Rudolph Marthinus Britz (born 22 August 1953 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) received his tertiary education at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (1972-1975), the University of Stellenbosch (1976-1979, 1984-1989) and the University of the Free State (1990). His dissertation theological-critically compiled an ecclesiological evaluation of the literature in which the historiography of the Dutch Reformed Church originated. Between 1984 and 1988 he was academic assistant and part time lecturer, Department of Ecclesiology at the University of Stellenbosch. In 1989 he was appointed in the Department of Ecclesiology at the University of the Free State. He is an experienced scholar who also has received recognition in the national higher education environment.
As former Director of the Jonathan Edwards Centre Africa in collaboration with the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University, he is deeply involved in an international network of scholarly research, focusing on primary sources.
Prof. Dolf Britz has recently been appointed as Visiting Professor at Theological University Kampen with the goals of
a. his program of Academic writing and
b. to co-supervise Ph.D. students from South Africa.
At TU Kampen he is part of the Neo-Calvinism Research Institute (headed by Prof. George Harinck) and the Centre for Dutch Reformation Studies (CDRH – headed by Prof. Erik de Boer). This facilitates the creation of a church historical working community in South Africa which brings together students of Prof. Britz and Prof. De Boer who have become established scholars and those who are working on a research proposal or on a dissertation.
His fields of specialization include:
- Studies in the 16th century Reformation and John Calvin.
- Jonathan Edwards Studies
- Theological critical assessment of the Reformed theology and tradition in South Africa.
- Faith and religion during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902.
- Tertiary education, curriculum studies and programme design.
More Prof Britz. Vriend van my Rudie is besig met ‘n dokumenter oor die Sprinfontein Konsentrasie kamp. Ons het ‘n hele paar vra oor Pastoor Sandrock. Prof Raath het voorgestel ons kontak u.
Prof dit gaan oor die kinders wat apart begragwe is in Springfontein