...tied to the North, and imagined mass-apostasy coinciding with southern independence, South Sudanese Muslims insisted that to be southern and Muslim was not a contradiction in terms. Continuity with a...
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by Rachel C. Schneider
Mourning a political saint in Johannesburg
On December 6, 2013, I, along with millions of South Africans, woke to the news that Nelson Mandela had died. For the next ten days, South Africans would be plunged...
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by Yvonne Sherwood
“Drawing the line” and freedom of movement
in time. Lines in time are lines in space. Like lines of latitude and longitude, they distinguish between different timelines of different parts of the globe. They shade into borders...
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by Rachel C. Schneider
Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
because of its emphasis on African self-reliance, its massive Easter service occupies a special place in South Africa’s political landscape. Nelson Mandela delivered a rousing Easter address in 1992, and...
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by Ebrahim Moosa
Civil religion of a different kind
the conference thus proposed a clause for such a Bill of Rights. The proposed clause stated: 1. All persons are entitled: 1.1 to freedom of conscience 1.2 to profess, practice...
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by Waheeda Amien
Politics of religious freedom in South Africa
not enjoy the legal protection that Christian marriages enjoyed. It was not until the introduction of democracy in 1994 and the adoption of South Africa’s Constitution that a commitment was...
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by David Kyuman Kim
God was on everybody’s side: A conversation with Jean Comaroff
...By the time the 1960s rolled around, you needed special permits for meetings of more than 12 people; only religious gatherings and funerals were exempted, which was why funerals became...