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The Church Struggle in South Africa : 25th Anniversary Edition

[Paperback]

by John W.De Gruchy, Steve De Gruchy

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    • Authors

      John W.De Gruchy +1

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Hymns Ancient & Modern

    • Published

      December 2004

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      The Church Struggle in South Africa : 25th Anniversary Edition

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      Product Description

      2004 is the 25th Anniversary of John de Gruchy's Church Struggle in South Africa, a book which played an important role in helping South African's understand the racial and political context in which Christianity has been shaped in South Africa. The book tells the story of the Christian Church in South Africa from its colonial beginnings until 1976, the year in which Steve Biko was murdered by the security police and the Christian Institute was banned. Now entering its third edition the story of the Church following 1976 up until 1994,the year of transition for South Africa to a new democracy, is told. The role played by Church leaders such as Desmond Tutu is examined, as is the transition to democracy under the leadership of Nelson Mandela.In Mandela's words the churches acted as 'midwives' of the birth of a new South Africa. New chapters also cover the current situation and the response of the churches to issues such as HIV and AIDS, Economic Development,Crime and Violence, Truth and Reconciliation and Nation Building.

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      • Authors

        John W.De Gruchy +1

      • Book Format

        paperback

      • Publisher

        Hymns Ancient & Modern

      • Published

        December 2004

      • Edition

        3rd Revised edition

      • Weight

        423g

      • Page Count

        352

      • Dimensions

        13.5 x 21.6 x 2.6 cm

      • ISBN

        9780334029700

      • ISBN-10

        0334029708

      • Eden Code

        97425

      More Information

      • ISBN: 9780334029700

      • Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern

      • Release Date: December 2004

      • Weight: 423g

      • Dimensions: 13.5 x 21.6 x 2.6 cm

      • Eden Code: 97425

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      14 years ago

      Great introduction to the history of the church in South Africa

      This is the third edition of this classic work by John de Gruchy, Robert Selby Taylor Professor of Christian Studies (emeritus) at the University of Cape Town. Following its first publication in 1979, and a useful revision in 1986, it now sports a further revision plus an added chapter by de Gruchy's son, Steve de Gruchy (Professor in the School of Theology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal), which takes the historical overview through the final stages of the apartheid regime and the emergence of democracy in South Africa. The book is a concise introduction to the history and theology of the difficult struggles of the church in South Africa as it battled to come to terms (and deal) with racism and apartheid. Whether you need the historical broad sweep, or specific information about the early history of the church on the southern tip of Africa, or something about more recent events such as Black theology in the 1970's, or the famous Kairos Document (1985), this is a great starting point for your research.

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