Paper presented at the Diakonia workshop held on May 19, 1988, calling for the renewal and transformation of the Church as a site of struggle as part of the national democratic struggle.
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The church and the struggle for a democratic alternative

- Origin date
- 19 May 1988
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The church and the struggle for a democratic alternative . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0112295
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