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Cheap grace in South Africa
Eve Fairbanks traces the experiences of three South Africans to diagnose the country’s unrealized promises.
by Tony Tian-Ren Lin
Desmond Tutu dies at 90
by Andrew Meldrum
Desmond Tutu’s transformative vision
He thrived on the process of endearing himself to all who hope for better days.
by David Mesenbring
This Seattle church’s stained-glass Jesus was far too White
So a local artist found a creative way to cover him up.
by Sam Luikens
Edwin Mulder, Reformed church leader, dies at age 89
As general secretary of the Reformed Church in America, he led his denomination in standing against apartheid.
by Christian Century staff
In religious terms, the emerging South Africa looks at once thoroughly African and surprisingly European.
by Philip Jenkins
In the long struggle for freedom in South Africa, parts of the church played a major role, even as other parts colluded with the apartheid regime. Few actions in that struggle were more important than the Belhar Confession.
reviewed by Walter Brueggemann
reviewed by Sandra F. Joireman