Poster Title (Current Submission)
A Mixture of Identities: A Look at Zulu Nationalism in the Nazareth Baptist Church
Major(s)
International Studies, Political Science, Religious Studies
Minor(s)
Spanish
Mentor Name
Ralph Keen
Mentor Department
Religious Studies
Abstract
The Nazareth Baptist Church in South Africa is a unique mixture of traditional Zulu religion and Christianity that has been combined to create a new religious movement. The church, which has a following of around 5 million people, has often been labeled as a Zulu nationalist movement. My research project examines this claim in the post-Apartheid era to see whether Zulu nationalism still runs strong in the church and to what extent it does. I also look at the question of identity, and whether followers primarily identify themselves by their racial, ethnic, or religious qualities.
A Mixture of Identities: A Look at Zulu Nationalism in the Nazareth Baptist Church
The Nazareth Baptist Church in South Africa is a unique mixture of traditional Zulu religion and Christianity that has been combined to create a new religious movement. The church, which has a following of around 5 million people, has often been labeled as a Zulu nationalist movement. My research project examines this claim in the post-Apartheid era to see whether Zulu nationalism still runs strong in the church and to what extent it does. I also look at the question of identity, and whether followers primarily identify themselves by their racial, ethnic, or religious qualities.