the Ubuntu theology of Desmond Tutu Battle, Michael 1963- creator text bibliography biography ohu Cleveland, Ohio Pilgrim Press 1997 monographic eng

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xvi, 255 p. ; 22 cm. Reconciliation is Michael Battle's highly original analysis of Bishop Tutu's theology of ubuntu - an African concept recognizing that persons and groups form their identities in relation to one another. This model proved successful in opposing the apartheid racism in South Africa, but it also offers a Christian paradigm for resisting oppression wherever it appears. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including Tutu's unpublished speeches and sermons, as well as many secondary sources, Battle portrays the Nobel Peace Prize winner as a theologian who embraces Anglican orthodoxy and who has consistently applied that framework to issues of race in South Africa. Yet Tutu is much more than a conventional theologian. He is, as Battle shows, not only an articulate preacher and at times an unwilling politician, but a genuinely committed theologian whose deepest roots are in prayer and protest. 1. Introduction: Holding Back a Tide of Violence -- 2. A Milk-and-Honey Land of Oppression -- 3. Delicate Networks of Interdependence -- 4. Filled with the Fullness of God -- 5. Inspired by Worship and Adoration of God -- 6. An African Spirituality of Passionate Concern -- 7. Conclusion: God and a Political Priest. Michael Battle ; [foreword by Desmond Tutu]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-255). Tutu, Desmond Contributions in Christian doctrine of reconciliation Reconciliation Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines 20th century BX5700.6.Z8 T872 1997 230/.3/092 0829811583 (acidfree paper) 97008407 DLC 970321 20150826020002.0 2051538