Walking Together: Christian Thinking and Public Life in South Africa

by Joel Carpenter Description Scholars from Africa and North America come together to discover what is perhaps South Africa's greatest contribution to social thought, ubuntu—the power of belonging and walking together. In Walking Together, editor Joel Carpenter presents fresh Christian thinking about public affairs, society, and culture and governance, enlivened by North-South interaction in a dynamic setting—contemporary South Africa. This insightful book features an international team of scholars encountering contemporary South Africa and rethinking how Christians can promote a more just and humane public life. Chapters include "A Stranger in My Own Country: Alienation and Public Theology" by Godwin Iornenge Akper, "The Political Voice of Churches in Democratic South Africa" by Tracy Kuperus, and "In Search of a Sanctuary: Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa" by Sophia Chirongoma. Expert contributors include Sarah Shady, Scott Moeschberger, Rhonda Collier, Godwin Iornenge Akper, Soph