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The Life and Work of G.B.A. Gerdener with Special Reference to His Contributions to Afrikaner Identity Formation and the Racial Discourse In The life and work of G.B.A. Gerdener with special reference to his contributions to Afrikaner identity formation and the racial discourse in South Africa from 1925 to 1950. By Jacques Pienaar Dissertation presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Theology (Mth) in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University. Supervisor: Prof. Retief Muller. December 2020 Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za i Declaration By submitting this thesis electronically, I declare that the entirety of the work contained therein is my own, original work, that I am the sole author thereof (save to the extent explicitly otherwise stated), that reproduction and publication thereof by Stellenbosch University will not infringe any third party rights and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it for obtaining any qualification. Date: August 2020 Copyright © 2020 Stellenbosch University All rights reserved Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za ii Abstract When considering the Afrikaner nation’s struggle for national existence, social legitimacy and eventual political domination in South Africa, under the guise of the apartheid system, names such as D.F. Malan and H.F. Verwoerd often dominate the discourse. However, during the 1920s and 1930s, the period in which the idea of an exclusive Afrikaner identity began to crystalize, the Dutch Reformed Church minister, G.B.A. Gerdener, played such a significant formative role in the developing racial ideology of the Afrikaner leaders that in 1958 an American journalist dubbed him the principal author of the apartheid policy. From the opening decades of the 20th Century, Gerdener contributed to the rising culturally exclusive Afrikaner identity as a historian, missiologist and ecclesiastical leader. Through his position in the Dutch Reformed Church’s Federal Mission Council and his editorship of the mission journal, Op Die Horison, he exerted his greatest influence on public opinion regarding racial policy. This public prestige as a leading missiological and racial strategist grew dramatically and reached a climax in 1950 with Gerdener’s organising and leading of a vast congress on the delicate racial situation in South Africa. A congress which had as its agenda the blueprint for a future South African society, which would consist of separate, autonomous and ethnically designated states. This biographical study intends to track this influence which Gerdener had on the developing Afrikaner identity as well as the racial ideology of the Afrikaner people. Methodologically, a critical literary analysis of primary archival sources will be used in specifically investigating Gerdener’s work on the Federal Mission Council and his instrumental role in the formulation of the Dutch Reformed Church’s mission policy, which served as a basis for the eventual secular apartheid policy which was officially accepted by the National Party in 1945. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za iii Opsomming Wanneer die Afrikaner nasie se stryd vir volks bestaan, sosiale geldigheid en uiteindelike politieke oorheersing in Suid Afrika, onder die vaandel van die apartheid sisteem, ondersoek word, domineer name soos D.F. Malan en H.F. Verwoerd dikwels die gesprek. Nietemin, gedurende die 1920s en 1930s, die tydperk waarin die idee van `n eksklusiewe Afrikaner identiteit tasbaar begin word het, was die rol van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) predikant, G.B.A. Gerdener, in die ontwikkeling van `n rasse ideologie vir die Afrikaner leiers, van so `n groot omvang dat hy in 1958 deur ‘n Amerikaanse joernalis as die kritiese outeur van die apartheid beleid genoem is. Vanaf die openings dekades van die 20ste eeu het Gerdener bygedra tot die groeiende eksklusiewe Afrikaner identiteit as gevolg van sy werk as `n geskiedkundige, missioloog en kerklike leier. Deur sy rol in die NGK se Federale Sending Raad en in sy hoedanigheid as redakteur van die sending joernaal, Op Die Horison, het hy sy grootste invloed uitgeoefen op publieke opinie aangaande rasse beleid. Hierdie publieke roem, as `n voorste missioloog en rasse strateeg, het dramaties gegroei en ‘n klimaks bereik in 1950 met Gerdener se organisering en leiding van `n massiewe kongres aangaande die delikate rasse situasie in Suid Afrika. Hierdie biografiese studie beoog om Gerdener se invloed op die ontwikkelende Afrikaner identiteit, sowel as die rasse ideologie van die Afrikaner volk, voor te lê en na te volg. Met betrekking tot die metodologie van hierdie studie is dit hoofsaaklik gebou op `n kritiese literêre analise van primêre argief bronne. Hierdie analise dien dan as die vertrekpunt van waar Gerdener se werk op die Federale Sendings Raad, sowel as sy rol in die formulering van die NGK se sendings beleid, ondersoek word, met die gevolgtrekking dat sy bydrae `n fundamentele rol gespeel het in die amptelike aanvaarding van `n sekulêre apartheid beleid deur die Nasionale Party in 1945. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za iv Acknowledgements Captured within the 150 pages of this dissertation are two of the most challenging years I have ever faced, both personally and academically. Therefore, I would like to make use of this moment to extend my deepest appreciation to the individuals and structures which carried me through the strife. My deepest gratitude to the unsung heroes and heroines of historical research, the members who work in the archives. Specifically, I want to extend my dearest thanks to dr. Isabel Murray from the Dutch Reformed Church Archive in Stellenbosch and the countless cups of caffeine which she provided me with, without whom I would not have been able to get this research off the ground. Similarly, the constant support I received from my supervisor, Prof. Retief Muller, in keeping me on track as well as in calming my nerves was invaluable over the past two years. The historical discussions in Prof. Muller’s office, which ironically used to be Gerdener’s office in the Seminary, were rich and stimulating. I would also like to thank Prof. Dion Forster for being a pillar of support during Prof. Muller’s transition to Calvin University in America. Then, a word of gratitude to the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University, my academic home for the past 7 years, for the structures and opportunities which made this master’s research possible and pleasant. A word of thanks to Esther van der Vyver for her editorial expertise and help in the final stages of the thesis, as well as to Prof. Len Hansen for his support during the early stages. Then I would like to thank my friends who stood by me, even when I was not the easiest to be around, and who had to endure many an interesting archival titbit on Gerdener. Nelis, Stephanus, Abrie, Rob, Franna, Jean and Pieter thank you for the support and encouragement. Then, my fellow theologians whom have become family; Francois, Gerhard, Karlie and Wynand, you inspire me and I am deeply grateful for your support and conversations throughout my years in the Seminary. In my historical studies a word of thanks to Ruhan Fourie, whose love for and expertise in the discipline of historical research was and is a great source of inspiration. Also a deep word of thanks to Nathania Hendriks for the guidance and encouragement. Finally, my deepest thanks to my parents, Susan and André Pienaar, for the opportunity they afforded me to pursue my academic path and for their unwavering support, without which this venture would by no means be possible. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za v Table of Contents DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................................ I ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................. II OPSOMMING ............................................................................................................................................. III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... IV INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... I CHAPTER I: THE FORMATIVE YEARS (1881-1917) .............................................................................. 1 A RHENISH-GERMAN START ............................................................................................................................. 1 THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOREGROUND ............................................................................................................. 6 THE AFRIKAANS ATHENS ................................................................................................................................ 11 DRC OR ECUMENICISM ................................................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER II: THE STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY AND CONFESSION (1918-1932) ............................ 32 THE REFORMED APOLOGIST ........................................................................................................................... 32 THE HISTORIAN AND LINGUIST ......................................................................................................................... 37 A PULPIT IN THE NORTH .................................................................................................................................
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