The 2007 Dutch Reformed Church Synod Resolution: Impact on gay ministers

At the 2007 General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), a compromise resolution was accepted regarding homosexual members. The resolution, inter alia, requires of gay ministers to remain celibate as a prerequisite to be legitimated. This research is a qualitative inquiry to evaluate the impact this resolution has on the lives of gay ministers and gay candidate ministers. Apart from doing a literature study Narrative and Post-foundational perspectives were obtained by interviewing six gay ministers and/or candidate ministers as co-researchers, and also by engaging in dialogue with interdi... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Marietjie van Loggerenberg
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Reihe/Periodikum: HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, Vol 71, Iss 3, Pp e1-e9 (2015)
Verlag/Hrsg.: AOSIS
Schlagwörter: The Bible / BS1-2970 / Practical Theology / BV1-5099
Sprache: Afrikaans
Englisch
Niederländisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27018710
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v71i3.2894

At the 2007 General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), a compromise resolution was accepted regarding homosexual members. The resolution, inter alia, requires of gay ministers to remain celibate as a prerequisite to be legitimated. This research is a qualitative inquiry to evaluate the impact this resolution has on the lives of gay ministers and gay candidate ministers. Apart from doing a literature study Narrative and Post-foundational perspectives were obtained by interviewing six gay ministers and/or candidate ministers as co-researchers, and also by engaging in dialogue with interdisciplinary experts from Sociology, Psychology and Law. From the stories told by the gay ministers and/or gay candidate ministers, certain themes emerged, revealing the immense impact caused by the resolution.