The Spiritual Mandela
Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela
by Dennis Cruywagen
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Pub Date Jun 19 2018 | Archive Date Jun 18 2018
Charlesbridge | Imagine
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Description
♦ "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.
Marketing Plan
National Advertising campaign including in Christian press
Outreach to reading groups
Promotion in conjunction with Nelson Mandela's birthday on July 18
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781623545307 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
Featured Reviews
Kathy F, Reviewer
The Spiritual Mandela by Dennis Cruywagen is an exceptionally well-done biography of Nelson Mandela which pays special attention to the role faith and religion (the Methodist Church in particular) played in his life. Without it, he says, he never would have survived his imprisonment, and credits it for making him the man he was.
This book is highly informative, and very readable. It is impossible to read this book and not come away with high admiration for the man Nelson Mandela was and all that he accomplished.
I highly recommend this book.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Imagine for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Brittany M, Reviewer
Really interesting read, and well written biography on Nelson Mandela. I went in not knowing much about him, and came out better informed about Mandela the person. Deeply grateful for the information provided and I would recommend this to anyone looking to better understand the life and person of this famous figure.
Maren R, Reviewer
This was an interesting read and a well written book. I didn't know a lot about Mandela before going into this book and i do think that that was a good way to read this. It provided a good amount of information and background and groundwork to dive deeper into a clearly very interesting and worth while person to know more about.
At first i was a bit unsure about this book since the author himself states that Mandela never actually stated his religion or believes, but this book felt very well researched and so i think its overall done very well.
If you are interesting to learn more about Mandela, this is a great book to pick up!
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