FEATURING - Christianity in South Africa: a political, social & cultural history by R. Elphick & R. Davenport (eds).

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Christianity in South Africa: a political, social & cultural history by R. Elphick & R. Davenport (eds)

The book tells how Christianity spread among the various regions and peoples of South Africa. It shows how differently Christian traditions—Afrikaner,  English-speaking, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, African Independent and Pentecostal—navigated the turbulence of the twentieth century. It also looks at gender and the interaction of Christianity with other world religions: Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism. It examines South African Christian literature, music and architecture and concludes with the activities and discourse of Christians in the struggles over imperialism, segregation and apartheid. Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/38284545

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

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