Tiyo soga a page of south african mission work book. Soga was the first black south african to be ordained and worked to translate the bible and john bunyans classic work pilgrims progress into his native xhosa language. On a visit to scotland in 1857, he became the first black south african to be ordained in an established church. A literary history offers a comprehensive study of sogas. South african writer also well known for his work with the scottish mission. There is another central theme which haunted tiyo soga.
Tiyo soga, xhosa journalist, minister, translator, composer of hymns, and collector of black south african fables, legends, proverbs, history, praises. Joanne davis answers questions during the launch of her book, tiyo soga a literary history. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Mqhayi, does not consider tiyo soga in his book of poetry inzuzo 1942, a book that. David attwell provides a welcome complication of the linear black literary historyliterature as a reflection of the. Born in 1831 in free xhosa lands, the son of a counsellor to the xhosa chief ngqika, soga completed his degree at the andersonian institute in glasgow in 1854 and was ordained as a minister in the united presbyterian church of scotland in 1856. It ranged from histories of journalism to texts for reporters and photographers and books of. Both the unnamed xhosa fighter and tiyo soga revered bunyass.
Tiyo soga was, most likely the first african missionary and could have been the inspiration for reverend john laputa in the novel prester john. Tiyo soga south african author britannica encyclopedia britannica. Negotiating culture, race and nationality among the embattled xhosa of south africa in indigenous evangelists and questions of authority in. A literary history paperback september 30, 2018 by joanne ruth davis author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Soga had a fascinating history, yet very few know of him. Tiyo soga the book explores sogas life and the role he played in the translation of the bible to isixhosa, including his contribution and role in the religion of christianity. A copy of the proof of payment and the address to mail the book to, can.
Tiyo soga 1829 12 august 1871 was a south african journalist, minister, translator. Author of the journal and selected writings of the reverend tiyo soga tiyo soga. The life and ministry of tiyo soga cs lewis institute. Learn about historical christian events within church history. The soga family moved to a new mission station at tutura in the transkei after responding to an invitation from the gcaleka chief, kreli. So, in a certain sense, in excluding tiyo soga from his intellectual and. Tiyo soga a page of south african mission work by john. Janet soga did not return to scotland immediately, but went to emgwali, where tiyo. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Tiyo soga 1829 12 august 1871 was a south african journalist, minister, translator, missionary evangelist, and composer of hymns. By any standards, the name of tiyo soga stands out in the mission history of the eastern cape. He was the most famous pupil of the lovedale missionaries.
Emerging from this historical location, tiyo sogas participation in the missionary enterprise was. During the 1860s he was a contributor to indaba the news, published in lovedale, cape colony. When dr gideon khabela 1996 wrote his book on tiyo soga, the struggle of the gods. In volume 5 of his history of the expansion of christianity.
H t cousins biography of the first black south african to be ordained and who also worked to translate the bible. Pdf tiyo soga 18291871 at the intersection of universes in. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. When dr gideon khabela 1996 wrote his book on tiyo soga, the.
His journal of the return voyage as yet unpublished is an important landmark in south african literature. Both are sons of tiyo soga 182971, the first modern african intellectual in. Tiyo zisani soga was a prominent yet littlestudied 19thcentury african intellectual. Tiyo soga was educated overseas, in scotland, where he was lionised before he left for caffraria in 1857.
They sailed for south africa on 18 april 1857, accompanied by revd robert johnston and his wife, on board the lady of the lake, arriving in port elizabeth on 3 july of that year. The life and history of south african historian and xhosa writer tiyo soga will be celebrated at the steve biko arts centre this evening when author joanne davis launches tiyo soga. Khabelas book is an attempt at an evaluation of this african. Soga was a part of the first truly literate generation of xhosa speakers and the first african minister ordained in great britain glasgow, 1856. Although he was much respected in certain south african circles while working in caffraria, he never published a book for the general missionaryreading public. Tiyo soga and janet were married by revd john kerr at ibroxholme, glasgow on 27 february 1857.
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