Die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: 'n kerkhistoriese oorsig

In the year which we commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, this article follows the historical tracks of the catechism through the history of the Dutch Reformed Church with special focus on the role it played in the catechesis of the church. It starts with a short introduct...

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Main Author: J. M. van der Merwe
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Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2677
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description In the year which we commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, this article follows the historical tracks of the catechism through the history of the Dutch Reformed Church with special focus on the role it played in the catechesis of the church. It starts with a short introduction about the origin of the Heidelberg Catechism. Secondly it gives an overview of the material used by the church through its early history before it compares the different books which were used later on. This is done in order to establish what role the Heidelberg Catechism played in the learning material of the church. The article concludes with the finding that the Heidelberg Catechism indeed played and still plays a huge role in the catechesis of the Dutch Reformed Church.
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spelling doaj-art-6c5136585deb455aa701500959b8f8932025-02-11T09:56:25ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892014-12-012010.38140/at.v0i20.2677Die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: 'n kerkhistoriese oorsigJ. M. van der Merwe0University of Pretoria, South Africa In the year which we commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, this article follows the historical tracks of the catechism through the history of the Dutch Reformed Church with special focus on the role it played in the catechesis of the church. It starts with a short introduction about the origin of the Heidelberg Catechism. Secondly it gives an overview of the material used by the church through its early history before it compares the different books which were used later on. This is done in order to establish what role the Heidelberg Catechism played in the learning material of the church. The article concludes with the finding that the Heidelberg Catechism indeed played and still plays a huge role in the catechesis of the Dutch Reformed Church. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2677
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title Die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: 'n kerkhistoriese oorsig
title_full Die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: 'n kerkhistoriese oorsig
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title_short Die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die kategesemateriaal van die Ned Geref. Kerk: 'n kerkhistoriese oorsig
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