The book shares insights and experiences of people whose insights and experiences have shaped and been shaped by PACSA over the past three decades.

Journeying for Justice

Stories of an Ongoing Faith-Based Struggle

Compiled by PACSA 30th Anniversary Collective.   Cluster Publications, 2009

What moves ordinary people to risk their comfort for the sake of others? What moves people to remain hopeful in times of despair? What moves people to take great risks to act against their oppression?

Journeying for Justice gives insight into these questions, by recounting the real-life experiences of men and women who have felt compelled by faith and circumstance to keep working for a just society.

These are the stories of those who have worked with and inspired the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness (PACSA) through 30 years of faith-based social justice work in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa. These are the stories of faith in action.

It covers 4 eras:

1. 1979-1983: Faith in action: The response to injustice under apartheid.

2. 1984-1994: Supporting the victims: The response to oppression and violence.

3. 1994-2003: Building citizenship: 10 years of democracy

4. 2004-2009: Shaping a shared future: Accompaniment and solidarity.

“For a change preachers can take a rest from their preaching and allow ordinary people to come forward to share their stories. Stories will bring about healing.” Fr Buti Tlhagale (now Archbishop), PACSA AGM, 1996

Price:             R180.00 ($36.00) (Plus postage R22)

Format:                240 x 210mm;  144pp. ISBN: 9781875053810

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