Browsing by Subject "Secular"
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Proselytising the regulation of religious bodies in South Africa: Suppressing religious freedom?
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In democratic pluralistic and secular societies, freedom of religion is a fundamental right to be enjoyed by all individuals and religious organisations. A unique feature of this human right is the extent to which it is ... -
The secular and the sacred in the thinking of John Milbank: a critical evaluation
(SCIRI, 2012)This article examines John Milbank's deconstruction of secular social theory, and the counter master narrative that he proposes. Milbank depicts secular social theory as based on an ontology of 'violence'. Instead, he ... -
Was Phinehas a religious terrorist? In dialogue with Paul Cliteur
(Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2013)The Dutch philosopher Paul Cliteur wrote a defence of secular thought in his recent book: “The secular outlook. In defence of moral and political secularism” (Chichester: Wiley- Blackwell, 2010). In this book he criticizes ...