dr. s masondo
Dr. Sibusiso Masondo
Religion in Africa, Comparative Religion
Dr. Masondo's research and teaching is focused, broadly speaking, around African Religion, culture and philosophy. More specifically, Dr Masondo is concerned with African Traditional Religion, African Christianity and indigenous meaning systems, African Indigenous Churches, and comparative religion. His current research looks at worship practices at Nazareth Baptist Church, the ethics of “umuntu akalahlwa”, conversion from an African perspective, and African Pentecostalism.
Selected Publications
Masondo, Sibusiso (2006) “African Pentecostalism” Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion. (forthcoming)
Masondo, Sibusiso 2005 “The History of African Indigenous Churches in Scholarship”. Journal for the Study of Religion , vol. 18, no. 2, 89-103.
Masondo, Sibusiso (2004) “Apartheid ”. Encyclopedia of Religion and War. New York , London : Routledge, 16-20.
Masondo, Sibusiso (2004) “Three generations of Shembe: Leadership contests within the Nazareth Baptist Church ”. Journal of Theology for Southern Africa . No. 118, 69-79.
Masondo, Sibusiso (2003) “Religious Freedom in South Africa ”. Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom . New York , London : Berkshire / Routledge
Masondo, Sibusiso (2002) “Models of change in African Christianity: South African case studies”. Journal for the Study of Religion, vol.15, no. 2, 145-166.
Department of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town
