Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa
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Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa
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Author : HSRC Investigation into Intergroup Relations. Work Committee: Religion
language : en
Publisher: Human Sciences Research
Release Date : 1985
Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa written by HSRC Investigation into Intergroup Relations. Work Committee: Religion and has been published by Human Sciences Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Church and social problems categories.
Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa
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Author : G. C. Oosthuizen
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1988
Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa written by G. C. Oosthuizen and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
A complex and unpredictable factor in the explosive South African conflict, the Christian churches will almost certainly play a key role in its ultimate resolution. This book, which is based on a four-year research project, explores the possible dimensions of that role through a systematic examination of the connections between religion and the social, political, and economic life of the nation. Focusing on critical issues in the current debate, the authors look at how religion and religious attitudes function in facilitating or restraining social change and what consequences this may hold for South Africa's future. The authors begin by describing the social role fo religion in South Africa, together with the particular issues that have drawn churches into the debate. They provide comprehensive profiles of the patterns of religious affiliation and attitudes that characterize contemporary South Africa. Next they assess the social impact of various denominations and movements, including Afrikaner civil religion, the Black indigenous churches, and pietistic religious groups. Ongoing theological debates on human rights, racial equality, the power structure of society, and the question of violence are considered in detail. The concluding chapter integrates the findings of the study and considers religious values as an instrument for developing social consciousness and a commitment to universal justice. This authoritative analysis of the broader dimensions of religion in South Africa makes a significant contribution to our understanding of religion as a factor in contemporary social and political processes. It will be of interest to students and specialists in African studies and to scholars concerned with the role of religion in the modern world.
Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa
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Author : G. C. Oosthuizen
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1988
Religion Intergroup Relations And Social Change In South Africa written by G. C. Oosthuizen and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
A complex and unpredictable factor in the explosive South African conflict, the Christian churches will almost certainly play a key role in its ultimate resolution. This book, which is based on a four-year research project, explores the possible dimensions of that role through a systematic examination of the connections between religion and the social, political, and economic life of the nation. Focusing on critical issues in the current debate, the authors look at how religion and religious attitudes function in facilitating or restraining social change and what consequences this may hold for South Africa's future. The authors begin by describing the social role fo religion in South Africa, together with the particular issues that have drawn churches into the debate. They provide comprehensive profiles of the patterns of religious affiliation and attitudes that characterize contemporary South Africa. Next they assess the social impact of various denominations and movements, including Afrikaner civil religion, the Black indigenous churches, and pietistic religious groups. Ongoing theological debates on human rights, racial equality, the power structure of society, and the question of violence are considered in detail. The concluding chapter integrates the findings of the study and considers religious values as an instrument for developing social consciousness and a commitment to universal justice. This authoritative analysis of the broader dimensions of religion in South Africa makes a significant contribution to our understanding of religion as a factor in contemporary social and political processes. It will be of interest to students and specialists in African studies and to scholars concerned with the role of religion in the modern world.
Religion And Social Transformation In Southern Africa
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Author : Thomas Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 1999-11-30
Religion And Social Transformation In Southern Africa written by Thomas Walsh and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-11-30 with History categories.
Religion has inspired those -- from Gandhi to Tutu -- who have sought to transform southern Africa. This volume presents voices from across the spectrum, passionately arguing that religion plays, and must continue to play, a vital role in shaping the political, social, and cultural reality of African people.
Study Of Religion In Southern Africa
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Author : Johannes Smit
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-08-14
Study Of Religion In Southern Africa written by Johannes Smit and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with Religion categories.
This collection of essays in honour of Gerhardus Cornelis (Pippin) Oosthuizen, provides perspectives on current research in Religion and Southern Africa. It includes essays on Indigenous and Diaspora Religions and Religious Literature Hermeneutics.
Religion Politics And Identity In A Changing South Africa
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Author : Abdulkader Tayob, Wolfram Weisse, David Chidester
language : en
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
Release Date :
Religion Politics And Identity In A Changing South Africa written by Abdulkader Tayob, Wolfram Weisse, David Chidester and has been published by Waxmann Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Religion and politics categories.
What is the role of religion in society? In the wake of September 11, public intellectuals provided easy answers. According to some, religion was the problem, others commented, religion was the solution. Generally, public debate about the force of religion in society has been organized by either/or propositions. Religion is a force for either freedom or bondage, for either peace or war, for either mutual recognition or antagonistic polarization. Analysis of religion and social change has also tended to be framed in terms of oppositions that inform research agendas and public policy. In this book, authors from South Africa, the United States of America, the Netherlands, and Germany test these oppositions.
Religious Conversion
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Author : Christopher Lamb
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1999-10-01
Religious Conversion written by Christopher Lamb and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-01 with Religion categories.
Conversion has been an important issue for most of the universal religions - those usually associated with a founder, such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism - which have a mission to spread their message. Other religions have been less concerned with conversion except in so far as it has been a negative force for them to confront. This study explores how conversion has been understood by different religions during different eras, and includes a survey of the textual, legal, ritual, historic and experiential dimensions of the phenomenon of conversion.
Hermeneutics And Social Transformation
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Author : Bernard Lategan
language : en
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Release Date : 2016-01-15
Hermeneutics And Social Transformation written by Bernard Lategan and has been published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Religion categories.
"In a South African context ... condemning apartheid is not enough. To make a non-racial, democratic, inclusive society viable and enduring, much more is required ? of which creative and imaginative theological thinking is not the least. Fundamental theological values and their implications for all the facets of society must be thought through ? not as an academic exercise, but as a grass-roots undertaking ? and the greatest challenge is to act in terms of this new understanding of society." - Bernard Lategan, Some implications of the family concept in New Testament texts
Explorations In The Sociology Of Language And Religion
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Author : Tope Omoniyi
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2006-08-17
Explorations In The Sociology Of Language And Religion written by Tope Omoniyi and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Sociology of Language and Religion (SLR) is still in its infancy as a sub-discipline in the macrosociolinguistic tradition. It is therefore no coincidence that the editorial collaboration to produce its first definitive text Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion has involved Joshua A. Fishman, often cited in the literature as one of the founders of the Sociology of Language. Tope Omoniyi brings to the collaboration an insightful and incisive critical eye for engaging with diversity in the treatment of language and religion. Together as editors they have successfully midwived the birth of SLR. The studies and debates contained in this volume revisit those themes that both of the contributory disciplines of Sociology of Language and Religion have common interest in. The contributing authors explore new methodologies and paradigms of analysis that they deem appropriate for this interesting and complex interface in an attempt to demonstrate how the shared interests of these disciplines impact social practices in various communities around the world. The ultimate objective of the discussions is to fashion tools for creating a body of new knowledge that supports the emergence of a better society. Towards this end, the authors have harnessed resources from varied geographical, cultural, linguistic and religious constituencies without compromising analytical depth. In the process, they have opened up new areas of sociolinguistic inquiry. The volume is thus presented as a highly useful reference resource both for undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship.
Religion And The Transformation Of Society
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Author : Monica Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1971-07-02
Religion And The Transformation Of Society written by Monica Wilson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971-07-02 with Social Science categories.
Professor Wilson examines the changes isolated communities undergo when they come into contact with the outside world.