{"product_id":"neither-calendar-nor-clock-piet-j-naud-9780802862594","title":"Neither Calendar Nor Clock: Perspectives on the Belhar Confession","description":"Adoption of a new confession is a rare event in the history of the church. Neither Calendar nor Clock tells the story of the Belhar Confession, adopted in draft form in 1982 by the \"colored\" Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePiet J. Naud  here examines how churches both inside and outside South Africa reacted to this new confession. He further considers the question of how an African confession speaks in the twenty-first century by reinterpreting Belhar through its three middle articles -- unity, reconciliation, and justice -- and relates it to contemporary issues like gender rights, HIV\/AIDS, and economic justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand the \"no\" of the confession, Naud  analyzes the theological ideology against which Belhar witnessed. To give insight into the \"yes\" of the confession, he draws out the link between Belhar and the apostolic faith of the ancient Nicene creed. In so doing, he reveals how this African confession is important for the universal church today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piet J. Naudé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802862594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802862594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2012 pg. 39","brand":"Piet J. Naudé","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926170599679,"sku":"9780802862594","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_228afa84-1250-4668-b085-5cab567b21e9.jpg?v=1681081595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neither-calendar-nor-clock-piet-j-naud-9780802862594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}