TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923
As from 1891, attempts to bring all Presbyterians of Scottish and Scottish mission descent in South Africa together into one church faced insuperable barriers. Their histories and traditions, as well as their demographic and ethnic composition were all issues, despite their similarities. The Presby...
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As from 1891, attempts to bring all Presbyterians of Scottish and Scottish mission descent in South Africa together into one church faced insuperable barriers. Their histories and traditions, as well as their demographic and ethnic composition were all issues, despite their similarities. The Presbyterian Church of South Africa was formed in 1897, and the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1923. Discussions on various forms of relationship started in 1891 and continued in the years following the formation of the Bantu Presbyterian Church in South Africa. This article investigates the issues at stake in the attempts to establish one Presbyterian denomination from the disparate Scottish ecclesiastical bodies, using primary and secondary sources and focusing mainly on the issue of racism.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3e0a8875c144ec480fe35dfef5a317c2025-02-11T09:50:30ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892018-06-0138110.38140/at.v38i1.3465TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923G A Duncan0University of Pretoria As from 1891, attempts to bring all Presbyterians of Scottish and Scottish mission descent in South Africa together into one church faced insuperable barriers. Their histories and traditions, as well as their demographic and ethnic composition were all issues, despite their similarities. The Presbyterian Church of South Africa was formed in 1897, and the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1923. Discussions on various forms of relationship started in 1891 and continued in the years following the formation of the Bantu Presbyterian Church in South Africa. This article investigates the issues at stake in the attempts to establish one Presbyterian denomination from the disparate Scottish ecclesiastical bodies, using primary and secondary sources and focusing mainly on the issue of racism. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/3465Bantu Presbyterian Church of South AfricaMzimba SecessionPresbyterian Church of South Africa |
| spellingShingle | G A Duncan TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 Acta Theologica Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa Mzimba Secession Presbyterian Church of South Africa |
| title | TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 |
| title_full | TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 |
| title_fullStr | TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 |
| title_full_unstemmed | TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 |
| title_short | TO UNITE OR NOT TO UNITE? A CASE STUDY OF PRESBYTERIANISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1897-1923 |
| title_sort | to unite or not to unite a case study of presbyterianism in south africa 1897 1923 |
| topic | Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa Mzimba Secession Presbyterian Church of South Africa |
| url | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/3465 |
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