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Title:A Different Form of Protest: The Life of Bishop Alphaeus Zulu, 1905-1960
Author:Macqueen, Ian
Year:2005
Periodical:Journal of Natal and Zulu History
Volume:23
Pages:150-177
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:bishops
Zulu
anti-apartheid resistance
biographies (form)
History and Exploration
Religion and Witchcraft
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Ethnic and Race Relations
About person:Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu (1905-1987)
Abstract:Elected in 1960 as suffragan Bishop of St John's, Transkei, Alphaeus Zulu was the first African Bishop of the (Anglican) Church of the Province of South Africa. Zulu was notable by birth too, as a member of the Zulu royal house who regarded Mangosuthu Buthelezi as family. His involvement with Buthelezi extended beyond family commitments to his active involvement in Inkatha. This article deals with Alphaeus Zulu's early life, his involvement with St. Faith's Mission in Durban from 1940-1960, the significance of his initiatives, notably the establishment of the religious group 'Iviyo' and the publication of a Zulu prayer book, and Zulu as an African intellectual. The aim of the article is to draw out the agency of Alphaeus Zulu, emphasizing what the Comaroffs have described as a 'different form of protest' to segregationist ideology and practice. It argues that a space existed for protest and that Alphaeus Zulu, as a member of the educated African elite and as a priest, was able to engage in a protest to segregation that, while firmly within the liberal tradition, was both critical and substantive. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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