The Church Struggle in South Africa by
Places the religious struggle against South African apartheid into a larger and instructive global setting.
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History by
This volume seeks to insert the Christian micro-narratives into the macro-narratives of South African history, providing for the first time an in-depth, cohesive look at Christianity in South Africa.
Cambridge History of South Africa (2 vols.) by
Volume 1 covers from Early Times to 1885, and volume 2 from 1885-1994.
A History of South Africa (4th Edition) by
The Fourth Edition of this classic text brings South Africa's history up to date with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
The South Africa Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Online) by
Among the selections are folktales, statements by seventeenth-century Dutch colonists, the songs of mine workers, a widow's testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and a photo essay featuring the acclaimed work of Santu Mofokeng.
The London Missionary Society in Southern Africa, 1799-1999 by
Provides an assessment of the work and legacy of the Society, which played a critical role in the politics and societies of the subcontinent and whose leading figure--like David Livingstone, Robert Moffat, and John Philip--were major historical actors in their day.
Making African Christianity: Africans Re-imagining Their Faith in Colonial Southern Africa by
Examines the history of Christianity among colonial Zulu Christians (known as amakholwa) in what would become South Africa. Argues that translation did not end with the bible, but extended to Christian theology which needed to be fully appropriated before the faith was secure on the continent.
The People's Zion: Southern Africa, the United States, and a Transatlantic Faith-Healing Movement by
Tells the transatlantic story of Southern Africa's largest popular religious movement, Zionism. Shows how Zionists on either side of the Atlantic used the democratic resources of evangelical Christianity to stake out a place of belonging within rapidly-changing societies. In doing so, they laid claim to nothing less than the Kingdom of God.
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