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dc.contributor.author | Geel, Leon![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Beyers, Jaco![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-01T06:40:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-01T06:40:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-07-26 | |
dc.description.abstract | The apparatus theory is used to challenge the interpretation of religion and also to determine whether religion is a factor to contend with in modern society. Religion could be the element that keeps the city intact or could be the one element that is busy ruining our understanding of reality and the way this interacts with society in the urban environment. Paradigms determine our relationships. In this case, the apparatus theory would be a more precise way of describing not only our relationship towards the city but also the way in which we try to perceive our relationship with religion and the urban conditions we live in. This article gives theoretical background to the interpretation and understanding of the relationship between various entities within the city. The apparatus of the city creates space for religion to function as a binding form. Religion could bind different cultures, diverse backgrounds and create space for growth. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Science of Religion and Missiology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.hts.org.za | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Geel, L. & Beyers, J., 2018, ‘The apparatus theory: “Religion in the city”’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 74(4), 4927. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v74i4.4927. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0259-9422 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-8050 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/ hts.v74i4.4927 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67113 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | AOSIS Open Journals | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2018. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Religion | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Modern society | en_ZA |
dc.subject | City | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Cultures | en_ZA |
dc.title | The apparatus theory : 'religion in the city' | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |