Religion and Resistance Politics in South Africa

by Lyn S. Graybill

This study focuses on Christianity and black nationalism in South Africa and looks at four individuals--Albert Lutuli, Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko, and Desmond Tutu--to see how each leader's Christian beliefs influenced the political strategy he pursued. Just as theology (Calvinism) was significant in the formulation of Afrikaner nationalism, so too has theology, variously interpreted, been instrumental in the articulation of African nationalism. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275951413
• ISBN13: 9780275951412
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"