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South Africa |
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BEGINNINGS |
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1844 |
Natal/Zululand |
Schreuder Mission (a Norwegian
mission with financial and personnel support from the Synod for the Norwegian Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America) |
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1927 |
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Norwegian Lutheran Church of
America given control and responsibility for the Schreuder Mission) |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Ackermann, Denise, Jonathan A. Draper, and Emma
Mashinini, eds. Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Women in the Church in Southern
Africa. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Cluster Publications, 1991. 397 p.
Feminist theology and women in Christianity in South Africa. Ecumenical; includes some
Lutheran contributions.
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Becken, Hans-Jurgen, ed.. Salvation Today for South
Africa: Report on a Consultation of the Missiological Institute at Lutheran Theological
College, Mapumulo, Natal, September 11-20, 1973. Durban, Natal: Lutheran Publishing
House, 1974. 144 pp.
Presentations and findings of the consultation, which was a follow up to the World
Mission Conference in Bangkok, Thailand December 29, 1972 - January 8, 1973 on
"Salvation Today."
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Beiderbecke, H. Life Among the Hereros in Africa: the
Experiences of H. Beiderbecke, Lutheran Pastor. New York: Ernst Kaufmann, 1922. 64 pp.
Reflections & accounts of missionary life in South-West-Africa by a missionary of
the Rhenish Missionary Society.
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Bockelman, Wilfred and Eleanor. An Exercise in
Compassion: The Lutheran Church in South Africa. Minneapolis: Augsburg
Publishing House, 1972. 112 pp.
Brief history of the Lutheran church in the South-Eastern region of South Africa, or
Zululand. Changes which have taken place, issues for the church and society, questions
about the future.
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| Brown, Robert McAfee, ed. Kairos: Three Prophetic
Challenges to the Church. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1990. |
Burgess, Andrew. Unkulunkulu in Zululand. 2nd.
ed. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1936. 263 pp.
"Unkulunkulu" is the Zulu word for God the Creator, literally "The Great
Great." This is an account of mission work and the development of the Lutheran Church
in South Africa.
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deGruchy, John. The Church Struggle in South Africa. 2nd
ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1986.
Useful in understanding the relationship between political issues and the conflict and
tension within the church. Foreword by Alan Paton.
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Eide, Emma, and Solveig Swendseid. American Lutheran
Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis: The
American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation, 1987.
Narrator: Emma Eide, NLC/ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1938-1972.
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Elphick, Richard and Rodney Davenport, eds. Christianity
in South Africa: A Political, Social and Cultural History. Berkeley, Cal.: University
of California Press, 1997.
Spread of Christianity in South Africa and impact on South African life. Chapter 10,
"Lutheran Missions and Churches in South Africa" by Georg Scriba and Gunnar
Lislerud gives a good comprehensive overview of Lutheran work.
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| Enquist, Roy J. Namibia: Land of Tears, Land of
Promise. Selingsgrove, Penn.: Susquehanna University Press; London: Associated
University Presses, 1990. 174pp. |
| Evangelical Witness in South Africa: a Critique of
Evangelical Theory and Practice By South African Evangelists. Grand Rapids, Mich.:
Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1986. |
| Farisani, Tshenuwani Simon. Diary from a South
African Prison. Edited by John A. Evenson. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1987. |
Farisani, Tshenuwani Simon. In Transit: Between the
Image of God and the Image of Man. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W. B. Eerdmans; Trenton, N.J.:
Africa World Press, 1990. 251 pp.
Biography of clergy in Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa. Discusses
apartheid, race relations and Christian perspectives.
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Florin, Hans. Lutherans in South Africa. Durban:
Lutheran Publishing Co., 1967. 180 pp.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (South Eastern region, Transvaal region,
Tswana region). History and analysis of Lutheran role through mission, development of
churches, influences on the history of the country.
