Home›Sources›History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)SourcesHistory of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)Christian Reformed Church in North AmericaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-the-belhar-confession-crcna.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-the-belhar-confession-crcnaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-history-of-the-belhar-confession-christi, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-the-belhar-confession-crcna}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Christian Reformed Church in North America's own denominational account of the Belhar Confession's origin, written from within the worldwide Reformed family. States plainly that in 1982 the World Alliance of Reformed Churches declared apartheid a theological heresy and suspended the white Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa's membership, and that apartheid became law in 1948 and began to be dismantled in 1990.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaPublisherWell-attestedChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaPublication YearWell-attested2026The page carries no visible publication date; 2026 is recorded as the year of access, the same convention this atlas applies to Wikipedia's own undated living pages.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/contemporary-testimony/confession-belhar/history-belhar-confessionSource TypeWell-attestedOfficial denominational historyAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A worldwide Reformed sister denomination's own official historical account of the Belhar Confession, institutionally authored rather than independently scholarly. Tier 2, matching this atlas's convention for a named institutional publisher writing on its own tradition's history.NotesWell-attestedUsed specifically for the exact 1982 year of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches suspending the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, naming apartheid a heresy.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "The Christian Reformed Church in North America's own denominational account of the Belhar Confession's origin, written from within the worldwide Reformed family."Source History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)Christian Reformed Church in North Americatier 2Dutch Reformed Church, Denominations Well-attested This source names Dutch Reformed Church directly: "heresy and suspended the white Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa's membership, and that apartheid became law in 1948 and began to be dismantled in 1990."Source History of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)Christian Reformed Church in North Americatier 2Claims Backed By This Source (25 claims)This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Spread Events, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested17ArticlesHow the World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspended the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidSourcesHistory of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)Spread EventsThe Dutch Reformed Church Becomes Apartheid's Theological ArmThe World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspends the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidHolds4SourcesHistory of the Belhar Confession (Christian Reformed Church in North America)Spread EventsThe World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspends the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidConnected1ArticlesHow the World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspended the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidGeneral References3ArticlesHow the World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspended the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidSpread EventsThe Dutch Reformed Church Becomes Apartheid's Theological ArmThe World Alliance of Reformed Churches Suspends the Dutch Reformed Church Over ApartheidComments (0)No comments yet. 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