John de Gruchy

Emeritus Professor | University of Cape Town

John de Gruchy is currently Emeritus Professor in Christian Studies at the University of Cape Town and an Extraordinary Professor in theology at the University of Stellenbosch. He has a doctorate in theology, writing his dissertation on the ecclesiology of Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and another in the social sciences, along with several honorary doctorates. In 2000, he was awarded the Karl Barth Prize by the Evangelical Church of the Union in Germany. He has lectured in many countries and authored or edited many books and journal articles on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the church in South Africa, Reformed theology, social history, Christianity and the arts, reconciliation and justice, and Christian humanism. With his wife Isobel, he is now a resident member of the Volmoed Community for Reconciliation and Healing near Hermanus where he writes, gives seminars, and makes furniture. Among his books are Christianity, Art and Social Transformation; Reconciliation: Restoring Justice; Being Human: Confessions of a Christian Humanist: John Calvin: Christian Humanist & Evangelical Reformer; Being Led Into Mystery: Faith Seeking Answers in Life and Death, and The End is Not Yet. His writings have been translated into German, Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Swedish.