In good faith : Canadian churches against apartheid / Renate Pratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Renate.

Contributor:

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Comparative ethics series ; 4.

Comparative ethics series = Collection d'ethique comparee ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apartheid--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Apartheid.

Church and industry--Canada.

Church and industry.

Christianity and politics--Canada.

Christianity and politics.

Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 366 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Canadian churches against apartheid

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In retrospect it is difficult to accept that Western democracies have implicitly supported, or at least tolerated, the legalized system of white supremacy in South Africa known as apartheid. Renate Pratt’s new book, In Good Faith, explains why the Christian churches were among the first to publicly protest, and why they provided such cogent and determined international support for the struggle against apartheid. The Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility is a coalition of Christian churches that for nearly twenty years was one of Canada’s leading anti-apartheid advocates. As the first co-ordinator of this Taskforce, Renate Pratt was at the centre of the early anti-apartheid initiatives in Canada and consequently is able to supply a clear and accurate view. The book traces the history of exchanges between the Taskforce and successive ministers and senior civil servants of the Department of External Affairs. It details the reluctant and weak responses offered by the Canadian government and business community right up to the time of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. In Good Faith will be of particular interest to Canadian Christians concerned with ecumenical co-operation and with the social and political dimensions of their faith. Equally, it will appeal to those interested in the impact of public interest organizations on public policy or the relationship between politics and business interests.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1975–80

Prelude to Action

Canadian Business Ties

1981–84

Apartheid and the Canadian Government

From Acceptance to Unease: Canadian Corporate Responses to Apartheid, 1981–84

1985–87

The Struggle Intensifies

Canada’s Anti-Apartheid Initiatives, 1985–86

1987–90

The Taskforce and Continuing Canadian Corporate Involvement in South Africa

The Long Road Back from Sanctions, 1987

The Taskforce and the Abandonment of Canada’s Sanctions Policy, 1988–90

Final Reflections

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-353) and index.

ISBN:

9781299313200

1299313205

9780889206458

0889206457

OCLC:

137342359