Reconciling the personal and social dimensions of the gospel Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 13, Issue 03, Mar 2012, p. 137 - 155

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South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa

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Historically, there has been considerable awkwardness and difficulty in harmonising the personal and social dimensions of the gospel. The purpose of this article is to develop an integrative motif through which it may be possible to set these dimensions on the same conceptual footing. In terms of this motif, our world is fundamentally relational. Further, it contains an infinity of relations. Within this infinity of relations, we employ thematic perspectives to trace finite microcosms of relations. However, thematic perspectives, both personal and social, are ontologically flawed, and drive us to despair. This is interpreted theologically in terms of sin and repentance.

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Social gospel

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