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HTS Theological Studies

On-line version ISSN 2072-8050
Print version ISSN 0259-9422

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SUKDAVEN, Maniraj. Exploring the possibility for African traditional religion to be included in a reimagined scriptural reasoning model. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2018, vol.74, n.3, pp.1-6. ISSN 2072-8050.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v74i3.5224.

In and among the many models developed for engaging in inter-religious dialogue was a model that became known as scriptural reasoning (SR). SR basically serves the purpose of being hospitable towards the Abrahamic religions. The current approach of SR, by virtue of its focus only on scripture as the basis of engagement, obviously excludes other faith traditions that possess no sacred scripture. One such religion is African traditional religion (ATR). As a result of this exclusion, this article intends to engage SR to consider reinterpreting imaginatively, or to use a synonym, to reconceptualise, its basis of only scripture as the primary source of engagement and as such to expand its basis to include religions with an oral-orientated tradition. This article explores such a possibility for the inclusion of ATR, as an oral tradition, to be considered as an equal partner in a reimagined SR or as a parallel model with similar guidelines and outcomes as found in SR.

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