The tenderness of conscience : African renaissance and the spirituality of politics
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2005
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SUN PRESS
Abstract
BOOK BLURB: With this book theologian and political observer Allan Boesak once again displays the
strengths of his writings that were evident in the seventies and eighties: bringing Christian theology to bear on the political and socio-economic realities of our world. This time the
emphasis falls on President Thabo Mbeki’s idea and ideal of an African Renaissance and its
interaction with globalization, continental politics and the political dynamics in South Africa
as they pertain to the burning issues of our time: reconciliation, the role of the church in
post-apartheid South Africa, the centrality of religious faith in the struggle for freedom,
and Allan Boesak’s assertion that “just as we had a spirituality of struggle, so South Africa
needs a spirituality of politics”. The Tenderness of Conscience is a passionate, eloquent and
entirely convincing book, not just in its treatment of the issues, but also in its forthright
and mind-broadening conversation with President Thabo Mbeki. It is a clarion call for the
transformational presence of the religious voice in politics – a voice that speaks up for the
well-being of the entire nation.
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CITATION: Boesak, A.A. 2005. The tenderness of conscience : African renaissance and the spirituality of politics. Stellenbosch: SUN PRESS. doi:10.18820/9781919980812.
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The original publication is available from AFRICAN SUNMeDIA - www.sun-e-shop.co.za
Keywords
Christianity and politics -- South Africa, Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-, South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
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Boesak, A.A. 2005. The tenderness of conscience : African renaissance and the spirituality of politics. Stellenbosch: SUN PRESS. doi:10.18820/9781919980812.