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Nelson Mandela on leadership and the role of the churches: An interview

N. R. Mandela
Verbum et Ecclesia | Vol 23, No 3 | a1233 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v23i3.1233 | © 2002 N. R. Mandela | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 07 August 2002 | Published: 07 August 2002

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N. R. Mandela, Former President, RSA & Nobel Peace Prize Winner: 1994, South Africa

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In October 2002 the editor of Die Kerkbode, official newspaper of the Dutch Reformed Church (N G Kerk) paid a visit to ex-president Nelson Mandela. He talked about his life, leadership, as well as the challenges to the churches in our day. His gracious remarks on the role of the Dutch Reformed Church is of special significance, in view of the fact that during many years the church not only supported the policy of Apartheid, but provided a theological argument for doing so. During the 1990s the church, on a number of occasions, confessed guilt in this regard. Dr Frits Gaum, editor, provided a transcript of the interview to Verbum et Ecclesia for this special edition on leadership.

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