Report of a consultation held at Mindolo, Zambia on November 25-30 1979, to discuss the role of the church in the struggle for liberation and includes papers on the prevailing situation in South Africa, the independence of the Transkei, Namibia,the role of students and the role of the Black Consciousness Movement.
Archive record
Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia

- Origin date
- 25 November 1976
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111981
South African History Online (2016) 'Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111981 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111981, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111981. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Challenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111981.
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