The Social History of Christianity in South Africa 1487 to 1994
Religion, especially Christianity, is crucial to an informed understanding of the story of contemporary South Africa. In fact, contemporary South Africa is the product of how Christianity has been understood in that part of the continent. From the coming of European settlers and missionaries in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2009, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 528-530 |
| Review of: | Social history of Christianity in South Africa (Rondebosch : RICSA, 2005) (Ngong, David)
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| Summary: | Religion, especially Christianity, is crucial to an informed understanding of the story of contemporary South Africa. In fact, contemporary South Africa is the product of how Christianity has been understood in that part of the continent. From the coming of European settlers and missionaries in the seventeenth century, to the establishment of apartheid and its overthrow in 1994, Christianity played a central role in the formation of the country. By taking stock of “Christianity's past record,” it is hoped that Christians, the churches, and the general public, would be helped “to participate with greater and more self-critical insight” in shaping the future of that troubled country. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csp081 |