Religious plurality in Africa: a challenge to the church

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dc.contributor.authorDolamo, R. T. H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-01T13:06:32Z
dc.date.available2019-02-01T13:06:32Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractChriscianity has been a privileged religion in South Africa under the white minority government. However, since the inception of a democratically elected government in 1994 and the passing of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, all religions have politically equal status. Major religions in the country such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and African Traditional Religion have to learn to live harmoniously with one another and importantly, to cooperate in projects of sociopolirital nature. This article examines religious plurality in Africa and the implications thereof for South Africa. Three missionary paradigms, viz exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism are analysed after which a theological perspective is offered. The Church has to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ nonetheless, but leave the dispensing of salvation in terms of Christian eschatology to God.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDolame, R. T. H.(1999). Religious plurality in Africa: a challenge to the church. Acta Theologica, 19(1), 21-36.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1015-8758 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2309-9089 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/9685
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Theology, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of Theology, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectChristianityen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectConstitution of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996en_ZA
dc.subjectIslamen_ZA
dc.subjectJudaismen_ZA
dc.subjectHinduismen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican Traditional Religionen_ZA
dc.subjectReligious pluralityen_ZA
dc.titleReligious plurality in Africa: a challenge to the churchen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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