The Equality of Believers: Protestant Missionaries and the Racial Politics of South Africa (Reconsiderations in Southern African History)
Language: English
Published by University of Virginia Press, 2012
Series: Book 2 of 14 - Reconsiderations in Southern African History
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- Title
- The Equality of Believers: Protestant Missionaries and the Racial Politics of South Africa (Reconsiderations in Southern African History)
- Author
- Elphick, Richard
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0813932734
- ISBN 13
- 9780813932736
- Series
- Book 2 of 14: Reconsiderations in Southern African History
The missionaries articulated a universalist and egalitarian ideology derived from New Testament teachings that rebuked the racial hierarchies endemic to South African society. Yet white settlers, the churches closely tied to them, and even many missionaries evaded or subverted these ideas. In the early years of settlement, the white minority justified its supremacy by equating Christianity with white racial identity. Later, they adopted segregated churches for blacks and whites, followed by segregationist laws blocking blacks’ access to prosperity and citizenship―and, eventually, by the ambitious plan of social engineering that was apartheid.
Providing historical context reaching back to 1652, Elphick concentrates on the era of industrialisation, segregation, and the beginnings of apartheid in the first half of the twentieth century. The most ambitious work yet from this renowned historian, Elphick’s book reveals the deep religious roots of racial ideas and initiatives that have so profoundly shaped the history of South Africa.
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