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D'ASSONVILLE, Victor E.. Calvinus Africanus: Calvin and Calvin research in South Africa in the late 20th century - A chronicle. Koers (Online) [online]. 2025, vol.90, n.1, pp.1-18. ISSN 2304-8557.  https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.90.1.2613.

Apart from significant milestones regarding Calvin and South Africa in the first half of the 20th century (the establishment of the Calvin Jubilee Book Fund (CJBF) in 1909, the founding of the Koers association in 1926 along with the Koers bulletin since 1935, some studies on Calvin and his work, the development of a Calvinist philosophy by, for example, HG Stoker and others, and the three-volume Koers In die krlsls published by the Federation of Calvinist Student Associations in South Africa), it was especially during the second part of the 20th century that a resurgence of interest in Calvin became evident. This resurgence is the focus of this contribution. This increasing attention to Calvin was expressed in three main ways: firstly, through academic studies, including dissertations on Calvin and his work; secondly, through initiatives to promote official Calvin research (such as congresses), particularly as a result of the momentum generated as a result of the International Congress on Calvin Research (first held in Amsterdam in 1974 and 1978), which led to regular South African congresses from 1980 onward; and thirdly through a major, comprehensive project to translate Calvin's works into Afrikaans. With this endeavour, South Africa - specifically the Afrikaans Calvin works - became part of the global community of Calvin translations alongside major language groups such as English, Dutch, German, and Korean, to name a few.

Palavras-chave : Calvin and South Africa; Calvin congresses; Calvin research; Calvin translations.

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