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Florin, H. W. Lutherans in South Africa: Report on a
Survey, 1964-1965. Durban: Mercantile Printing Works, 1965.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (South Eastern region, Transvaal region,
Tswana region). Report of a comprehensive survey sponsored by the Lutheran World
Federation. Very detailed. History of the development of the church beginning with mission
work.
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Hall, Margaret, and Fern Gudmestad. American Lutheran
Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis: The
American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission, 1989.
Narrator: Margaret Hall, ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1952-1955, 1960-1968.
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Hodne, Ingolf. Missionary Enterprise in African
Education: The Cooperating Lutheran Missions in Natal, South Africa, 1912-1955.
Stavanger, Norway: Missionshøgskolen forlag, n.d..
A survey of the considerable involvement of Lutheran missions and churches in
educational efforts in Natal.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Hofmeyr, J.W. and K.E. Cross, eds. History of the
Church in Southern Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: University of South Africa, n.d.
Select bibliography of published material. Three volumes: Volume 1 - material published
to 1980. Volume 2 - material published 1981-1985. Volume 3 - material published 1985-1989.
Ecumenical; includes Lutheran churches. A project of the Institute for Theological
Research of the University of South Africa.
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Holman, Ernest J. A Report on the Medical Program of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, South-Eastern Region, Natal Province,
Republic of South Africa. N.p., 1967. 80 pp.
Medical mission work in South Africa. Author is Organizing Consultant, Lutheran Medical
Organizing Committee.
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Khumbulani: Year Book of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. Minneapolis: Board of Foreign
Missions of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, 1944.
Special issue on South Africa commemorating 100 years of mission work since the arrival
of Hans Schreuder in Port Natal in 1844.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Kjome, June. Back of Beyond: Bush Nurse in South
Africa. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1963. 237 pp.
Author was a missionary nurse in Zululand since 1945. Experiences and development of
the mission in Zululand.
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Kjome, June, and Fern Gudmestad. American Lutheran
Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis: The
American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation, 1989.
Narrator: June Kjome, ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1945-1964.
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Knutson, Arlene, and Solveig Swendseid. Women in
Global Mission: an Oral History. Chicago: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
Division for Global Mission, 1993.
Narrator: Arlene Knutson, ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1954-1972.
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| Larsen, Hanna Astrup. Skisser fra Zululand.
Decorah, Iowa: Trykt i Lutheran Publishing House, 1905. 213 pp. Norwegian language |
Nelson, Doris, and Solveig Swendseid. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1987.
Narrator: Doris Nelson, ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1954-1970.
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Nelson, H. L., P.S. Lwandle, and V. M. Keding, eds. Dynamic
African Theology: Umphumulo’s Contribution. Durban, South Africa: Pinetown
Printers, 1992. 139 pp.
Published by the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Umphumulo (Mapumulo, South Africa).
Study and teaching regarding Lutheran church doctrines in the 20th century.
Location: Luther Seminary
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| Nurnberger, Klaus, ed. A Democratic Vision for South
Africa: Political Realism and Christian Responsibility. Pietermaritzburg, South
Africa: Encounter Publications, 1990. |
Our Approach to the Independent Church Movement in
South Africa: Lectures of the First Missiological Course of the Missiological Institute at
the Lutheran Theological College, 30 September to 6 October, 1965. Mapamulo, South
Africa: The Institute, 1966. 160 pp.
Variety of professors including African, North American, and European.
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Pederson, Pernie C. Mission in South Africa: Studies
in the Beginning and Development of the Indigenous Lutheran Church in the Union of South
Africa. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1957. 48 pp.
Brief, well illustrated booklet for mission education in congregations re: Zululand.
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Pretorius, Hendrik L. Historiography and Historical
Sources Regarding African Indigenous Churches in South Africa: Writing Indigenous Church
History. Lewiston, N.Y.: E. Mellen Press, 1995. 142 pp.
Not Lutheran, but included here because it is an excellent example or case study in
writing church history. Historiography of independent Christian churches.
