Militant church may answer the call again
Christian churches opposed an unethical government in the apartheid era. Is it time for them to do so again? Mike Siluma interviews theologian John Lamola on his latest book
15 August 2021 - 00:00
In telling the story of apartheid and its demise, the role of the Christian church is often consigned to the margins. Academic and theologian John Lamola has set out to put this right in his new book, Sowing in Tears: A Documentary History of the Church Struggle Against Apartheid, 1960-1990...
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