https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/2953 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:08:14 GMT 2026-05-05T15:08:14Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32124 The sources of IBN ʿAbidin’s Radd al-Muhtar: a descriptive and numerical study Haspatel, Zaid Text in English with summaries in Arabic Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32124 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31734 Safeguarding human rights against discriminatory religious profiling with the context of religious terrorism Serb, Dan-Gheorghe The main question of this theoretical and phenomenological qualitative research study conducted in Ireland was: What can be done to strengthen the safeguarding of religious liberties while still allowing effective measures against terrorism? The line of reasoning employed in answering this question began with the assertion that religious terrorism has raised major concerns regarding the role of religion in today’s society and therefore reinforced the idea that violence is innate to religion. It was shown, however, that the premise that violence is inherent to religion has been scholastically challenged and a new alternative has been developed, namely, that religion is often used as a front for political, economic and territorial disputes. It was further revealed that ideological religious fundamentalism (or religionism), whereby ‘truth’ is conceptualised in absolutist ways, often leads to extremism and radicalism, which can manifest through violent acts (often referred to as religious terrorism). Consequently, national and international security are high on the political agendas of most world nations and, as a response to the threat terrorism poses, counterterrorism measures have been developed and implemented. Many of these measures make use of profiling practices in order to identify and monitor prospective perpetrators. There are various forms of profiling with racial and ethnic profiling being best known; religious profiling is also prevalent, especially in regard to people from Muslim backgrounds, and it is often practiced under the guise of ethnic and/or racial profiling. The study has further shown that profiling, including religious profiling, is a practice which often infringes on the human rights of individuals and groups of individuals. A strategy therefore needs to be implemented to safeguard the protection of human rights and liberties (including religious liberty). This is even more imperative as the danger exists for religious discrimination to become covertly systemic. The strategy developed for the safeguarding of religious liberties rests on three pillars: (1) awareness and advocacy, (2) lobbying, and (3) networking, and its foundational premise is that there is an imperative need to create space for religious profiling awareness and to promote the inclusion of the term and concept ‘religious profiling’ in legal documentation and treaties. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31734 2023-10-12T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31693 The book of Micah and the land question: an application of Delbert R. Hillers’ relative deprivation theory to the land question in Zimbabwe Jeje, Sydney The project focused on appraising the centrality of the land issue in both the first and Second Chimurenga liberation wars in Zimbabwe. A general ideological claim associates land with both the first and Second Chimurenga liberation narratives. This study employed the use of Delbert R. Hillers’ social scientific model of relative deprivation as a theoretical framework and two concepts, namely, relative deprivation and Latifundialization to find meaning to the social political and-economic phenomena of land in the Book of Micah and the Zimbabwean context. Hillers is of the conviction that the peasants in eighth-century Judah lost land to the rich people, most likely the merchants of the time. This study hypothesised that the poor peasants must have lost their land to the ruling class and the military that supported the rulers, which must have been a major cause of deprivation and discontent. A similar situation occurred in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), when the white ruling minority used military forces to evict t Text in English Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31693 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31555 The religious mindset informing the biblical authors : the Book of Judges as a case study Sha, Halima Biblical archaeology primarily aims to describe, in this case, the history of the early Israelites using only rationalistic reasoning while disregarding the revelation that informs the biblical text on which the archaeology is based, leaving only a fragmented image of the early Israelites in Judges. This study has endeavoured to illumine the mindset informing the authors of Judges as a legitimate worldview. This was done by an examination of the lived experiences of the people who brought about the events in the Book of Judges that were perceived as authentic by them and the author/s responses to these occurrences. The examination encompassed an account of individuals, locations, eras, and holy edifices, such as those that contribute to gaining understanding of the perspective held by the author/s of Judges. This perspective primarily revolves around the revelation of God through a distinct covenant, religion, and way of life that He intended for the Israelites to perpetually uphold. Thus, in the Book of Judges, a mindset becomes evident that was supposed to lead to a way of life which was distinct in the polytheistic setting of the ancient Near East. It is a religious perspective that is consequently always polemical because it insists that there is only one true God who requires sole worship within a covenantal relationship. The Israelites had the divine mission of presenting the Sinaitic covenantal lifestyle to the ancient Near Easterners. Thus, the religious mindset presented by the authors/ of Judges, ideally abolished polytheistic religious attitudes, the all-encompassing aspect of divination and associated lifestyle, ancient Near Eastern hierarchical societal, economic, and religious structures and way of worship. It is perhaps because of this radical transformation of religious worship and life that mono-YHWH worship had to be opposed and ironically by the idolatrous Israelites themselves. The themes within the narratives of Judges reveal much of what the mindset of the author/s of the Book of Judges is all about: a promotion of covenant and covenant loyalty, idolatry, judgment, and ultimately redemption. It is a mindset based on the love of YHWH who seeks to have a relationship with a people who frequently abandons Him and breaks His heart. The multi-disciplinary approach used was intended to bring to light the world and people and thus the mindset behind the text. Judges follows the pattern of the rest of the biblical narratives offering a mindset based on both logic and revelation. The people presented in the narratives are free to choose YHWH’s revelation and redemption or not. Ultimately, the worldview held by the author/s of Judges expresses the concept that people may live holy and successful lives but that this is only possible if they exclusively worship and serve the God of the Israelite covenants. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31555 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z