Christian Identityzywvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba EditedyolifbTSRNIHCA byzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbazyxwvutsrq Eduardus Van der Borght BRILL LEIDEN BOSTON 2008
Studies in Reformed TheologyzywvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZWVUTSRPONMLK Eduardus Editor-in-chiefzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQP Van der Borght, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Editorial Board Abraham van de Beek, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Martien Brinkman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Alasdair Heron, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, emeritus Dirk van Keulen, Leiden University Daniel Migliore, Princeton Theological Seminary Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena Gerrit Singgih, Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogjakarta Conrad Wethmar, University of Pretoria VOLUME 16
This book is printed 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. cm. -- (Studies in reformed theology; v. 16) Includes index. (hardback:wvtsnlkihfbayutpnmjiheb alk. paper) 1. Identification (Religion)--Congresses. ISBN 978-90-04-15806-1 2. Reformed Church-Doctrines--Congresses. I. Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der, 1956- II. Title. III. Series. BV4509.5.I58 2005 261.2--dc22 2008018712 ISSN 1571-4799 ISBN 9789004 15806 I Copyright 2008 by Koninklijke Brill NY, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke 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.zywvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZ Christian Identity is Identity in Christ................................ 17 Abraham van de Beek PART THEOLOGICAL ONE PRINCIPLES Devastating Grace: Justificatio Impii and I-Dentity... 33 Phillipe (Flip) Theron Christian Identity as Baptismal Identity.............................. 51 Christiaan Mostert Christian Baptism and an Identity of Inclusivity, Dignity, and Holiness............................................................ 67 Nico Koopman Christian Identity and National Identity.. 83 Ferenc Szucs Christian Identity. Augustine on Faith, Hope, and Love............. 91 JH. (Amie) van V1jk 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 Identity and Ministry 201 Eduardus Van der Borghi 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 151zywvutsrqponmlkji 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
CONTENTS VII PART FOUR CHRISTIAN IDENTITY AND RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE Christians and the Religions: Towards a Contextual Theology of Religions HendrickwvtsnlkihfbaYUTPNMJIHEB M. Vroom 313zywvutsrqponmlkjihgfe Christian Identity in Inter-Religious Dialogue: The Challenge of Hans Kung's Strategy 325 Paul Kruger Freedom of Religion and the South African Constitution-The Position of Christian Identity 341 Pieter Coertzen PART FIVE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY 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] 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 Szilveszter Fiisti-Molndr
VIII CONTENTS Protestant IdentitywvtsnlkihfbaYUTPNMJIHEB in an Orthodox Context: The Example of Serbia Luka and Angela Ilic 467zywvutsrqponmlkj The Identity of a Religious Minority: Innovation and Integration in French Protestantism 481 Paul JiVells 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 Index 513