Testing the inescapable network of mutuality : Albert Luthuli, Martin Luther King Jr and the challenges of post-liberation South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBoesak, Allan Aubrey
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T07:26:54Z
dc.date.available2020-01-24T07:26:54Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-25
dc.descriptionProf. Boesak is participating in the research project, titled, ‘African Christianity and Development’, directed by Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, Department of Church History and Church Polity, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years ago on 04 April 1968, has been recalled in the United States with memorial services, conferences, public discussions and books. In contrast, the commemoration in 2017 of the death of Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, 50 years ago on December 1967, passed almost unremarked. That is to our detriment. Yet, these two Christian fighters for freedom, in different contexts, did not only have much in common, but they also left remarkably similar and equally inspiring legacies for South Africa, the United States and the world in the ways they lived their lives in complete faith commitment to ideals and ways of struggle that may guide us in the ongoing struggles to make the world a more just, peacable and humane place. For South African reflections on our ethical stance in the fierce, continuing struggles for justice, dignity and the authenticity of our democracy, I propose that these two leaders should be considered in tandem. We should learn from both. This article engages Martin Luther King Jr’s belief in the ‘inescapable network of mutuality’, applies it to the struggle for freedom in South Africa and explores the ways in which South Africans can embrace these ethical ideals in facing the challenges of post-liberation.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoesak, A.A., 2019, ‘Testing the inescapable network of mutuality: Albert Luthuli, Martin Luther King Jr and the challenges of post-liberation South Africa’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(4), a5297. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5297.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v75i4.5297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/72907
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectBlack consciousnessen_ZA
dc.subjectBlack struggleen_ZA
dc.subjectBlack churchesen_ZA
dc.subjectAlbert Luthulien_ZA
dc.subjectMartin Luther King Jr.en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectUnited States (US)en_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-01
dc.subject.otherSDG-01: No poverty
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.otherSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleTesting the inescapable network of mutuality : Albert Luthuli, Martin Luther King Jr and the challenges of post-liberation South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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