On the Significance of Religion for Social Justice by Thesnaar, Christo; Makanya, Sinethemba; Maseko, Mthokozisi;

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This book analyses the role of religion in social justice from the perspectives of Traditional African Religion, Christianity, and Islam, by bringing different disciplines into play, including medicine and health, humanities, Indigenous knowledge systems or African metaphysics, Islam and socio-political studies, and practical theology.

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On the Significance of Religion in Social Justice analyses the role of religion in social justice from the perspectives of Traditional African Religion, Christianity, and Islam by bringing different disciplines into play, including medicine and health, humanities and Indigenous knowledge systems or African metaphysics, Islam and sociopolitical studies, practical theology, and pastoral care. With much of current academic, political, and public attention focusing on the problematic dimensions of religion, this book also explores the constructive resources of religion for social justice. Analysing the specific contributions of religious actors in this field, their potential, and possible problems connected with them, this book sheds light on the concrete contours of the often vague "religious factor" in processes of social change for social justice.

References to current and former settings of social injustice within South Africa provide "real-life" contexts for their discussions. Combining cutting-edge research with current and former settings with concrete implications for academics, policymakers, and practitioners, this concise and easily accessible volume helps to build bridges between these often-separated spheres of engagement.

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Introduction  Part I: Religion Matters for Social Injustice  1. Orientation: Does religion contribute to Social Injustice?  2. A cry reverberates across several generations: The epistemic, reparative, and metaphysical dimensions of social injustice  3. Reflecting on the Christian Church’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission faith community hearing regarding Social Injustices  4. Textual Hermeneutics in the Politics of Socioeconomics - A Thematic Overview of South African Muslim Actors in the Arena of Social Injustice  Part 2: Religion Matters for Social Justice  5. Orientation: What do they have that others don’t? The strengths and weaknesses of religious actors in dealing with Social Justice  6. Ubulungiswa: An African metaphysical orientation to social justice  7. A pastoral theological proposal to assist the church in its commitment towards Social Justice  8. Indigenous Muslim Hermeneutics and the Potential of an Islamic Charity Apparatus in Muslim Minority South Africa in Relation to Social Justice  Part 3  9. Now what? Implications for Academics, Policy Makers, and Practitioners