Reluctant Prophet: Tributes to Albert Nolan OP
Winner of the 2024 Andrew Murray-Desmond Tutu Prize
This book is a collection of essays in honour of South African theologian and best-selling author Albert Nolan OP, who died in October 2022 at the age of 88. Awarded the ‘Order of Luthuli in Silver’ by then President Thabo Mbeki in 2003 for his ‘life-long dedication to the struggle for democracy, human rights and justice and for challenging the religious “dogma” especially the theological justification for apartheid’, Nolan inspired a generation of Christian activists and theologians.
In the 1970s, he served as National Chaplain for the National Catholic Federation of Students (NCFS) and National Chaplain for the Young Christian Students movement (YCS) in South Africa. Thereafter he worked for the Institute for Contextual Theology (ICT) and he edited an ecumenical magazine, Challenge. He was elected Master of the Dominican Order in 1983 but was allowed to decline this and continue his work against Apartheid in South Africa. The 70 contributions in this volume are all from people around the world who knew him well and worked with him over the years. The contributions deal with his early family life, his contribution to student movements, his periods as Dominican Provincial in Southern Africa, his involvement with the ANC, his work as a writer and life in his later years.
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1. ForewordTimothy Radcliffe
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2. Introduction
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3. Homily Preached at the Requiem MassOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Springs, Wednesday 19 October 2022
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4. BeginningsVirginia Zweigenthal
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5. AggiornamentoAndrew Prior
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6. StellenboschJoseph Falkiner
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7. A Saint and a Doctor of the ChurchBrian Robertson
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8. An Inspiration to a Generation of Students
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9. A Spirituality of Action for International Catholic Student MovementsKevin Ahern
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10. A Chaplain who Inspired IMCS Pax-RomanaRavi Tissera Warnakulasooriya
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11. Law as ServantBrian Currin
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12. Jesus before ChristianityRobert Ellsberg
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13. An Echo from AustraliaPaul Burke
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14. Supporting the Spread of YCSCecil Sols
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15. Integrating Life and FaithFrancis Vusumuzi Zitha
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16. In Tune with the Sensus FideliumLois Law
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17. A Mentor and a friendPeter Sadie
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18. A Humble Servant of GodMike Mailula
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19. Taming a Wild CannonNorman Malatjie
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20. In the Footsteps of JesusShepi Mati
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21. 124 Central AvenueJoseph Falkiner OP
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22. Outward Going, Yet a HavenIan Linden
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23. Declining Election as Master of the OrderNicholas Punch OP
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24. A Man with Whom I Could EngageNeil Mitchell OP
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25. ‘What I do is Me’Ann Wigley OP
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26. More than a ColleagueCelia Smit OP
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27. A Theology Rooted in Dominican LifeJohn O’Leary
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28. A Sound Sounding BoardMichael Lewis SJ
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29. The Struggle Ad Intra and Ad ExtraKevin Dowling CSsR
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30. An Evangelical Discovering Contextual TheologyMoss Ntlha
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31. A Significant Impact on Evangelical MovementsAaron Mokabane
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32. On Context in ContextJames R Cochrane
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33. Hope Against Hope!Frank Chikane
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34. The Story of the Kairos DocumentMolefe Tsele
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35. Common Ground for the Common GoodSmangaliso Mkhatshwa
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36. In HidingBrigid Rose Tiernan SNDdeN
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37. A Different Way of Doing TheologyLarry Kaufmann CSsR
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38. Prophetic EcumenismEdwin Arrison
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39. A Grounded IntellectualLeslie Dikeni
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40. The Christian Action MovementBenita Pavlicevic and Peter Stewart
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41. Co-conspirator for God’s Reign of JusticeRoxane Jordaan
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42. God in South Africa: Then–and NowAnthony Egan SJ
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43. Operative 42Horst Kleinschmidt
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44. Converging Journeys Towards the ‘Sacred’Raymond Suttner
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45. The ‘Option for the Poor’ DebateMcGlory Speckman
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46. Eschatology for Urgent TimesPaul B Decock OMI
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47. Biblical Interpretation as Prophetic ProcessGerald O West
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48. The Known and Unknown GodCharles Villa-Vicencio
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49. God the StrangerMichael Worsnip
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50. The God who Dignifies and Humanises UsTrevor Peter Amafu Ntlhola
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51. Rakhmah: A Palestine-Inspired SpiritualityStiaan van der Merwe
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52. Telling the Challenge storyRenate Cochrane
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53. Mentoring a Young JournalistKhotso Kekana
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54. A Trusted PartnerJacques Briard
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55. Skilling Religious JournalistsTheo and Ruth Coggin
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56. A Prophet for our Planet’s Kairos MomentMarilyn Aitken
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57. Converted to the Universe StoryMiriam MacGillis OP
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58. Processes of Conversion and HopeMalusi Mpumlwana
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59. A Prophet Micah for TodayPeter-John Pearson
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60. An Incarnational SpiritualitySidwell Mokgothu
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61. A Man who Respected Women as ThinkersSusan Rakoczy IHM
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62. A Teacher, a Colleague and a FriendSylvester David OMI
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63. The Pietermaritzburg Spirituality Book ClubGraham Lindegger and Sharon Grussendorff
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64. A Spirituality of Simplicity and ServiceIsaac Mutelo OP
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65. Like Meister Eckhart, an Exemplary DominicanTherese Sacco
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66. Compassion, Humility and JusticeLionel Green-Thompson
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67. Over a Glass of WineMichael Murphy SPS
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68. A Tremendous CompanionHyacinth Ennis OFM
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69. At PeaceStephany Thiel OP
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70. Conclusion
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71. Time LinesAlbert Nolan OP
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