Convicted by Hope - Softcover

Mnutlanyane Stanley Mogoba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094745053X ISBN 13: 9780947450533

Publisher: Dept. of Public Relations and Communication of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, 1994

Synopsis

MMUTLANYANE STANLEY MOGOBA'S full influence in events in pre- and post-apartheid South Africa has yet to be told. But this book, a sequel to his popular Tears of Hope, provides some indication of his depth of vision, his compassion for people, his love of country and commitment to Christ. First called to the ordained ministry while serving a spell of solitary confinement on the notorious Robben Island in the dark apartheid days of the 1960s, one might expect his views to reflect rancor and bitterness. Not for Dr. Mogoba! This book is a fitting follow-up to the previous two editions of Tears of Hope, containing his conviction that hope, put into action, is the stuff of which faith is made - a faith that will see South Africa through to the new land that all desire. Dr. Mogoba was elected for an unprecedented third three-year term as Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church of Southern Africa in 1993, having first been elected in 1987. By the time he completes this third term, he will have been the longest serving Presiding Bishop ever to have served his Church. He was also elected vice-chairperson of the National Peace Accord of South Africa in the early 1990s when violence was literally tearing the country to pieces. It is especially in these two roles that he has played a seminal part in bringing stability to South Africa, as this book bears testimony. It is a book that will challenge the reader to explore new horizons, to convict themselves of the need for hope, love, compassion and commitment. It will also enable the serious reader to stretch his or her mind in an endeavor to make hope and faith come alive in their own lives, and in the lives of their own church.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dept. of Public Relations and Communication of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 094745053X
• ISBN 13: 9780947450533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 98
• Editor: Theo Coggin