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Race, Class and Christianity in South Africa: Middle-Class Moralities book cover

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Race, Class and Christianity in South Africa Middle-Class Moralities

By Ibrahim Abraham Copyright 2022
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge
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This book explores the relationship between race and class among middle-class Christians in South Africa. The book provides a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich study of middle-class Christians in contemporary South Africa, as they seek to live good lives and build a good society. Focused on the city of Cape Town, drawing upon ethnographic research in conservative and progressive... Read more

Acknowledgments. A note on currency. A note on racial terminology. Introduction: Day Zero in Cape Town. Chapter 1: Christianity and the middle class in South Africa. Chapter 2: Middle-class morality and Christianity in South Africa. Chapter 3: Spiritual and class insecurity in South Africa. Chapter 4: Middle-class moral insecurity in South Africa. Chapter 5: Race, class, and habitus in South African churches. Chapter 6: Anomie and vocation in South African Christian ministry. Chapter 7: Musicking, unity, and sincerity in South African churches. Conclusion: Covid-19 in Cape Town. Index.

Biography

Ibrahim Abraham is the Hans Mol Research Fellow in Religion and the Social Sciences at the Australian National University.

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