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BOESAK: FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO BUTLER

Allan Aubrey Boesak was born in Kakamas, Northern Cape, South Africa, in 1945. Now he works more than 8,000 miles away. Here are some key moments in Boesak’s journey to Indianapolis. (Read more about Boesak and The Desmond Tutu Center he was named director of HERE.)  

BACK TO THEIR ROOTS: THE BUTLER-CTS PARTNERSHIP

MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and MAGGIE MONSON | News Editor and Copy Editor The Christian Theological Seminary may be known by most Butler University students as a group of large buildings at the end of Greek row or a residence where some students live. However, the history between CTS and Butler reveals a much deeper relationship than

South African leader to speak

Students have the chance to hear an anti-aparteid activist and internationally-recognized leader as part of  Butler University’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 12. Rev. Allan Boesak is an established theologian and author and spoke out against the South African  apartheid as a patron of the United Democratic Front from 1983 to 1991.

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