RICSA's
visions, beliefs, aims, objectives and
relationships
vision | beliefs | aims | objectives | relationships
Vision
The Research Institute on Christianity in South
Africa's vision is to be an African institute at
the University of Cape Town which produces high
quality research on Christianity in South Africa
which contributes to a more just and sustainable
society.
Belief
Our belief is that through liberative scholarship
RICSA can make a valuable and important
contribution to the stakeholders in the
transformation process initiated in South Africa.
Aims
Our aim is to produce research which is
distinctive in
- its focus on the changing nature and
roles of Christianity in South Africa
- bringing African voices to bear upon the
shaping of new research paradigms and the
ongoing evaluation of research
methodologies
- its teamwork approach
- challenging national and international
stakeholders
- developing graduate students as skilled
researchers
Immediate objectives
Our immediate objectives are
Relationships
RICSA is located in a dynamic centre for the
study of religion at UCT. Together with the
Institute for Comparative Religion in Southern
Africa (ICRSA) RICSA comprises the Religion and
Social Change Unit (RESCU), a research unit of
the Centre for Science
Development. The Centre
for Contemporary Islam is also an important part
of religion studies at UCT, and currently plans
are being considered for linking the three
institutes more closely.
With its sister institutes,
RICSA forms an important part of the Centre for
the Study of Religion (CSR) and the School of
Humanities at UCT. RICSA's staff are drawn from
the CSR.
RICSA also sees itself in
relationship to the other centres for the study
of Christianity in the Western Cape, including
the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the
University of the Western Cape and the Department
of Religion at Stellenbosch University.
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