Allan Boesak, South African theologian and human rights activist, is the first holder of the Desmond Tutu Chair for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Studies at Christian Theological Seminary and Butler University, Indianapolis. He is also the Dean's Research Associate at the Theological Faculty, Pretoria University. His previous books include Dare We Speak of Hope? (2014).
"Allan Boesak breaks the awful silence of prophetic Christianity in
our contemporary times.Boesak recognizes the kindred struggles
intersecting our world, but returns again and again to the South
African context, revisiting and re-constructing the resources
required for a prophetic theology for this contextual 'moment.' The
book offers a careful analysis of the prophetic theological
trajectory, gathering what remains useful and forging what is
needed to do prophetic theology in and for our globalized
world."
-- Gerald O. West, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
"Boesak's keen analyses and persuasive arguments invite readers to
take seriously contemporary cries for freedom and the braided
significance of world-wide longing for justice. Allan Boesak says
there comes a time in freedom struggles when we must acknowledge
the transformative power of religion. Many scholars who study
transatlantic hegemony possess an impulse to cut corners, and in
turn, they are inattentive, conceptually timid, and lack vital
engagement in assessing the 'power of Sizwe, ' the soul-force in
liberation movements."
--Katie G. Cannon, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond,
Virginia
". . . a primer on hope born in struggle that is incisive. This
book is grounded historically, autobiographically, and
prophetically. Every page is a theological history of how people
stay in the struggle for human dignity and freedom, undergirded by
faith in God and in people. It is a major work for our times."
--Valerie Bridgeman, Methodist Theological School, Ohio
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