![Political Theology, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2018 is now available](https://politicaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Journal-Tilt-600x600.png)
The new issue of Political Theology includes a guest editorial from Joshua Ralston, essays by Christopher Trigg, Michelle Wolff, and Kyle Lambelet, and a roundtable on political theology and literature
![The Mandela Myth — Ian Almond](https://politicaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/township-South-Africa-600x600.jpg)
It would be nice to be able to write the following in the wake of Nelson Mandela’s demise: Mandela was a freedom fighter to the end, a figure whose legacy has not only brought justice and equality to the people he left behind, but also has worked as a moving inspiration for the world leaders who gathered last week to bid his spirit farewell.
![The Meaning of Mandela—Stephen W. Martin](https://politicaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mandela-600x575.jpg)
“Most politicians represent an interest group, a community of people who vote for them and whose interests they serve. Nelson Mandela was different; he represented a community that did not yet exist, a community he hoped would come into being.” —Rowan Williams