Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social & Cultural HistoryRichard Elphick, T. R. H. Davenport Almost three-quarters of South Africans in the late-1990s call themselves Christians. From colonial times, when missionaries embroiled themselves in frontier conflicts, until recently, when both defenders and opponents of apartheid draw heavily upon Christian doctrine and ritual, Christian impulses have shaped South Africa. |
Contents
Christianity in South African History | 1 |
THE TRANSPLANTING OF CHRISTIANITY | 16 |
Early Missions in the Cape Colony | 31 |
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Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social & Cultural History Richard Elphick,T. R. H. Davenport No preview available - 1997 |
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social & Cultural History Richard Elphick,T. R. H. Davenport No preview available - 1997 |
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African Christian African Initiated Churches AICs American Anglican apartheid Bantu baptism became Bible Bishop Black theology Boer British Cape Colony Cape Town Catholic Church Christ Church in South clergy Coloured Conference congregations converts culture David Philip denominations Durban Dutch Reformed Church early eastern Cape ELCSA English-speaking churches established Ethiopian European evangelical evangelists faith frontier German groups Hermannsburg History Holy hymns Ibid Indian indigenous Jews Johannesburg John Journal Kat River Kerk Khoikhoi Khoisan labour later leaders liberation London Lovedale Lutheran Church manyano Methodist minister mission stations Missionary Society Moravian movement Muslim Natal National Native nineteenth century Ntsikana pastors Pentecostal Pietermaritzburg political preaching Presbyterian Pretoria prophetic Protestant racial religion religious schools settlers sionaries slaves Social Gospel Sotho South Africa Southern Africa spiritual struggle synod tion traditional Transorangia Transvaal Tswana University Press Wesleyan women worship Xhosa Zion Zionist Zulu