ABSTRACT

One of most important challenges facing post-apartheid South Africa is how to manage moral and religious diversity. Religion is one of the most powerful and influential forces in human society. It shapes peoples’ relationships with one another, influencing families, communities, and economic and political life. People use their belief system or worldview to make choices, interpret events, and plan their actions. Religious beliefs provide a particularly strong guidance system, helping individuals identify good and bad, right and wrong.