The law and the prophets : Black consciousness in South Africa, 1968-1977 /

Magaziner, Daniel R.

The law and the prophets : Black consciousness in South Africa, 1968-1977 / Daniel R. Magaziner. - Athens : Johannesburg : Ohio University Press ; Jacana, 2010. - xii, 283 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - New African histories series . - New African histories series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-269) and index.

Sophiatown after the fall : the sixties -- "Black man, you are on your own!" : Black students, white liberals, and adulthood -- The age of philosophers : becoming "Black consciousness" -- Church, state, and the death of God : a prolegomenon to the Black Messiah -- Christ in context : the changing face of Christianity -- The South African voice : from Black theology to the Black Messiah -- "I write what I like" : conscientization, culture, and politicization -- The age of politics : confronting the state -- Keeping faith with the Black Messiah : suffering, hope, and the cost of the future -- Yesterday is a foreign country.

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Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa--History.


Blacks--Race identity--History.--South Africa
Black nationalism--History.--South Africa
Black nationalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Anti-apartheid movements--History.--South Africa
Anti-apartheid movements--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Black theology.


South Africa--Politics and government--1961-1978.

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