Abstract:
In and among the many models developed for engaging in inter-religious dialogue was a
model that became known as scriptural reasoning (SR). SR basically serves the purpose of
being hospitable towards the Abrahamic religions. The current approach of SR, by virtue of its
focus only on scripture as the basis of engagement, obviously excludes other faith traditions
that possess no sacred scripture. One such religion is African traditional religion (ATR). As a
result of this exclusion, this article intends to engage SR to consider reinterpreting imaginatively,
or to use a synonym, to reconceptualise, its basis of only scripture as the primary source of
engagement and as such to expand its basis to include religions with an oral-orientated
tradition. This article explores such a possibility for the inclusion of ATR, as an oral tradition,
to be considered as an equal partner in a reimagined SR or as a parallel model with similar
guidelines and outcomes as found in SR.
