Sekularisme, die Gees van ons Tyd 3 ’n Antwoord

Authors

  • B. J. van der Walt, Prof.

Abstract

The previous article (the second in this series) already started providing in broad outlines a Christian response to secularism. This article investigates in more detail the secularist view of society, viz. its division between private and public life. From a Christian philosophy of society it challenges the secularist approach to social life. (1) In the first place it indicates what should be changed amongst Christians themselves to be able to face the challenge of secularism. (2) This is followed by explaining why the secularist perspective of societal life is untenable and unacceptable. (3) The next section is an exposition of a Reformational philosophy of society as response to the secularist viewpoint. (4) In the following section the implications of both a secularist and a Christian-Reformational perspective on society for (Christian) education are investigated. (5) Finally, the difficult problem of tolerance, according to secularism as well as the Bible, is dealt with. The conclusion is that, unlike a secularist, a Christian can be committed to his/her own convictions and at the same time be tolerant towards other religions and worldviews.

Published

2005-01-31

How to Cite

van der Walt, B. J. (2005). Sekularisme, die Gees van ons Tyd 3 ’n Antwoord. Tydskrif Vir Christelike Wetenskap | Journal for Christian Scholarship, 41(1 - 2), 43-74. Retrieved from https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/article/view/41

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