Browsing School of Humanities by Advisor "Richard Ambrose Reeves was appointed the Anglican Bishop of%0D%0AJohannesburg in 1949%2C a year after the Nationalist Party%27s%0D%0Aaccession to power. Reeves%27s stance as a reconciler is assessed%0D%0Aagainst the background of apartheid and it%27s implementation%0D%0Abetween 1949 and I961.Emphasis is laid on how his theological%0D%0Abackground and beliefs moulded his attitude and actions.%0D%0AIt is argued that Reeves laid just as much emphasis on%0D%0Areconciliation of people to God as between persons.The former%0D%0Aaccording to him should precede the latter if there is to be%0D%0Asocial betterment.%0D%0AHis evangelistic work is balanced against his numerous%0D%0Asocial concerns.These include%3A ending of the Alexandra bus boycott%2C%0D%0Aopposition to Bantu Education%2C solving the housing problem%2C%0D%0Ahelping the accused in the Treason Trial and speaking on behalf%0D%0Aof the victims of Sharpeville.%0D%0AThus his work as a Christian reconciler relates to society%0D%0Aas a whole."
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Browsing School of Humanities by Advisor "Richard Ambrose Reeves was appointed the Anglican Bishop of%0D%0AJohannesburg in 1949%2C a year after the Nationalist Party%27s%0D%0Aaccession to power. Reeves%27s stance as a reconciler is assessed%0D%0Aagainst the background of apartheid and it%27s implementation%0D%0Abetween 1949 and I961.Emphasis is laid on how his theological%0D%0Abackground and beliefs moulded his attitude and actions.%0D%0AIt is argued that Reeves laid just as much emphasis on%0D%0Areconciliation of people to God as between persons.The former%0D%0Aaccording to him should precede the latter if there is to be%0D%0Asocial betterment.%0D%0AHis evangelistic work is balanced against his numerous%0D%0Asocial concerns.These include%3A ending of the Alexandra bus boycott%2C%0D%0Aopposition to Bantu Education%2C solving the housing problem%2C%0D%0Ahelping the accused in the Treason Trial and speaking on behalf%0D%0Aof the victims of Sharpeville.%0D%0AThus his work as a Christian reconciler relates to society%0D%0Aas a whole."