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Paradoxical intention and zen : new light on an old technique?

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Journal for the Study of Religion, 1989-09)

This article argues that “paradoxical intention”, a therapeutic technique used in the logotherapy of Victor Frankl, can be used as a valuable conceptual model in the further understanding of paradoxical teachings and ...
Gnosticism in contemporary religious movements : some terminological and paradigmatic considerations

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Journal for the Study of Religion, 1992-03)

In this article, three aspects of classical Gnosticism are examined in order to establish how the term could be usefully applied to modern phenomena. Three religious and one cultural phenomena are examined in the light of ...
Why Study Buddhism?

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Theologia Evangelica, 1992-06)

In this essay, the value and relevance of the study of Buddhism generally and at the University of South Africa in particular are described. Despite the small number of Buddhists in South Africa, Buddhology can benefit us ...
Early Buddhist interpersonal ethics : a study of the Singalovada Suttanta and its contemporary relevance

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (1992-11)

This dissertation discusses the Singalovada suttanta, a text which is part of the Pali Canon and variants of which are also found in the Mahayana corpus. The Pali Text Society edition of this text is translated into ...
The Arab-Israeli conflict : a religious investigation

Lewis, Desireè Fronya (1992-11)

The Arab-Israeli conflict is examined from its religious aspect, presenting people's experience of religion without passing judgement. Selected concepts are compared and contrasted and interpreted hermeneutically. The ...
Worldviews in transition : a study of the new age movement in South Africa

Steyn, Helena Christina (1992-11)

In recent years the New Age movement has attracted much attention in our society and the reaction to it has often been one of fear and confusion. The purpose of this exploratory study is to provide empirical data on the ...
Religion, ethics and communal interaction in the new South Africa : the case of the declaration on religious rights and responsibilities

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Missionalia, 1993-04)

Considering the immense power of religion for either good or evil, it is imperative that the followers of different religions should discuss their differences and negotiate a shared future, especially in a religiously ...
Buddhism and human rights

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Journal for the Study of Religion, 1993-09)

This article follows on certain thoughts about the compatibility of human rights theory and traditional theistic religion by Martin Prozesky. The problem of reconciling human rights theory with the Buddhist doctrine of ...
Women in transition : a socio-religious study of the changing role of rural Hlubi women

Mensah-Aborampah, Osei (1994-03)

The study examines the socio-religious role of women in traditional African societies using the Hlubi of Qumbu, Transkei as a case study. Qualitative methodology was used to look at Hlubi women holistically in their past ...
Hindu views on euthanasia, suicide and abortion in the Durban area

Ganga, Romilla Devi (1994-11)

Advances in technology and medicine have greatly impacted on religious thought and have contributed to a large extent in bringing to the fore questions regarding euthanasia, suicide and abortion. This has raised a plethora ...
Yogic transmission in Sahaj Marg of the Shri Ram Chandra mission : a religio-historical study

Naidoo, Priyadarshini. (1994-11)

In this dissertation the phenomenological method together with the hermeneutical concepts of experience, devotion, constant remembrance and transmission focus on yogic transmission in Sahaj Marg of the Shri Ram Chandra ...
Swaminarayan and ethics : a religiohistorical study

Kamal, Davraj (1994-11)

As part of the Phenomenological Method used in this dissertation, the research work applied the hermeneutical concepts of bhakti, karma and moksha. Focus was on the role played by the guru, the sadhus and devotees of ...
Pauline thought on suffering : a historical-religious investigation

Moses, Nalini (1994-11)

This research conducted according to the phenomenological method investigated the Pauline concept of suffering. It traces the historical development in Paul's thinking on suffering. The two lines of Paul's suffering are ...
Researching a city's faiths : methodological notes from the coalface

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Religion & Theology, 1995)

In late 1992, the Department of Religious Studies and the Institute for Theological Research at the University of South Africa embarked on a joint research project that would last for three years. The purpose of the project ...
Soil and blood : Shona traditional region in late 20th century Zimbabwe

Manley, Marcelle (1995-06)

This qualitative study focuses on two questions: a) Do present-day Shona still subscribe to the world-view of their ancestors? b) How does this world-view relate to that of the modern (Western) world? Interviews were ...
A comprehensive analysis of reward and punishment in the Rabbinical literature of the middle ages

Greenberger, David Simon (1995-11)

This dissertation concentrates on those factors which form the doctrine of G-dly reward and punishment. In other words, the philosophical approach amongst Jewish thinkers from the Middle Ages to the above subject, which ...
Bahai-geloof in Suid-Afrika : n' Godsdienswetenskaplike studie

Schulz, Johannes Joagim Christoffel (1995-11)

Die Baha'i-geloof is 'n nuwe onafhanklike wereldreligie en is redelik onbekend onder die bree Suid-Afrikaanse publiek. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie (gebaseer op die fenomenologiese metode) het ten doel om die Baha'i-fenomeen ...
My community, my conscience and guide : communial influence on individual choices in Africa, with special reference to Zulu Proverbs

Manci, Thembayona Paulus Emmanuel (1995-11)

Life is the common denominator for all beings. Unless individuals are taught to be careful about how they deal with it, great harm could be caused to the whole ontological order. Life therefore is a public property for ...
Net die woorde het oorgebly : 'n godsdienswetenskaplike interpretasie van Venda-volksverhale (Ngano)

Le Roux, Ina (1996-06)

Die eerste hoofstuk omskryf die begrip ngano, daarna volg 'n uiteensetting hoe die Venda mondelinge tradisie in die verlede gefunksioneer het en word die huidige aard en posisie van die verskynsel in die lewe van die ...
The phenomenology of compassion : a study of the teachings of J. Krishnamurti

Boutte, Veronica (1996-11)

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