The spiritual Mandela : faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela /
Cruywagen, Dennis,
The spiritual Mandela : faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela / Dennis Cruywagen. - First US Edition. - x, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
Spiritual origins -- A Methodist education -- The runaway -- Politics, before anything else -- Taking up arms -- An imprisonment of the spirit -- The sacrament behind bars -- Confessions of faith -- A transcendental leader -- Last rites.
In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had often been used as a tool to oppress his people. Cruywagen traces the spiritual component of Nelson Mandela's life, from his youth in a traditional Thembu village to his education at Wesleyan and Methodist mission schools to his time as an activist to his period on Robben Island and the years thereafter. He traces the ways in which Mandela balanced Christianity with tradition African beliefs and with his political views. -- adapted from jacket.
9781623545307 1623545307
2017053525
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Religion.
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Political and social views.
South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
The spiritual Mandela : faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela / Dennis Cruywagen. - First US Edition. - x, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
Spiritual origins -- A Methodist education -- The runaway -- Politics, before anything else -- Taking up arms -- An imprisonment of the spirit -- The sacrament behind bars -- Confessions of faith -- A transcendental leader -- Last rites.
In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had often been used as a tool to oppress his people. Cruywagen traces the spiritual component of Nelson Mandela's life, from his youth in a traditional Thembu village to his education at Wesleyan and Methodist mission schools to his time as an activist to his period on Robben Island and the years thereafter. He traces the ways in which Mandela balanced Christianity with tradition African beliefs and with his political views. -- adapted from jacket.
9781623545307 1623545307
2017053525
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Religion.
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Political and social views.
South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.