2004
DOI: 10.4102/hts.v60i1/2.525
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Homoseksualiteit: Die kerk, die tradisie en die Bybel – homofobie en sarkofobie en die evangelie

Abstract: The article demonstrates a trend in the current debate on the church's attitude towards homosexuality, namely that exegetical results supersede authentic faith experiences of gays. It shows that this trend causes an untenable tension between the dialectical notions sola fidei and sola Scriptura. Such an unacceptable tension contributes to the social psychological phenomena of homophobia and sarcophobia. The article investigates this empirical approach (theoretical reason) to homo-sexuality from the dialectical… Show more

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“…Homophobia and sarcophobia clearly cannot be justified on the basis of the gospel. My contention is also that homosexuality as such is not necessarily condemned by the gospel (see Dreyer 2004). This I conclude on the grounds of the dialectic tension in Pauline theology, substantiated by Paul Tillich's (2000:32-39) ontology of anxiety and Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian realism (Niebuhr, in Rasmussen 1989:126-135).…”
Section: A Christian Realistic Perspective On Homophobia and Homosexumentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Homophobia and sarcophobia clearly cannot be justified on the basis of the gospel. My contention is also that homosexuality as such is not necessarily condemned by the gospel (see Dreyer 2004). This I conclude on the grounds of the dialectic tension in Pauline theology, substantiated by Paul Tillich's (2000:32-39) ontology of anxiety and Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian realism (Niebuhr, in Rasmussen 1989:126-135).…”
Section: A Christian Realistic Perspective On Homophobia and Homosexumentioning
confidence: 94%
“…In a previous article (Dreyer 2004) I pointed out that opposing views based on two different sets of presuppositions are held in the Christian church. Both claim to be based on Scripture.…”
Section: Purging Presupposition From Prejudicementioning
confidence: 99%