Racial Integration in the Church of Apartheid

A Unity Only God Wants

von Marthe Hesselmans

272 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In Racial Integration in the Church of Apartheid Marthe Hesselmans uncovers the post-apartheid transformation of South Africa's Dutch Reformed Church. This church once constituted the religious pillar of the Afrikaner apartheid regime (1948-1994). Today, it seeks to unite the communities it long segregated into one multiracial institution. Few believe this will succeed. A close look inside congregations reveals unexpected stories of reconciliation though. Where South Africans realize they need each other to survive, faith offers common ground - albeit a feeble one. They show the potential, but also the limits of faith communities untangling entrenched national and racial affiliations. Linking South Africa's post-apartheid transition to religious-nationalist movements worldwide, Hesselmans offers a unique perspective on religion as source of division and healing.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum
• ISBN: 9789004364639
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.11.2018
• Größe: 234 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Brill