How can a country in which 86% of the population identify as Christian also be ranked as among the worst in the world when it comes to the likes of rape, violence, crime, unemployment, corruption, failed state instituitons, educational and economical decline, xenophobia and more? Political scientist and leadership consultant […]
Tag: Christianity and politics
Africa’s election year 2024: Twenty principles and truths for Christian political engagement
By Craig Bailie — Originally published in Christian Daily Africa is a deeply religious continent. So, how African individuals and communities understand and express their religions and protect their religious spaces and doctrines from misuse or abuse has implications for wider African society, including the spheres of politics and civil governance. These significantly affect human wellbeing across the […]
Lessons for SA Church from Mashaba interview — Craig Bailie
Leadership consultant Craig Bailie unpacks a discussion between media personality Alec Hogg and political leader Herman Mashaba in order to better understand the intersection of religion and politics in SA “We are not oblivious to the fact that most Christians in Africa have no theological or biblical foundation to guide […]