Genadendal
Subtitle: a long walk through the history of the first mission station in South Africa
By: Isaac Balie
Publisher: Dr Isaac Balie
Published: 2020
Place of publication: [South Africa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780620893756; 9781990981647
Subjects: Missionaries; Church and education; History; Social conditions
Other titles: Genadendal :
Description: "This is the story of Genadendal (the valley of grace) by Isaac Balie who takes the reader on a long walk through the amazing history of this, the oldest mission station in South Africa - from the first missionaries until today - through the collections of the Genadendal Mission Museum that was officially declared a National Cultural Treasure of South Africa on 8th of March 1991"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Historical outlines; title: Our spiritual life; title: Education; title: Our built environment; title: Our natural environment; title: Cottage industries; title: Printing; title: Inhabitants; title: From the cradle to the grave; title: Post war Genadendal; title: The mission museum; title: Photographs & poems.