Studies in Reformed TheologyzywvutsrponmlkjihgfedcbaZXWVTSRPONMLKJI Editor-in-chiefzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPON Eduardus Van der Borght, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Editorial Board Abraham van de Beek, Vrijc Universiteit Martien Brinkman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Alasdair Heron, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Dirk van Keulcn, Leiden University Daniel Migliore, Princeton Theological Seminary Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Gerrit Singgih, Duta Wacana Christian Conrad Wethmar, University of Pretoria Amsterdam emeritus Seminary, Pasadena University, Yogjakarta VOLUME 16
Christian IdentityzywvutsrponmlkjihgfedcbaZX EditedzyvutrqomlkihfedbaVOLJIG byzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbazyxwvutsrqpon Ecluarclus Van der Borght 16 S., BRILL LEIDEN BOSTON 2008
This book is primed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Reformed Theological Institute. International Conference (6th: 2005 : Seoul, Korea) Christian identity / edited by Eduardus van der Borght. p. ern. -- (Studies in reformed theology; v. 16) Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-15806-1 (hardback: a1k. paper) I. Identification (Religion)--Congresses. I. Borght, Ed. A.J. G. van der, 1956-III. Title. III. Series. 2. Reformed Church-Doctrines=Congresses.tsronlkifdcaYUTSRPONMLJIHGEDCBA BV4509.5.158 2005 261.2--dc22 2008018712 ISSN 1571-4799 ISBN 978 90 04 15806 1 Copyright 2008 by Koninklijkc Brill NY, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijkc Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher, Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE NETHERlANDS
CONTENTS Christian Identity: an Introduction Eduardus Van der Borght Christian Identity is Identity in Christ................................ 17 Abraham van de Beek.zywvutsrponmlkjihgfedc PART ONE THEOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES Devastating Grace: Justificatio Impii and I-Dentity............... 33 Phillipe (Flip) Theron Christian Identity as Baptismal Identity.............................. 51 Christiaan M ostert Christian Baptism and an Identity ofinclusivity, Dignity, and Holiness... 67 Nico Koopman Christian Identity and National Identity.. 83 Ferenc Szucs Christian Identity. Augustine on Faith, Hope, and Love............. 91 ]H. (Amie) van V!yk Identity and Remembrance 105 Binsar Pakpahan Christian Identity in an Age of Difference 119 Jaco Kruger PART TWO CHRISTIAN IDENTITY AND THE IDENTITY OF THE CHURCH Confessionality and Identity of the Church-a Reformed Perspective 135 Conrad Wethmar
VI CONTENTS Confessing the Faith and Confessions Of Faith Alan P.F Sell Christian Identity and Church Unity 169 Callie Coetree Transforming Identities: Reformed Churches and the Petrine Dialogue 181 Clint Le Bruyns 151zywvutsrponmlk Identity and Ministry Eduardus Van der Borght 20tsronlkifd I The Church's Corporate Culture and Identity 213 Johan Buitendag Why Are You Called a Christian? Question 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism 225 WiLLem Verboom PART THREE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Salt, Yeast, Lamps, and Gadflies: Biblical Guides for Christian Identity and Civil Society 241 Carol M. Bechtel Christian Identity in the Context of Social-Economic Tensions... 255 Osni Ferreira Stranger in a Familiar Land: Living as a Christian in Christian Nationalism 273 Annette Mosher Christian Identity in The Public Square-Karl Barth on the Beyers Naude Centre for Public Theology 283 Martin Laubscher Christian Identity and Calling in a.com World 297 Frank Sawyer
CONTENTSzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQ VII,PART ' FOURtsronlkifdcaYUTSRPON CHRISTIAN IDENTITY Ai'JD RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE Christians and the Religions: Towards a Contextual Theology of Religions Hendrick M. Vroom 313zywvutsrponmlkjihg Christian Identity in Inter-Religious Dialogue: The Challenge of Hans Kung's Strategy 325 Paul Kruger Freedom of Religion and the Sou th African Constitution-The Position of Christian Identity 341 Pieter Coertren PART FIVE CHRISTIAN IDENT[TY IN CONTEXT Affirming Christian Identity within Indonesian Society 357 Bambang Subandrijo Christian Identity in the Korean Context, 373 Seung-Goo Lee African-Caribbean Perspectives on Christian Identity: Emerging Challenges for Global Christianity 393 Daniel J Antwi Christianity or African Christianity? On Christian Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa 405 Godwin 1. Akper The Inevitability of Culture and its Continued Struggle with Christianity: A Challenge for Reformed Theology in South Africa Today 421 Rothney Stok Tshaka The Quest for African Christian Women's Identity 439 Akua Frimpong Challenges of Christian Identity in the Hungarian Reformed Context. 453 Sriloesrter Fiisti-Molndr
VIII CONTENTS Protestant Identity in an Orthodox Context: The Example of Serbia Luk.azywvutsrponmlkjihgfedcbaZXWVTSRPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA and Angela!lie The Identity of a Religious Minority: Innovation and Integration in French Protestantism 481 Paul JiVtiLls On The Way to the Living God in Post-Christian Amsterdam. A Sevenfold Invitation to Overcome the Crisis of the Church 497 WiLLem J de Wit 467zyvutrqomlkihfed Index 513