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| The Lutheran Teaching on the Two Kingdoms: Its
Implications and Possibilities for the Witness of the Church in the South African Society:
a Pastoral Institute Conducted at Lutheran Theological College, Umpumulo, South Africa,
April 1967. Umpumulo:n.p. 1968. 224 pp. |
Rindahl, Laura, and Solveig Swendseid. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1987.
Narrator: Laura Rindahl, NLC/ELC/TALC missionary to South Africa, 1930-1972.
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| Santmire, H. Paul. South African Testament (From
Personal Encounter to the Theological Challenge). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans
Publishing Co., 1987. |
Schlyter, Herman. The History of the Co-operating
Lutheran Missions in Natal, 1912-1951. Durban: Lutheran Publishing House, 1953.
A short but comprehensive overview of the cooperating Lutheran missions.
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Simensen, Jarle, ed. Norwegian Missions in African
History. Oslo.: Norwegian University Press; Oxford; New York: distributed by Oxford
University Press, 1986.
Two volumes: volume 1 - South Africa; volume 2 - Madagascar. Material which is
otherwise not available in English. Account of interaction between early Norwegian
missionaries and the Zulus. Sympathetic treatment of Nils Astrup.
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Stavem, Rev. O. The Norwegian Missionary Society: A
Short Review of Its Work Among the Zulus. Stavanger: Norwegian Missionary Society,
1918. 76 pp.
Brief, comprehensive history of Norwegian work in South Africa beginning in 1850.
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The Report of the Umpumulo Consultation on the
Healing Ministry of the Church, Lutheran Theological College, Mapumulo, Natal, South
Africa, 19-27 September, 1967. N.p., n.d., 1967. 179 pp.
Presentations and findings regarding Lutheran medical work in South Africa.
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| Winquist, Alan H. Scandinavians and South Africa:
Their Impact on the Cultural, Social, and Economic Development of pre1902 South Africa.
Cape Town, South Africa: A.A. Balkema, 1978. |
The Zulu Almanac. Durban, South Africa: The
Lutheran Publishing House, 1926-1967.
Pamphlet-sized yearbooks of missions to and churches in Zululand. Includes American
Lutherans, other Lutherans, and other denominations.
Location: Lutheran Seminary - 1926, 1953 - 1967 only.
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| THESES
AND DISSERTATIONS |
Biyela, Musawenkosi Dalindlela. "Beyond the Kairos
Document: Christology for a Post-Apartheid South Africa." diss., Luther Northwestern
Theological Seminary, 1994.
The Kairos Document condemned apartheid. Biyela considers a new theology for bringing
down walls between disparate groups formerly separated by apartheid.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Burgess, Andrew S. "The Religious System of the
Zulus." master's thesis, Luther Theological Seminary, 1936. 52 pp.
Author spent six months in South Africa.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Evenson, Leland Enock.. "An Analysis of the Race
Problem in South Africa and Its Effects Upon the Missionary Enterprise." bachelor's
thesis, Luther Theological Seminary, 1950. 61 pp.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Homdrom, Theodore. "The Problem of Lutheran Unity
in South Africa." master's thesis, Luther Theological Seminary, 1959. 106 pp.
Survey of historical backgrounds of eight different Lutheran mission groups in South
Africa and their movement toward unity. Includes unresolved problems.
Location: Luther Seminary
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| Isaak, Paul John. 1987. "Anthropology and Ethics in
the Theology of Karl Barth: An African Lutheran Perspective." Th.D. diss., Lutheran
School of Theology at Chicago, 1987. |
| Mtuleni, Julius Nghistivali. "A Christian Attitude
Towards Violence and Resistance: A Theological Appraisal of Luther’s Doctrine of the
Two Kingdoms with Reference to Namibian Situation." master's thesis, Wartburg
Theological Seminary, 1987. 231pp. |
| Noabeb, Engelnard. "Comparative Study in Christian
Baptism and Imitation Practices in Africa." master's thesis, Wartburg Theological
Seminary, 1982. 183pp. |
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