THE BRIGHTENING LIGHT Vol.1 No. 2 2022
Journal of the United Lutheran Theological Seminary-Paulinium 2022
Editors Paul John Isaak, Emma N. Nangolo, Erika von Wietersheim
ISBN 9789994553105
The Open Letter of 1971 stated unequivocally the opposition of Namibian Churches to South Africa’s occupation of Namibia and its racist policies. It concluded with this firm statement: The Church Boards’ urgent wish is for a peaceful solution to the problems of our land and will see to it that human rights be put into operation and that Namibia may become a self-sufficient and independent state.
The Open Letter signified a seismic shift in Christian doctrines and marked the replacement of the “Two Kingdoms” doctrine with a new theology of liberation and political conscientisation to struggle for freedom and independence.
