The Bible and Apartheid: Contested Interpretations in the History of Christianity in South Africa and Beyond
By: Moritz Graper
ISBN: 9783447112222
English summary: The starting point of this book is the troubling insight that apartheid was a Christian project. Its theological justification was formulated by Christian theologians such as Totius or E. P. Groenewald. Even the segregated state structure had been prefigured by Dutch Reformed church orders. At the same time the struggle against apartheid was led by many Christian actors such as Desmond Tutu or Allan Boesak. They opposed the racist system in South Africa and made arguments based on biblical interpretations. This book analyzes the ambivalent role Christian actors played during apartheid. It is a study in the intersection of biblical interpretation, hermeneutics, and history of Christianity in South Africa and beyond. German description: Der Ansatzpunkt des vorliegenden Buches ist die erschreckende Einsicht, dass die Apartheid ein christlich-motiviertes Projekt war. Die theologische Legitimation fur die Rassentrennung lieferten christliche Theologen wie Totius und E. P. Groenewald. Die Niederlandisch-Reformierte Kirche hatte durch ihre Kirchenorganisation sogar die spatere staatliche Struktur der Apartheid vorweggenommen. Gleichzeitig waren es viele christliche Akteure wie Desmond Tutu und Allan Boesak, die den Widerstand gegen die Apartheid pragten. Ihre Kritik am rassistischen System in Sudafrika wurde durch Argumente auf Basis biblischer Interpretationen genahrt. Diese ambivalente Rolle christlicher Akteure wahrend der Apartheid wird in diesem Buch unter die Lupe genommen. Es ist eine interdisziplinare Studie am Schnittpunkt von Bibelinterpretation, Hermeneutik und Christentumsgeschichte in Sudafrika und daruber hinaus.
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