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From acquiescence to dissent : Beyers Naudé, 19156-1977Clur, Colleen Gaye Ryan 06 1900 (has links)
This dissertation is a biography of Beyers Naude, from his birth in 1915 .
until 1977, focusing attention on the period 1963 to 1977, when he was
director of the Christian Institute. The study examines how Naude, whose father championed Afrikaans, became a leading minister in the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). It examines the challenges which confronted Naude over the DRC's support fqr apartheid. The dissertation documents the factors that led Naude to reject apartheid and clash with the DRC, the Broederbond and the National Party government, culminating in his banning in 1977. It assesses the contribution he made to debates on apartheid in church and political circles and explains how he increasingly supported black initiatives to end white rule. The dissertation shows that Naude's background and leadership qualities enabled him to have an impact on the church and political scene as apartheid became a burning issue at home and abroad. / History / M.A. (History)
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