FW de Klerk, South African president who oversaw end of apartheid, dies at 85
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South Africa’s last white President, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, died on Thursday leaving a final apology via video for crimes against other ethnic groups during decades of apartheid. “I, without qualification, apologise for the pain and the hurt and the indignity and the damage that apartheid has done to Black, […]
The Interview: Theology professor Michael Battle’s new book exploring how Desmond Tutu’s Christian mysticism helped unite a nation
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks with Michael Battle, author of a new “spiritual biography” of Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu…
Essay: Seeking unity, Biden should look to Nelson Mandela
In an article first published on Religion News, EBOO PATEL, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, says Joe Biden and his administration should look to Nelson Mandela’s approach in bringing together a divided nation…
Nobel winners call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu and actor George Clooney are among more than 100 people who have signed an appeal for COVID-19 vaccines to be declared a global common good and made widely available. The appeal is led by the founder of the microcredit movement Muhammad Yunus, also a Nobel peace […]
ESSAY: SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
In an excerpt from his new book ‘Bending Towards Justice’, NILS VON KALM looks at why social movements with a strong Christian foundation are successful…