When saying no to God is an act of faith

In this thought-provoking manuscript, Andrew Murray-Desmond Tutu Prize winner Siya Khumalo presents a powerful critique of institutional Christianity, arguing that when faith becomes aligned with empire and power structures, it transforms from a prophetic force into a tool for social control and legitimacy.
The work calls for a Christian witness that refuses assimilation into systems that domesticate faith, and for a renewed spirituality that protects conscience from consumption, and practices restraint and accountability rather than domination.
It sustains the indictment of empire's capture of religion while calling for a faith that destabilises power, preserves prophetic conscience, and remains true to the vulnerable, crucified Saviour who judges all human authority structures.
It challenges readers to discern when saying “no” to religion becomes an act of faithfulness to the God who stands outside and critiques all human power.