1st Edition
The Road to Unity The Lutheran Churches of Southern Africa Confronting a Divided Past
ForewordÂ
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
- The Colonial Legacy
- From Mission to Church
- A Mixed Response to Apartheid
- The Shock of Budapest
- In the Fire of Apartheid
- The Unity Committee and Its Aftermath
- Non-Racial Theological Education
Conclusion
Epilogue
Chronological Timeline of Lutheran Churches in Southern Africa
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Philippe Denis is Professor Emeritus in the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His research focuses on church history, oral history, and the history of Christianity in southern Africa. He has published extensively on mission history, religious responses to apartheid, and the role of churches in social transformation. Denis has supervised numerous postgraduate students and contributed significantly to the documentation of religious history in the region. His scholarly work combines historical analysis with theological reflection, addressing questions of ecclesial unity, denominational development, and the intersection of faith and politics in southern African contexts.
