Bibliograph

The spiritual Mandela, faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela, Dennis Cruywagen

Type

Label

The spiritual Mandela, faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela, Dennis Cruywagen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The spiritual Mandela

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031052585

Responsibility statement

Dennis Cruywagen

Sub title

faith and religion in the life of Nelson Mandela

Summary

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 peopleCruywagen 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 Africian beliefs and with his political views. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

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

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