Tiyo Soga : an African voice in history, faith, and freedom / edited by Joanne Ruth Davis

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Joanne Ruth, editor.

Series:

African lives series

African lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soga, Tiyo, 1829-1871.

Clergy.

Intellectuals.

South Africa.

Genre:

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : HSRC Press, 2026

Summary:

"Presenting fresh scholarship on the pivotal nineteenth-century Xhosa intellectual Reverend Tiyo Soga (1829-1871), this collection reframes how we understand a sophisticated thinker who navigated multiple worlds with remarkable ease and influence. The authors not only significantly expand the documentary record of Soga’s life and work, but also demonstrate his enduring significance to contemporary debates in South Africa about identity, culture, and intellectual heritage"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

That invaluable friend of our mission / Tolly Bradford

Exploring the narratives : the Ngqika Queen NoSuthu, Mgwali Mission and the Soga family / Stephanie Victor

Ingoma ka Tiyo : umsebenzi : the role of historical legacies as archived in marginalised community spaces / Zodwa Skeyi-Tutani

‘Lizalis’ idinga lakho’ : a theological reflection on Soga’s spirituals / Sandiswa Lerato Kobe

Sistren and brethren in the life of the Reverend Tiyo Zisani Soga / Joanne Ruth Davis

Tiyo Soga and echoes from the African Church since its inception / Nomathamsanqa Tisani

Reverend Mfundisi Tiyo Soga, a man of ‘his’ world : a gospel-centred cultural interpretation of the Bible / Axolile NM Qina

The rise and fall of the Christian community and its leaders at Dikgatlhong (Likatlong) in the Northern Cape, 1839–1897 / Neil Parsons

Mission and evangelism in the ecumenical labours of the Reverend Tiyo Soga / Joanne Ruth Davis

Afterword : snippets from the family fireside / Camagu Soga

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed August 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Tiyo Soga

ISBN:

9781928246763

1928246761

OCLC:

1586828451

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license