My book Race, Class and Christianity in South Africa: Middle-Class Moralities was published by Routledge in July 2021, as part of the book series Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora.
This book explores the relationship between race and class among middle-class Christians in South Africa.
The book provides a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich study of middle-class Christians in contemporary South Africa, as they seek to live good lives and build a good society. Focused on the city of Cape Town, drawing upon ethnographic research in conservative and progressive multiracial Protestant churches, furnished with critical analysis of South African literature and popular culture, this timely study explores expressions of ambition and anxiety that are both spiritual and material. Building upon debates over middle-class identity and morality from sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies, this book analyses congregational attempts at social unity through worship music and creative youth ministry, discussions on white privilege and shame, and the impact of middle-class black activism in South African churches and society.
This book will be of interest to researchers of South African culture and society, religion, anthropology, and sociology.
You can access the Google Books preview here and download the introduction, table of contents and other front matter here (click “Preview PDF”).
Like most academic books, the title is currently priced for university libraries, but a less expensive paperback edition is forthcoming.
Ibrahim Abraham 
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