14.05.2004
New Title “Zephania Kameeta - Im Wind der Befreiung”
"Zephania Kameeta - Im Wind der Befreiung" is the title of a book released by the Wuppertal-based United Evangelical Mission (UEM) and publishers Peter Hammer.The 260-page German language publication is a collection of the most important theological discourses and political speeches of Namibian theologian and vice-president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Bishop Dr Zephania Kameeta. It also contains interviews, letters, meditations, prayers, sermons and worship resources. The texts covering the period 1975 to 2003, focus on the years of struggle against apartheid; the difficult period in the run up to Namibia's independence in 1990; the 10 years during which Kameeta was Deputy Speaker of Namibia's Parliament; and his return to active ministry as a parish pastor. The book also focuses on his current position as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia, as UEM moderator and one of the LWF vice-presidents. Most of the material is being published for the first time.
The book launched March 4 in Wuppertal, Germany, is edited by Dr Joerg Baumgarten, UEM coordinator for the German region. It appears in the Peter Hammer Verlag 100 years after the beginning of the struggle against German colonial power in Namibia, and 10 years since the end of the apartheid system in South Africa. (217 words)
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