• Understanding the moral and ethical dimensions of the Bhagavad Gita 

  Shunmugam, Mathias Yuvan; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-01-13)

  In Hinduism, there is a distinction made between dharma and karma. Both are essential for the purpose of reaching moksha. Dharma (moral) is the cosmic law or moral principle that governs an individual’s conduct and Karma ...
• For the greater good : Hinduism, selflessness, and social cohesion in South Africa 

  Shunmugam, Mathias Yuvan; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-07-05)

  The heinous ideology of apartheid in South Africa created a citizenry of distrust, disharmony and discord. With the demise of apartheid in 1994, the South African society needed a process of healing. There were and are ...
• The holy waters of En Four: : rituals, prayers, magic and mysticism 

  Meiring, Arnold Maurits (AOSIS, 2024-10)

  Travellers on the N4 highway just east of Pretoria can see evidence of a sacred spring next to the road with pilgrims moving around the landscape and collecting water. This research explored this place – called ‘En Four’ ...
• Prosperity theology versus theology of sharing approach 

  Lephoko, Daniel Simon Billy (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  Theologians are split into two groups: those who embrace prosperity theology and those who oppose it; both sides on scriptural grounds. Those criticising it embrace cessationism in its diversity, while its supporters are ...
• God of iron and iron working in parts of Ǹsúkkā cultural area in Southeast Nigeria 

  Uzuegbu, Joshua O.; Agbo, Christian O. (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This study is aimed at evaluating the influence of the god of iron on ironworking communities in Ǹsúkkā cultural area. In the study area, the Supreme God – Chúkwú Òkìkè, Chínēkè or Chúkwú Ábíàmà is believed to control ...
• Perold de Beer : reflecting on the theology of a missionary pioneer 

  Meiring, Arnold Maurits (AOSIS, 2024-01-19)

  Dr Perold de Beer was a missionary pioneer who contributed as both a church leader and a theologian to the Reformed Church in Africa (RCA). This research recorded his contribution to the RCA as this church navigated ...
• Narratives and counter-narratives as ways of creating religious tolerance 

  Strydom, Maryke; Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS, 2024-08-30)

  This article explored the utilisation of counter-narratives in tertiary education settings with regard to pseudo-events connected to big world events. The occurrence that this article focused on was the pseudo-events ...
• Hope as a restoration of power within a neighbourhood of poverty : a missional reflection 

  Kabongo, Kasebwe Timothee Luc (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2024)

  This article is a reflection on hope. It understands hope as the willpower that makes it possible for human beings to overcome the difficulties of any given here and now and to believe that the improvement of their quality ...
• Mind the doxastic space : examining the social epistemology of the Ethiopian wax and gold tradition 

  Girma, Mohammed (MDPI, 2023-09-21)

  The wax and gold tradition is mainly known as an Ethiopian literary system that plays with layers of meanings. It has also established itself as a system of knowledge and/or belief production and validation. However, its ...
• The influence of Islam on Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal 

  Ngubane, Simesihle Eric; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  This article explores the influence of Islam among the Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Although several studies focus on the history and experiences of the Asian diaspora or Asian Muslim community, there is a ...
• The interrelatedness between the Nama Khoikhoi supreme being and celestial objects 

  Hartmann, Iwana; Sukdaven, Maniraj (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  The assumption among Europeans that the Khoikhoi indigenous people of southern Africa had little to no religious beliefs is evident throughout historical documents. However, if the Khoikhoi were regarded as having any ...
• An investigation of the compatibility of Baha’i views with religious diversity 

  Gloeckner, Cory D.; Beyers, Jaco (Sage, 2024-07)

  The Baha’i faith is a relatively new religion that has quickly gained popularity over the past century. Its main theological concepts include progressive revelation and religious unity, and perhaps its most important goal ...
• Towards developing an atmospheric space for inter-religious dialogue in Africa 

  Chidongo, Tsawe-Munga (AOSIS, 2023-12-28)

  The practice of religions and spirituality is common in Africa. In many ways, religion may be considered as a routine of life, living and practising it either as inherited or borrowed. Religious pluralism is a reality ...
• Festschrift : WA Dreyer 

  Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS, 2023)

  No abstract available.
• Causes of incestuous rape in Zimbabwe : a case study of the Epworth community in Harare 

  Sukdaven, Maniraj; Chakanya, Victor (Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2023)

  This article unveils the causes of incestuous rape in the Epworth community of Zimbabwe. It was premised on a feminist theoretical framework which was applied in light of the perspectives of African Christians, Shona ...
• Sangomas on the pulpit : syncretistic practices of some pastors in neo-Pentecostal ministries in South Africa 

  Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon; Ngubane, Simesihle Eric (MDPI, 2023-12-04)

  This article builds on and contributes to work in the field of syncretism in some neo-Pentecostal ministries. While some studies have investigated the increasing syncretistic practices within certain neo-Pentecostal groups, ...
• Essence of religion, culture and indigenous language in a unified sexuality education system 

  Sibanda, Lidion; Chabata, Tichakunda V.; Chari, Felix; Sibanda, Thelisisa L. (AOSIS, 2023-12-23)

  Sexuality education is fundamental in higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs). Evidence suggests that its effective education is through translations into the first language of learners. However, in global and ...
• A reflection on morality and religion 

  Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS, 2023-11-27)

  The aim of this contribution is to reflect on the relation between religion and morality. An overview of the different theories of the origin of morality is provided. According to Blanchard, there are four traditional ...
• Nurturing agency in emerging adults of local churches : a case study from Soshanguve 

  Kabongo, Kasebwe Timothee Luc (AOSIS, 2023-04)

  Emerging adults (age 35 and below) are the majority of the African population. In South Africa, for example, emerging adults make 63.9% of its population. This age group seems to be marginalised in Christian congregations ...
• Nathan the wise : dialogue without words 

  Beyers, Jaco (AOSIS, 2023-07)

  The ‘dramatic poem’, Nathan der Weise [Nathan the Wise], was written in 1779 by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in Germany. The scene is set in medieval Jerusalem, where Sultan Saladin rules and where the wealthy merchant Jew, ...

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