Johan Heyns and the class of '51 � prolegomena to a story of people who got hurt

Abstract

Johan Heyns� and� the� class� of� '51� - prolegomena� to� a� story� of people who got hurt This� article consists of� three parts.� In� the first part a story� is� told of� Johan Heyns and some of� the men who shared with him the� final year of� theologi-cal� training� at� the� University� of Pretoria� in� 1951.� In� the� second� part prolegomena� to� the� telling� of� a� new story� of� Johan� Heyns� are� explained. Finally� this� new story� is� told by� using� the� voices� of� six people� - students, colleagues andfamily� - who� interrupt� each� other's� voice� on� Johan� Heyns, thereby undermining� the popular ideal amongst local church historians that religion� biography� can� and� should� recreate� a� complete� and� consistent image of� a person's� (moral)� reality.