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E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2022 This study is an examination of the teachings of two prominent Christian writers of Syrian Christianity: Ephraim the Syrian, and Aphrahat the Persian. It examines the cultural and religious background that informs their thought. It is a literary study
Joshua D. Settles
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An African’s faith: Discourse and disclosure in selected works by Sindiwe Magona
Literator, 2019 The recent attention to decolonisation in academia and other facets of the sociopolitical landscape has encouraged many to re-examine their tenets of faith and their methods of incorporating personal expressions of spirituality into their decision-making
Dianne Shober
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Gandhi: A man for our times? [PDF]
Journal for the Study of Religion, 2018 Following my earlier collaboration with Martin Prozesky, my essay links with three major concerns in Prozesky's work as he has engaged with a radical critique of religious traditions and structures in the South African context of the end of apartheid ...
Judith M. Brown
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Is the Conflict between Faith and Reason real or imaginary? [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2023 From time immemorial there have been diverse opinions and presuppositions about the subject of faith and the subject of reason in both theology and philosophy from different schools of thought in the west and even in African Christianity.
Abraham Adebanjo Okunade
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Challenges in the study of religious values
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1999 There have been calls to take the transcendence and sacred in African thought seriously. The purpose of the discussion in this paper is to highlight some of the difficulties faced by researchers in their investigation and measurement of religious ...
Dziedzorm Asafo
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FARID ESACK'S QUR’ANIC HERMENEUTICS OF PLURALISM FOR INTERRELIGIOUS COOPERATION IN INDONESIA
Indonesian Journal of Islamic Literature and Muslim Society, 2020 In contemporary Islamic thought, religious pluralism has been a discourse that many Moslem scholars have introduced to the Islamic community. One of the scholars is Dr. Farid Esack, a South African exegete who is also well-known as a human right activist.
Zainal Muttaqien
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Religions, 2023 This article expresses the importance and theoretical viability of Black religious communities reflecting on armed struggle as an option in their pursuit of liberation. African Americans have wrestled with various perspectives on what forms of resistance
Jimmy Earl Butts
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Proselytization to Polarization: The Danger(s) of (Christian) Religious Education in South Africa [PDF]
E-Journal of Religious and Theological StudiesIn most African nations, including South Africa, the history of religious education is closely linked to the nation’s experience of colonization and later racial segregation under apartheid. Christian religious education in particular came to be used as
Jonas Sello Thinane, Chitja Twala
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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Horton Revisited: African Traditional Thought and Western Science
, 2010 Over the years Robin Horton has argued for what he refers to as the ‘continuity thesis’ according to which there are theoretical similarities between African traditional thought and modern Western science.
Keita, L
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