The Law and the Prophets Black Consciousness in South Africa, 1968–1977

"No nation can win a battle without faith, " Steve Biko wrote, and as Daniel R. Magaziner demonstrates in The Law and the Prophets, the combination of ideological and theological exploration proved a potent force. The 1970s are a decade virtually lost to South African historiography. This...

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Main Author: Magaziner, Daniel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, OH Ohio University Press 2010
Edition:1
Series:New African Histories
Subjects:
Africa
Anti-apartheid movements
Apartheid
Black consciousness
Black nationalism
Black theology
Blacks
Christianity
Cultural factors
Historical analysis
HISTORY
Identity
LAW
Politicization
Republic of South Africa
Social movements
South
South Africa
ISBN:9780821443309, 0821443305, 9780821419182, 0821419188, 9780821419175, 082141917X
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Table of Contents:
  • 7: “I write what I like”: Conscientization, Culture, and Politicization Part III: The Movement 6: The South African Voice: From Black Theology to the Black Messiah 5: Christ in Context: The Changing Face of Christianity 4: Church, State, and the Death of God: A Prolegomenon to the Black Messiah Part II: Emergent Gospel 3: The Age of Philosophers: Becoming “Black Consciousness” 2: “Black man, you are on your own!”: Black Students, White Liberals, and Adulthood 1: Sophiatown after the Fall Part I: Making Black Consciousness Introduction: The Seventies Acknowledgments Contents Frontmatter Cover Art Index Bibliography Notes Conclusion: Yesterday Is a Foreign Country 9: Keeping Faith with the Black Messiah: Suffering, Hope, and the Cost of the Future 8: The Age of Politics: Confronting the State
  • Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction The Seventies -- Part I Making Black Consciousness -- Chapter 1 Sophiatown after the Fall -- The Sixties -- Chapter 2 "Black man, you are on your own!" -- Black Students, White Liberals, and Adulthood -- Chapter 3 The Age of Philosophers -- Becoming "Black Consciousness" -- Part II Emergent Gospel -- Chapter 4 Church, State, and the Death of God -- A Prolegomenon to the Black Messiah -- Chapter 5 Christ in Context -- The Changing Face of Christianity -- Chapter 6 The South African Voice -- From Black Theology to the Black Messiah -- Part III The Movement -- Chapter 7 "I write what I like" -- Conscientization, Culture, and Politicization -- Chapter 8 The Age of Politics -- Confronting the State -- Chapter 9 Keeping Faith with the Black Messiah -- Suffering, Hope, and the Cost of the Future -- Conclusion Yesterday Is a Foreign Country -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index