LEADER 03818nam 22006375 450 001 9910495954803321 005 20230421035511.0 010 $a9780520916265 010 $a0520916263 010 $a9780585305851 010 $a0585305854 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520916265 035 $a(CKB)111004366714130 035 $a(MH)007149458-8 035 $a(DE-B1597)544168 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520916265 035 $a(OCoLC)1163879224 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30696852 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30696852 035 $a(OCoLC)1394119979 035 $a(Perlego)4210736 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366714130 100 $a20200707h19961996 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe spirit of freedom $eSouth African leaders on religion and politics /$fCharles Villa-Vicencio 205 $aReprint 2019 210 1$aBerkeley, CA :$cUniversity of California Press,$d[1996] 210 4$d©1996 215 $a1 online resource (xxxii, 301 p. )$cports., maps ; 225 0 $aPerspectives on Southern Africa ;$v52 311 0 $a9780520200456 311 0 $a0520200454 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tMAPS --$tFOREWORD --$tConversations on Politics, Religion and Values --$tNEVILLE ALEXANDER --$tRAY ALEXANDER --$tFRANZ AUERBACH --$tCHERYL CAROLUS --$tFRANK CHIKANE --$tSHEENA DUNCAN --$tELA GANDHI --$tNADINE GORDIMER --$tCHRIS HANI --$tTREVOR HUDDLESTON --$tNELSON MANDELA --$tGOVAN MBEKI --$tFATIMA MEER --$tSTANLEY MOGOBA --$tRUTH MOMPATI --$tITUMELENG MOSALA --$tBEYERS NAUDÉ --$tEBRAHIM RASOOL --$tALBERTINA SISULU --$tJOE SLOVO --$tDESMOND TUTU --$tAFTERWORD 330 $aThis collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century. What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled country. There are stories of the homelands and townships, and tales of imprisonment and exile. Dedicated communists relate their intense youthful devotion to Christianity; Muslim activists discuss the complexity of their relationships with their communities. As the respondents grapple with difficult questions about faith, politics, and authority, they expose a more personal picture: of their daily lives, of their pasts, and of the enormous conflicts that arise in a society that continually strains the moral fiber of its citizens. Taken together, these interviews reveal the many-faceted vision that has fueled South Africa's struggle for democracy. 410 0$aPerspectives on Southern Africa Series 606 $aReligion and politics$zSouth Africa 606 $aPolitical activists$zSouth Africa$xInterviews 607 $aSouth Africa$xReligion$y20th century 607 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y1989-1994 607 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y20th century 615 0$aReligion and politics 615 0$aPolitical activists$xInterviews. 676 $a291.1/77/0968 700 $aVilla-Vicencio$b Charles$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0281769 701 $aKaris$b Thomas G$0243447 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495954803321 996 $aThe Spirit of Freedom$92861331 997 $aUNINA