A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo
Throughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of p...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
2018-07-01
|
| Series: | Journal for the Study of Religion |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/322 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832582821633327104 |
|---|---|
| author | Jonathan D. Jansen |
| author_facet | Jonathan D. Jansen |
| author_sort | Jonathan D. Jansen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Throughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of political leaders,what Nelson Mandela, in reference to his struggle companion, Oliver Tambo, called ‘the essence’ of man. Drawing on the construct of interiority, this article offers a re-assessment of public testimonies about the ANC’s longest serving president, demonstrating how the internal workings of Tambo’s faith came to be expressed in the external life and leadership of this devout Christian activist.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-8f291d5da3ac4673b145275fd9836c28 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1011-7601 2413-3027 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2018-07-01 |
| publisher | Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal for the Study of Religion |
| spelling | doaj-art-8f291d5da3ac4673b145275fd9836c282025-01-29T09:01:38ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272018-07-01312A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver TamboJonathan D. Jansen Throughout the 20th century, mission-educated black men rose to prominence in the African National Congress while simultaneously holding leadership positions in the church. Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of political leaders,what Nelson Mandela, in reference to his struggle companion, Oliver Tambo, called ‘the essence’ of man. Drawing on the construct of interiority, this article offers a re-assessment of public testimonies about the ANC’s longest serving president, demonstrating how the internal workings of Tambo’s faith came to be expressed in the external life and leadership of this devout Christian activist. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/322religion and politicsinterioritybiography |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan D. Jansen A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo Journal for the Study of Religion religion and politics interiority biography |
| title | A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_full | A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_fullStr | A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_short | A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo |
| title_sort | faith that does justice the public testimony of oliver tambo |
| topic | religion and politics interiority biography |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/322 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jonathandjansen afaiththatdoesjusticethepublictestimonyofolivertambo AT jonathandjansen faiththatdoesjusticethepublictestimonyofolivertambo |