Abstract
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria celebrates its centenary in 2017. Theological training at the university started in 1917 when the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika decided to train its own ministers. In 1937 the Dutch Reformed Church decided to establish a faculty of its own at the university. This led to a faculty with two sections: Section A for the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk and Section B for the Dutch Reformed Church. This was the situation until 2000 when the two faculties merged to become one. Although theological training by the Dutch Reformed Church only started in 1938, their faculty, Section B was an important partner through the 100 years of theological training. This article gives a chronology of the history of the Faculty of Theology Section B as partner in the history of theological training at the University of Pretoria.
Highlights
Preparations for the first theological training at the University of Pretoria started in 1917 when the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika approved the appointment of Dr J.H
The government could not allow two faculties of theology at the same university and the problem was solved by dividing the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria into two sections: The Faculty of Theology Section A for the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika and The Faculty of Theology Section B for the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk van Transvaal (Dutch Reformed Church of Tranvaal)
The Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary in 2017 because 1917 was the year in which theological training was introduced to the University of Pretoria, the Dutch Reformed Church only became a partner in this history in 1938
Summary
Preparations for the first theological training at the University of Pretoria started in 1917 when the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika approved the appointment of Dr J.H. The Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary in 2017 because 1917 was the year in which theological training was introduced to the University of Pretoria, the Dutch Reformed Church only became a partner in this history in 1938. The consequences of and the end of the first World War in 1918, industrialisation in Transvaal, the migration of many members of the church to the cities and the rapid growth of Afrikaans student numbers at the University of Pretoria necessitated the establishment of a Faculty of Theology in the northern part of the country (Van der Watt 1988:8). With the increase in student’s numbers, six more lecturers were appointed in 1975 This confirmed the important place the faculty held in church and society (Handelinge 1978:702). Potgieter Church History: Professors P.B. van der Watt and C.F.A
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