Includes bibliographical references (p. 400-466) and index.

Map: Southern Africa in the 19th Century -- Map: Mission Stations in 19th Century South Africa -- Introduction: Christianity in South African History / Richard Elphick -- 1. A Christian Monopoly: The Reformed Church and Colonial Society under Dutch Rule / Jonathan N. Gerstner -- 2. Combating Spiritual and Social Bondage: Early Missions in the Cape Colony / Elizabeth Elbourne and Robert Ross -- 3. Settlement, Conquest and Theological Controversy: The Churches of Nineteenth-century European Immigrants / Rodney Davenport -- 4. A Battle for Sacred Power: Christian Beginnings Among the Xhosa / Janet Hodgson -- 5. Kingdoms of This World and the Next: Christian Beginnings among Zulu and Swazi / Norman Etherington -- 6. Monarchs and Missionaries among the Tswana and Sotho / Roger B. Beck -- 7. The Spread of Christianity among Whites and Blacks in Transorangia / Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe -- 8. Modernization and Apartheid: The Afrikaner Churches / Johann Kinghorn --

9. Grappling with a Colonial Heritage: The English-speaking Churches under Imperialism and Apartheid / John W. De Gruchy -- 10. Lutheran Missions and Churches in South Africa / Georg Scriba and Gunnar Lislerud -- 11. Moving from the Margins to the Mainstream: The Roman Catholic Church / Joy Brain -- 12. "A Branch Springs Out": African Initiated Churches / Hennie Pretorius and Lizo Jafta -- 13. The Segregated Spirit: The Pentecostals / Allan A. Anderson and Gerald J. Pillay -- 14. The Struggle for Sunday: All-male Christianity in the Gold Mine Compounds / Tshidiso Maloka -- 15. Power in Prayer and Service: Women's Christian Organizations / Deborah Gaitskell -- 16. Between Christ and Mohammed: Conversion, Slavery, and Gender in the Urban Western Cape / Robert C.-H. Shell -- 17. Ambivalence, Antipathy, and Accommodation: Christianity and the Jews / Milton Shain -- 18. Community Service and Conversion: Christianity among Indian South Africans / Gerald J. Pillay --

19. The Drumbeat of the Cross: Christianity and Literature / Jeff Opland -- 20. South African Christian Music. A. Christian Music in the Western Tradition / Barry Smith. B. Christian Music among Africans / David Dargie -- 21. South African Christian Architecture / Dennis Radford -- 22. Millennial Christianity, British Imperialism, and African Nationalism / Wallace G. Mills -- 23. The Benevolent Empire and the Social Gospel: Missionaries and South African Christians in the Age of Segregation / Richard Elphick -- 24. Creation and Apartheid: South African Theology since 1948 / Eugene M. Klaaren -- 25. Christianity and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Prophetic Voice within Divided Churches / Peter Walshe.