Prof dr A D Pont: ’n Waardering van sy lewe en werk

Abstract

Prof dr A D Pont: An appreciation of his life and work In this article a review of the life and work of Prof A D Pont, minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk and a church historian at the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Theology (Sec A) is presented. He accepted superannuation at the end of January 1992. The life and work of Professor Pont was closely linked to far-reaching happenings, struggle and cataclysmic events in church, theology and politics during his 35 years of office. Therefore a review of his life and work is not merely of personal interest, but of very wide theological and historical interest as well.