{"product_id":"faith-and-the-fragility-of-meredith-whitnah-9781978838642","title":"Faith and the Fragility of Justice: Responses to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa","description":"South Africa has repeatedly made international headlines because of its high rates of gender-based violence. In the midst of a wide range of responses to the problem, an important voice has been largely absent. Why are the religious groups that had famously protested the racial violence of apartheid faltering in their response to gendered violence in the democracy? \u003ci\u003eFaith and the Fragility of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e answers this question through a deep dive into the public discourse of three Protestant Christian organizations that had been adamant about a theological mandate to challenge apartheid, but have varied in their responses to gender-based violence in the democracy. The central argument of the book is that the organizations' theological convictions intersect with their posture toward various social groups to shape their actions. In making this argument, Meredith Whitnah demonstrates that religious beliefs are a central dimension of institutional processes that sustain or challenge social inequality and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Whitnah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978838646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978838642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Meredith Whitnah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545891492095,"sku":"9781978838642","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae4ffb3f-c2d5-4278-b303-84149e1afb86.jpg?v=1738183624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-and-the-fragility-of-meredith-whitnah-9781978838642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}