The Church as an Agent of Reconciliation in the Thought of Desmond Tutu

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by  Trust J. Ndlovu

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THE CHURCH AS AN AGENT OF RECONCILIATION IN
THE THOUGHT OF DESMOND TUTU
A Dissertation
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Theology
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Trust J. Ndlovu
October 1999
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THE CHURCH AS AN AGENT OF CONCILIATION IN
THE THOUGHT OF DESMOND TUTU
A dissertation
presented in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree
Doctor of Theology
by
Trust J. Ndlovu
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ABSTRACT
THE CHURCH AS AN AGENT OF RECONCILIATION IN
THE THOUGHT OF DESMOND TUTU
by
Trust J. Ndlovu
Adviser: Raoul Dederen
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Dissertation
Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Title: THE CHURCH AS AN AGENT OF RECONCILIATION IN THE THOUGHT OF
DESMOND TUTU
Name of researcher: Trust J. Ndlovu
Name and degree of faculty adviser: Raoul Dederen, Dr. esc-Sc. Morales
Date completed: October 1999
South Africa was both the first and last bastion of extended European colonial rule in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the extensive interaction between the Black and White races over
time, who were distinguished by divergent philosophies of life, friction developed between
these two major ethnic blocs, as well as the other peoples that came as labor for the Whites or
have arisen as a result of miscegenation between the Blacks and the Whites. Archbishop
Desmond Tutu holds that racial tension is neither good for South Africa nor even Christian,
and insists that it should be eliminated, giving way to reconciliation.
The purpose of this research was to set forth, analyze, and evaluate Tutu’s view of the
church as a reconciler of alienated people. To attain this goal, Tutu’s convictions were
considered in the context of his doctrine of the church against the backdrop of his view of the
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