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The Spirit of Freedom
South African Leaders on Religion and Politics
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- English
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This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century.
What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled country. There are stories of the homelands and townships, and tales of imprisonment and exile. Dedicated communists relate their intense youthful devotion to Christianity; Muslim activists discuss the complexity of their relationships with their communities. As the respondents grapple with difficult questions about faith, politics, and authority, they expose a more personal picture: of their daily lives, of their pasts, and of the enormous conflicts that arise in a society that continually strains the moral fiber of its citizens. Taken together, these interviews reveal the many-faceted vision that has fueled South Africa's struggle for democracy.
This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural le
What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled country. There are stories of the homelands and townships, and tales of imprisonment and exile. Dedicated communists relate their intense youthful devotion to Christianity; Muslim activists discuss the complexity of their relationships with their communities. As the respondents grapple with difficult questions about faith, politics, and authority, they expose a more personal picture: of their daily lives, of their pasts, and of the enormous conflicts that arise in a society that continually strains the moral fiber of its citizens. Taken together, these interviews reveal the many-faceted vision that has fueled South Africa's struggle for democracy.
This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural le
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD1
- Conversations on Politics, Religion and Values
- NEVILLE ALEXANDER No need for the God Hypothesis
- RAY ALEXANDER Ultimately a Trade Unionist
- FRANZ AUERBACH A Jewish Humanist
- CHERYL CAROLUS Struggle Not Politics
- FRANK CHIKANE Spirituality and Struggle
- SHEENA DUNCAN Surprised by Joy
- ELA GANDHI Part of a Tradition of Struggle
- NADINE GORDIMER A Vocation to Write
- CHRIS HANIXI Almost A Priest
- TREVOR HUDDLESTON Makhalipile — The Dauntless One
- NELSON MANDELA Liberation Not Power
- GOVAN MBEKI Promoting the Human Project
- FATIMA MEER A Muslim and a Woman
- STANLEY MOGOBA Committed to Peace
- RUTH MOMPATI A Mother and a Daughter of Africa
- ITUMELENG MOSALA A Black Theologian
- BEYERS NAUDÉ An Afrikaner of Afrikaners
- EBRAHIM RASOOL Bridging the Two Worlds of Islam
- ALBERTINA SISULU A Woman of the Soil
- JOE SLOVO A Believing Unbeliever
- DESMOND TUTU
- AFTERWORD