Vol. 2

Christianity and the Modernization of South Africa, 1867 to 1936

John W de Gruchy

Vol 2 ISBN 0799222372
© 2005 RICSA/UCT

John W de Gruchy, an ordained minister of the United Congregrational Church of Southern Africa, has taught in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town since 1972. De Gruchy is recognised nationally and internationally, primarily for his work on both the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the role of the churches in pre- and post-apartheid South Africa. He has in addition been formally recognised as one of South Africa’s leading social scientists. He has published widely, authoring, co-authoring and contributing to numerous books and articles. Among de Gruchy’s notable publications are The Church Struggle in South Africa, Christianity and Democracy, and Christianity, Art and Transformation.

The esteem in which de Gruchy is held has been demonstrated in recent years by his being awarded the illustrious Karl Barth Prize in 2000 by the Evangelical Church of the Union in Germany for his theological work on justice and reconcilation in South Africa, followed by honorary doctorates from Chicago Theological Seminary and Rhodes University.

Introduction & Acknowledgements

Chapter 1

Mission Christianity, the Colonial Churches, and Ethiopianism, 1867–1898
Documents referenced in Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The Creation of ‘White South Africa’, 1899–1910
Documents referenced in Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Nationalism, Land and Labour, 1911–1922
Documents referenced in Chapter 3

Chapter 4

The Segregation of South Africa, 1923–1936
Documents referenced in Chapter 4

Select Bibliography

Index of Subjects and Names

[back to menu]