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The Spiritual Mandela

Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela

By: Dennis Cruywagen

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The Spiritual Mandela

Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela

By: Dennis Cruywagen

In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had often been used as a tool to oppress his people. ♦ "Insightful. . . a nuanced understanding of how faith influenced the renowned civil rights activist." — Publishers Weekly, starred review ". . .illuminating and an essential addition to studies of Mandela's life and work." —Booklist Nelson Mandela revealed nothing about his personal religious beliefs in his writings or in his public pronouncements. But those who were close to him know that he held Christian views. At his request, the final components of his funeral followed the Methodist service. Acclaimed journalist Dennis Cruywagen traces the spiritual component of Mandela's life, from his youth in a traditional Thembu village to his education at Wesleyan and Methodist mission schools to his time as an activist to his period on Robben Island and the years thereafter. Based on interviews with some of Mandela's close colleagues, such as Ahmed Kathrada, as well as priests and other religious figures with whom he interacted, this book unearths an unknown dimension of one of recent history's most respected men.

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Charlesbridge Publishing

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1632892219

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9781632892218

Brothers in War and Peace

Constand and Abraham Viljoen and the Birth of the New South Africa

By: Dennis Cruywagen

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Brothers in War and Peace

Constand and Abraham Viljoen and the Birth of the New South Africa

By: Dennis Cruywagen

Abraham and Constand Viljoen were identical twins who took starkly different paths in life. One was a deeply religious man, who opposed apartheid; the other was a man of war, who became head of the SADF. But together they would play a crucial role in preventing South Africa from descending into civil war. In the early 1990s, Constand came out of retirement to head the Afrikaner Volksfront, which opposed the negotiations with the ANC and made plans for military action. Realising that war would destroy their country, Abraham approached his estranged brother and urged him to consider the alternative: talks with the ANC. What followed was a series of secret meetings and negotiations that ultimately prevented civil war. Brothers in War and Peace documents the crucial yet largely unheralded role the Viljoen brothers played in ensuring peace in South Africa. Based on interviews with the brothers and other key political figures, the book gives new insights into a time when the country’s future was on a knife-edge.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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177022601X

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9781770226012

Brothers in War and Peace

Constand and Abraham Viljoen and the Birth of the New South Africa

By: Dennis Cruywagen

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Constand and Abraham Viljoen and the Birth of the New South Africa

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The Spiritual Mandela

Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela

By: Dennis Cruywagen

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By: Dennis Cruywagen

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In the Best of Families

The Anatomy of a True Tragedy

By: Dennis McDougal

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In the Best of Families

The Anatomy of a True Tragedy

By: Dennis McDougal

Ronald Reagan's personal attorney Roy Miller was a California success story. The Miller family's friends could never have imagined the horror and darkness that were to follow as Michael, the Miller's youngest son killed and raped his own mother.

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231

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Grand Central Publishing

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145558603X

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9781455586035

Survivors

By: Dennis N Griffin

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Survivors

By: Dennis N Griffin

Shocking true stories about America's pursuit of police transparency & justice.

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278

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Alyblue Media

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195071201X

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9781950712014

Dennis Hopper

Interviews

By: Dennis Hopper

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Dennis Hopper

Interviews

By: Dennis Hopper

Collected interviews spanning from 1957 to 2009 with the popular bad-boy actor and rebel director of Easy Rider

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268

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1617036560

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9781617036569

Reminder

By: Dennis Waterman

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Reminder

By: Dennis Waterman

From his first starring role in Just William to the huge TV successes with The Sweeney and Minder, Dennis Waterman had an amazing theatrical career, which has also combined with an equally dramatic love life. There were affairs with Suzy Kendall and Romy Schneider, and some failed marriages, the last being with Rula Lenska. Now Waterman wants to set the record straight about his rumbustious, action-packed life.

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Vintage

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0099280531

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9780099280538

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The Spiritual Mandela

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Brothers in War and Peace

Brothers in War and Peace

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The Spiritual Mandela

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In the Best of Families

In the Best of Families

Survivors

Survivors

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