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Racial Integration in the Church of Apartheid: A Unity Only God Wants

Racial Integration in the Church of Apartheid: A Unity Only God Wants

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General Christianity

ISBN10: 9004364633
ISBN13: 9789004364639
Publisher: Brill
Published: Nov 8 2018
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
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.

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