John de Gruchy


John de Gruchy is Robert Selby Taylor Professor of Christian Studies and Director of the Religion and Social Change Unit in the University of Cape Town.


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Facing the Truth

South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The unique desire of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to turn its back on revenge and to create a space where deeper processes of "forgiveness, confession, repentance, reparation, and reconciliation can take place" reflects the spirit of some churches and faith communities in South Africa.…


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The London Missionary Society in Southern Africa, 1799-1999On Sale

Historical Essays in Celebration of the Bicentenary of the LMS in Southern Africa

Compiled to mark the bicentenary of the London Missionary Society in Southern Africa, this volume provides an assessment of the work and legacy of the Society, which played a critical role in the politics and societies of the subcontinent and whose leading figure—like David Livingstone, Robert Moffat, and John Phili—were major historical actors in their day.…

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