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The Bible and apartheid : contested interpretations in the history of Christianity in South Africa and beyond / Moritz Gräper

Author
Gräper, Moritz
Published
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
xviii, 262 pages ; 24 cm.

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Summary in English and German.
Summary
The starting point of this book is the troubling insight that apartheid was a Christian project. Its theological justification was formulated by Christian theologians such as Totius or E.P. Groenewald. Even the segregated state-structure had been prefigured by Dutch Reformed church orders. At the same time the struggle against apartheid was led by many Christian actors such as Desmond Tutu or Allan Boesak. They opposed the racist system in South Africa and made arguments based on biblical interpretations. This book analyzes the ambivalent role Christian actors played during apartheid. It is a study of the intersection of biblical interpretation, hermeneutics, and history of Christianity in South Africa and beyond. --
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9783447112222 paperback alkaline paper
3447112220 paperback alkaline paper
Note
Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Münster, 2017.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-244) and index.
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