Michael Worsnip

Michael Worsnip
Born	1950 (age 74–75)
Citizenship	South Africa
Occupation	Writer

Michael Worsnip is a South African Anglican theologian. He is author of several books, most notably Between the Two Fires - the Anglican Church in South Africa 1948 -1957; the book Priest and Partisan: A South African journey on anti-Apartheid activist and fellow Anglican priest, Father Michael Lapsley; the novel Remittance Man. He was formerly the Secretary General of the Lesotho Council of churches and was deported from South Africa after giving an interview to the BBC. ^[1]

He is currently Managing Director of Maropeng, the official visitor center to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and was Land Claims Commissioner for the Western Cape, ^[2] he has previously been involved in Land and Housing in South Africa. ^[3]

Publications

Worsnip's publications include:

• Church of the Province of South Africa and the Formation of a Social Conscience 1948-1957: with Particular Emphasis on the Thought of Geoffrey Hare Clayton. University of Manchester. 1985.
• South Africa's National Security State and the Churches. Federal Theological Seminary. 1988.
• Between the two fires: the Anglican Church and apartheid : 1948-1957. University of Natal Press. 1991. ISBN   978-0-86980-795-8.
• We shall overcome: a spirituality of liberation. Cluster Publications. 1991. ISBN   978-0-9583141-2-1. with Desmond van der Water.
• Priest and Partisan: A South African Journey. Ocean Press. 1996. ISBN   978-1-875284-96-2.
• Low Intensity Conflict and the South African Church. IDASA. 1989.
• Remittance Man. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. 2007. ISBN   978-1-86914-115-8.

References

1. Facts and reports. Holland Committee on Southern Africa. 1987. p. 65.
2. Michael Worsnip (2011). "A moral imperative". The Witness. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
3. In Search of Land and Housing in the New South Africa: The Case of Ethembalethu. World Bank Publications. 2008. pp. 7–. ISBN   978-0-8213-7374-3 . Retrieved 27 September 2013.