Ten years ago, I examined the entanglement of religion and politics in South Africa ahead of the 2014 national election.…
Revisited: Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
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Keep your cake, I’d rather be dancing
The truth is that Jim and Jane Crow did not die at the Woolworth’s lunch counter or at the water…
Spirit in the Dark—An introduction
Josef Sorett (Columbia University) introduces a critical exchange centered on his new book, Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of…
Black Natural Law: An introduction
We are accustomed to hearing stories and seeing images of racial injustice: the white police officer assaulting the black schoolgirl,…
Faith caught between racism and resistance
On June 16, a young white man motivated by white supremacist ideologies entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a…
Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
In 2004 and 2008, South African president Jacob Zuma notoriously declared that his party, the African National Congress, will “rule…