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tribute
Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela
the
spiritual
mandela
dennis cruywagen
imagine books - watertown
by paulo sérgio Gomes
T
he Spiritual Mandela presents us the great South
African in an unusual perspective, one rarely
touched by Mandela himself: the importance of
Christian influence in his education. Bishop Desmond
Tutu said once that Mandela was very reserved concer-
ning his spiritual life, but this book shows you a narrative
filled with facts that contributed to the intellectual and
spiritual development of this outstanding figure of mo-
dern history.
Unlike the commitment towards
freedom that marked every moment
of his life, Nelson Rolihlahla Man-
dela was very reserved in the public
display of his religions convictions.
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Nonetheless, some years prior to his
death in 2013, Mandela determined
that his funeral would observe the
traditional Methodist rituals, in a
ceremony directed by the Methodist