Nelson Mandela
South Africa’s genocide claim against Israel is rooted in the history of apartheid
By Mark I. Pinsky — January 25, 2024
(RNS) — Cynical or merely pragmatic, Israel's ties to South Africa's apartheid regime has borne consequences.
The Bible suggests even God gets lonely. Why don’t religious people talk more about it?
By Dwight Lee Wolter — January 18, 2024
(RNS) — There is much to be learned from loneliness: prophecy, solidarity, fun, freedom — even creativity.
Israel’s crimes in Gaza may be condemned at the Hague. The real victory is already won.
By Omar Suleiman — January 12, 2024
(RNS) — After nearly 80 years, Israel is a defendant at the Hague.
New book explores how Desmond Tutu’s Christian mysticism helped unite a nation
By Yonat Shimron — April 14, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, ‘Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor,’ Michael Battle delves into the ways Tutu’s religious formation shaped a vision that helped topple apartheid and unite a riven nation.
Reconciliation needs truth
By Jim Wallis — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — Evangelical leaders wonder how many of their constituents rampaged at the Capitol or sympathized with those who did.
Seeking unity, Biden should look to Nelson Mandela
By Eboo Patel — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — The new president should craft a strategy that welcomes the willing from the other side back into the circle of decency.
From King to Gandhi, racial justice brings faiths together
By Eboo Patel — July 16, 2020
(RNS) — Racial equity is a movement where people from different faiths meet, are inspired by one another and advance a cause that we view as a sacred command.
Finding grace, from Cary Grant to Barack Obama to the NFL
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 28, 2015
(RNS) A dance critic finds the animating spirit of grace in athletes, entertainers, rock show roadies and politicians.
National Cathedral bids a warm, prayerful goodbye to Nelson Mandela
By Lauren Markoe — December 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Washington National Cathedral is a cavernous, hard-to-heat space, but the atmosphere was warm and intimate Wednesday as Nelson Mandela was honored for his struggle against apartheid.
As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, abortion foes protest
By David Gibson — December 10, 2013
(RNS) As world leaders and ordinary citizens gathered to remember Nelson Mandela, abortion foes objected in blistering tones to his support for a sweeping abortion rights law they said negates any good the anti-apartheid leader achieved.
COMMENTARY: Nelson Mandela preached with his life
By Cathleen Falsani — December 10, 2013
(RNS) Mandela lived his theology. He preached with his life. And his legacy is a scripture we will study for generations to come.
COMMENTARY: How much of Christ can we stand in Christmas?
By Tom Ehrich — December 10, 2013
(RNS) I'd say the moment is ripe for new life being born in stables and forced to flee the powerful and greedy.
Stop comparing Nelson Mandela to Jesus, British journalist says
By Trevor Grundy — December 9, 2013
(RNS) Writing on the eve of the departure of world leaders to Johannesburg to attend a memorial service for Mandela, who died last week, Dominic Lawson wrote in the Daily Mail: "He was a giant -- but how absurd for the BBC to compare Mandela to Christ."
Reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela
By Adelle M. Banks — December 6, 2013
(RNS) As the world reacted to the death of South African hero Nelson Mandela, on Thursday (Dec. 5) at age 95, religious and political leaders added their voices to remember the man who brought down his nation’s race-dividing apartheid system. Here’s a sampling.
Shaped by Methodists, Mandela paid tribute to the role of religion
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 6, 2013
(RNS) Nelson Mandela was educated, first at Clarkebury and then at Healdtown, Methodist boarding schools that provided a Christian liberal arts education.
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