Beyond the sacred text : examining the confusion, conflicts and complications at the intersection of religion and law in Zimbabwe

dc.contributor.authorManyonganise, Molly
dc.contributor.authorMhuru, Lillian
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T05:09:34Z
dc.date.available2022-11-23T05:09:34Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-10
dc.description.abstractThere is a widespread tendency in modern, secular society to view law and religion as unrelated except insofar as they may, from time to time, come into conflict. However, intimate relations between the two have been constituted and constantly changed throughout history. Law and religion are two great interconnecting values and belief structures with their own normative, authoritative sources and mechanisms, as well as their own legislation and amendment processes and steps. However, at the practical level, the relationship between the two has not often been smooth sailing. This paper seeks to untangle the confusion, conflicts and complications that have arisen, especially in the Zimbabwean context, when legal statutes have appeared to be in opposition with religious beliefs and practices. The major question arising from such a scenario is: How are communities of faith across the religious divide supposed to react when laws demand that they act in ways that conflict with either their sacred text whether written or oral? The focus of this paper, therefore, is to simultaneously examine the place of religion in the public sphere as well as explore the impact of enacted laws on religion in Zimbabwe. This paper made use of public discourse, as presented in a WhatsApp group chat of a Bible Challenge Group which took place on 21 February 2021. Secondary sources were utilised in informing this paper’s conceptualisation of religion and the law.en_US
dc.description.departmentBiblical and Religious Studiesen_US
dc.description.librariandm2022en_US
dc.description.librarianae2025en
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality educationen
dc.description.sdgSDG-05: Gender equalityen
dc.description.sdgSDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesen
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/religionsen_US
dc.identifier.citationManyonganise, Molly, and Lillian Mhuru. 2022. Beyond the Sacred Text: Examining the Confusion, Conflicts and Complications at the Intersection of Religion and Law in Zimbabwe. Religions 13: 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13030240.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2077-1444 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/rel13030240
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88447
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).en_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectConfusionen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectComplicationsen_US
dc.subjectAfrican indigenous religionsen_US
dc.subjectChristianityen_US
dc.subjectPublic sphereen_US
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.otherSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleBeyond the sacred text : examining the confusion, conflicts and complications at the intersection of religion and law in Zimbabween_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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