Johan Heyns

Johan Adam Heyns (1928–1994) was an Afrikaner Calvinist theologian and moderator of the general synod of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) in South Africa. He was assassinated at his home in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria.

The Reverend

Johan Heyns
Heyns in his study
Born
Johan Adam Heyns

(1928-05-27)27 May 1928
Tweeling, South Africa
Died5 November 1994 (1994-11-06) (aged 66)
Pretoria, South Africa
Cause of deathAssassination
ChildrenChristof Heyns
Ecclesiastical career
ChurchDutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)
Ordained1954
Offices held
Moderator of the General Assembly (1986–1990)
Academic background
Alma mater
  • Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
  • University of Pretoria
  • Free University of Amsterdam
Doctoral advisor
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
School or traditionCalvinism
Institutions
  • Stellenbosch University
  • University of Pretoria
InfluencedConrad J. Wethmar
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