A Faith that Does Justice: The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo
Throughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of po...
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Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
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| description | Throughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of political leaders, what Nelson Mandela, in reference to his struggle companion, Oliver Tambo, called 'the essence' of man. Drawing on the construct of inferiority, this article offers a re-assessment of public testimonies about the ANC's longest serving president, demonstrating how the internal workings of Tambo's faith came to be expressed in the external life and leadership of this devout Christian activist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-880fd6a8895c47ccbdbaf89e552e32a22022-12-22T04:13:10ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion2413-30272018-01-0131223225810.17159/2413-3027/2018/v31n2a11A Faith that Does Justice: The Public Testimony of Oliver TamboJonathan D. Jansen0Stellenbosch UniversityThroughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of political leaders, what Nelson Mandela, in reference to his struggle companion, Oliver Tambo, called 'the essence' of man. Drawing on the construct of inferiority, this article offers a re-assessment of public testimonies about the ANC's longest serving president, demonstrating how the internal workings of Tambo's faith came to be expressed in the external life and leadership of this devout Christian activist.http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-76012018000200012&tlng=enreligion and politicsinterioritybiography |
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| title | A Faith that Does Justice: The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
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| title_short | A Faith that Does Justice: The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_sort | faith that does justice the public testimony of oliver tambo |
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