Being Missionary, Being Human: An Overview of Dutch Reformed MissionWillem Saayman presents a brief overview of 350 years of Dutch Reformed Church Mission history. He attempts to write DRC mission history into Afrikaner history, and finds four distinct ?waves? of mission corresponding to four important events and turning points in Afrikaner history. This is an original and innovative attempt togain a better understanding of mission history. |
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Afrikaner Andrew Murray Andrew Murray jr apartheid areas Bantu Education become black education black farm schools Boer called Cape Colony Cape Town century characterised Christian mission churches and mission colonists context Crafford Cronjé DRC congregations DRC members DRC minister DRC mission DRC mission history DRC missionaries Dutch Reformed Church economic especially evangelical evangelistic farmers Fourth Wave Hanekom Hofmeyr human ibid ideological important indigenous influence institution involved Kaapstad Klerk Kritzinger Lier Louw mainly Malawi Merwe ministry Missiology mission enthusiasm mission societies missionary enthusiasm missionary motivation missionary vocation National Party Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk NP government ordained organised overview pietist Plessis political economy Pretoria question quoted racism reality responsibility result role Second Anglo-Boer War second wave seems slavery slaves social history South Africa Soutpansberg specifically Stellenbosch synod theological Third Wave Toit & Giliomee Tomlinson Report Trek trekboers Unisa Western Cape white South Africans words Zambia