One of the great characteristics of Maurice John Webb was that he was a devout Christian, a Quaker. He attributed his political commitment to his Quaker commitment by saying that “I see equality in all human beings simply because I am a Christian.” He worked for the Council of the University of Natal for decades and sought to establish a programme on non-racism at the university. He co-founded the South African Institute of Race Relations and became its President. He also left behind a substantial amount of money to be dedicated to the promotion of race relations in Zimbabwe and South Africa, which has been resourcing such initiatives for the last 60 years. He is remembered as one leader who held the interface between faith and the struggle against racism in a creative tension. However, he remains unknown and unrecognised. This paper aims to appraise the influence of Christianity on his fight against racism and the lessons for the Church and South Africa. …In Africa today, whether we like it or not, politics is part of life; we cannot be true to our Quaker faith and ignore politics. Africans judge our friendship and our faith not by whether we are willing to share our swimming pools or drink tea together, but by our readiness to meet at the polling booth and to share equitably with them the responsibilities and privileges of government. (White, E. , unpublished brochure on Maurice Webb. )