Theology of religions : models for interreligious dialogue in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Tessa
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T09:08:41Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T09:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractA model for the theology of religions within the South African context is presented in this chapter. The problem which is addressed is the reluctance of Christians to engage with fellow South Africans from other traditions. South African Christians seem to be struggling to find a comfortable standpoint about religious plurality and how to engage with people from other religions. The viewpoints on how to go about living and working (co-existing) with people from different religions in South Africa seem to extend from exclusivism and particularities to inclusivism and pluralism. For this study, it is also important that a distinction be made between having knowledge of other religious groups, and having exposure to other religious groups. There is a difference between being knowledgeable about religions other than your own and having been exposed to different religions. The problem for interreligious relations and dialogue arises when one is exposed to various religions without having any knowledge of the histories, traditions and principles of these religions. It is possible that this exposure without knowledge can create a problem when people from different religions are forced to live and work together. This problem can possibly be cleared up, or at the very least be unravelled, by an openness to dialogue. This chapter argues in favour of an openness towards dialogue between religions in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience of Religion and Missiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFreeman, T., 2017, ‘Theology of religions: Models for interreligious dialogue in South Africa’, in ‘Perspectives on theology of religions’, HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, suppl.12, 73(6), a4842. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v73i6.4842.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v73i6.4842
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/66474
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectTheology of religionen_ZA
dc.subjectChristiansen_ZA
dc.subjectTraditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleTheology of religions : models for interreligious dialogue in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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