03703nam 22005895 450 991049595480332120230421035511.00-520-91626-30-585-30585-410.1525/9780520916265(CKB)111004366714130(MH)007149458-8(DE-B1597)544168(DE-B1597)9780520916265(OCoLC)1163879224(MiAaPQ)EBC30696852(Au-PeEL)EBL30696852(OCoLC)1394119979(EXLCZ)9911100436671413020200707h19961996 fg 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe spirit of freedom South African leaders on religion and politics /Charles Villa-VicencioReprint 2019Berkeley, CA :University of California Press,[1996]©19961 online resource (xxxii, 301 p. )ports., maps ;Perspectives on Southern Africa ;520-520-20045-4 Includes bibliographical references.Front matter --CONTENTS --MAPS --FOREWORD --Conversations on Politics, Religion and Values --NEVILLE ALEXANDER --RAY ALEXANDER --FRANZ AUERBACH --CHERYL CAROLUS --FRANK CHIKANE --SHEENA DUNCAN --ELA GANDHI --NADINE GORDIMER --CHRIS HANI --TREVOR HUDDLESTON --NELSON MANDELA --GOVAN MBEKI --FATIMA MEER --STANLEY MOGOBA --RUTH MOMPATI --ITUMELENG MOSALA --BEYERS NAUDÉ --EBRAHIM RASOOL --ALBERTINA SISULU --JOE SLOVO --DESMOND TUTU --AFTERWORDThis 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.Perspectives on Southern Africa SeriesReligion and politicsSouth AfricaPolitical activistsSouth AfricaInterviewsSouth AfricaReligion20th centurySouth AfricaPolitics and government1989-1994South AfricaPolitics and government20th centuryReligion and politicsPolitical activistsInterviews.291.1/77/0968Villa-Vicencio Charlesauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut281769Karis Thomas G243447DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910495954803321The Spirit of Freedom2861331UNINA