Abstract

SENOKOANE, Boitumelo Ben. URCSA as an Impossible Community. Studia Hist. Ecc. [online]. 2019, vol.45, n.3, pp.1-13. ISSN 2412-4265.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/6335.

This article explores the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA), argues it as an "impossible community" and deliberates its existence as an "impossible possibility." The argument stems from the arrival of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) as a faith, and eventually, a community called a church. The article contends that under normal circumstances, URCSA should not be in existence, yet it has survived for 25 years. The reasons for this survival shall be explored and argued. The Reformed doctrine, church history, and the composition of the church are employed to prove why I speak of an impossible community or an impossible possibility. The reasons provided shall form the basis of why we should celebrate the existence and sustenance of URCSA as an impossible community.

Keywords : impossible community; impossible possibility; colonialism; Christianity; Uniting Reformed Church in Africa (URCSA).

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