling as Christians? The contributions in this volume are the result of the 6th biannual IRTI conference in Seoul 2005 on this theme.

Table of Contents

Christian identity is identity in Christ / Abraham van de Beek -- Devastating grace : justificatio impii and I-Dentity / Phillipe (Flip) Theron -- Christian identity as baptismal identity / Christiaan Mostert -- Christian baptism and an identity of inclusivity, dignity, and holiness / Nico Koopman -- Christian identity and national identity / Ferenc Szűcs -- Christian identity : Augustine on faith, hope, and love / J.H. (Amie) van Wyk -- Identity and remembrance / Binsar Pakpahan -- Christian identity in an age of difference / Jaco Kruger -- Confessionality and identity of the church : a Reformed perspective / Conrad Wethmar -- Confessing the faith and confessions of faith / Alan P.F. Sell -- Christian identity and church unity / Callie Coetzee -- Transforming identities : Reformed churches and the Petrine dialogue / Clint Le Bruyns -- Identity and ministry / Eduardus Van der Borght -- The church's corporate culture and identity / Johan Buitendag -- Why are you called a Christian? : question 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism / Willem Verboom -- Salt, yeast, lamps, and gadflies : biblical guides for Christian identity and civil society / Carol M. Bechtel -- Christian identity in the context of social-economic tensions / Osni Ferreira -- Stranger in a familiar land : living as a Christian in Christian nationalism / Annette Mosher -- Christian identity in the public square : Karl Barth on the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology / Martin Laubscher -- Christian identity and calling in a .com world / Frank Sawyer -- Christians and the religions : towards a contextual theology of religions / Hendrick M. Vroom -- Christian identity in inter-religious dialogue : the challenge of Hans Küng's strategy / Paul Kruger -- Freedom of religion and the South African constitution : the position of Christian identity / Pieter Coertzen -- Affirming Christian identity within Indonesian society / Bambang Subandrijo -- Christian identity in the Korean context / Seung-Goo Lee -- African-Caribbean perspectives on Christian identity : emerging challenges for global Christianity / Daniel J. Antwi -- Christianity or African Christianity? : on Christian identity in sub-Saharan Africa / Godwin I. Akper -- The inevitability of culture and its continued struggle with Christianity : a challenge for Reformed theology in South Africa today / Rothney Stok Tshaka -- The quest for African Christian women's identity / Akua Frimpong -- Challenges of Christian identity in the Hungarian Reformed context / Szilveszter Füsti-Molnár -- Protestant identity in an Orthodox context : the example of Serbia / Luka and Angela Ilić -- The identity of a religious minority : innovation and integration in French Protestantism / Paul Wells -- On the way to the living God in post-Christian Amsterdam : a sevenfold invitation to overcome the crisis of the church / Willem J. de Wit.