The Spirit of Freedom South African Leaders on Religion and Politics by Charles Villa-Vicencio 9780520916265 0520916263

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• ISBN 10: 0520916263
• ISBN 13: 9780520916265
• Author: Charles Villa-Vicencio

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.

Table contents:

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

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