| South Africa & Lesotho Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church - USA |
| This is the website for the PCUSA (Presbyterian Church - USA) based South Africa & Lesotho Mission Network and is intended in helping PCUSA members who are involved in Mission in South Africa & Lesotho keep up on what is going on |
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| Resources for learning about South Africa |
| Beyond the Miracle: Inside the New South Africa by Allister Sparks. The University of Chicago Press, 2003. A wide ranging and unflinching account of the first nine years of democratic government in South Africa. Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa, by Antjie Krog. Times Books, 1998. This wrenching book tells the story of the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Scribner Paperback Book Edition 1995. A classic novel written in the 1950s The Essential Gesture - Writing, Politics and Places by Nadine Gordimer, Penguin Books, 1988. "In this eloquent and powerful collection of essays, Nadine Gordinmer examnes her life and art, the turbulent history of her country, and the ways in which political struggle is the inescapable subject of the South African writer." Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission by James Cochrane e al, eds. Ohio University Press, 1999. July's People by Nadine Gordimer. Penguin Books, 1981. "...gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites." A History of South Africa by Leonard Thompson, Yale University Press, 2000. A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history from the earliest human habitation to the present. Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. In stark prose, Mathabane describes his life growing up in a nonwhite ghetto outside of Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. Little Brown, 1994. "Autobiography by Nelson Mandela." A collection of miscellany - speeches, letters, sermons, interview extracts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, who since 1976 has spoken out against apartheid and for human rights. The Mind of South Africa by Allister Sparks. Knopf, 1990. One of the most sensitive and best balanced histories of relationships among South Africa's Dutch, English, Indians and indigenous peoples. Miriam's Song: A Memoir Mark Mathabane. Touchstone - Simon & Shuster, 2001. Mark Mathabane recounts the story of his sister, who stayed behind in South Africa after he left and witnessed the stuggle to throw off apartheid. No Future without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu. Doubleday, 2000. "Desmond Tutu's personel memoir of his time as commissioner of the truth and reconciliation commission." The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution by Desmond Tutu. Doubleday, 1994. South Africa - A Narrative History by Frank Welsh. Kodansha International, 1999. Good general history; described by Archbiship Desmond Tutu as "a history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style." |
| The New South Africa: A Journey of Faith - A 46 minute program looking at the challenges and opportunities for the church since the end of apartheid in 1994, Produced by the Worldwide Ministries Division of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Telling the Truth - This series (two - 1-hour tapes), hosted by Bill Moyers of PBS shows the workings of the Truth & Reconcilliation Commission. Powerful stories of pain and forgiveness. Desmond Tutu - A one-hour video with Bill Moyers looking at the life nd ministry of Bishop Desmond Tutu. Features lengthy interviews. |
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| It's a Matter of Faith: Responding to AIDS Worldwide - Free PDS 74-330-05-001 - To order call: 1.800.524.2612 or click here (enter the pds #) |
| Resolution on Africa: A guide for Study and Reflection - $8.50 PDS 74-280-04-004 - To order call: 1.800.524.2612 or click here (enter the pds #) |
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| Africa's Children: A Church Response to Children's Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa PDS 25384-07-003 - To order call 1.800.524.2612 or click here (enter the pds #) - Free |
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