John De Gruchy

Offering Christians today an alternative way of believing the Christian faith, this book sets a vision about the future of Christianity. It looks inspirational figures of the 20th Century who embody Christian humanism, who brought together their...

Daring, Trusting Spirit - as Bonhoeffer called his friend in a poem written from prison - offers new historical information and insights into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Eckermann." Like Goethe's scribe, Eberhard Bethge devoted his...

Reconciliation is a theme of major contemporary interest, especially in a world engaged in a "war on terror". John de Gruchy is wary of false or complacent notions of reconciliation and argues that reconciliation depends in the end on the...

Comprehensive coverage of the history of the Church in South Africa since its colonial beginnings, spanning all the most significant stages and bringing the discussion forward to the situation facing the church leaders today.

Led into Mystery is an unanticipated sequel to John de Gruchy's book 'Being Human'. It was prompted by the untimely and tragic death of his eldest son, Steve, in February 2010, and the questions this posed about the meaning of life and death from...