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Bishop Rubin Phillip, theologian, anti-apartheid activist and a close friend of Steve Biko. (Photograph by Mlungisi Mbele/New Frame)
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Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest

From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity

  • Carlos Amato
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