A systematic study was carried out in order to reveal the subject group's awareness and activity levels in mission and thus provide a portion of "non-white" mission information. This dissertation seeks to provide this information using social research methods such as interviews and questionnaires. This information can be found in Chapter 1. Since the central focus is on Mission awareness and activity, it was necessary to devote an entire chapter to this aspect. Thus, Chapter Two is an attempt to capture the essence of Mission. It was also essential to introduce Mission as a Science, since studies in mission employ scientific methods. Chapter Three covers the history of the Indian people in South Africa. The reason for this inclusion was so that the subject group could be understood in their own historical context. Mention is also made of Early Mission work among the Indian Immigrants, for the purpose of discovering the great impact Mission had on the immigrants and their children. Chapter Four deals with Pentecostalism and Mission. It has long been considered that there are strong bonds between Pentecostalism and Mission. The roll of the Holy Spirit cannot be excluded in the study of Pentecostal Mission, so this issue will be part of this chapter. Chapter Five is the crux of the research, where field work and research methods come together. The research instrument, which is a questionnaire, will be discussed, scored, and the relevant statistics provided. In Chapter Six a case study will reveal how mission interest led to mission awareness and subsequent activity. Members of the subject group are the key players in this case study, which demonstrates that the subject group is capable of a highly specialized mission endeavour , which has international recognition. This study will reveal that the Indian Pentecostal Church in Durban is only in the early phases of Mission activity. On a positive note, the subject group has displayed the desire to be aware of and involved in mission. Many ministers have requested more information and proper training in Mission. Missionaries are being sent out from within their midst to all parts of the globe. Revivals are taking place with "new souls" added to the church. On the negative side, mission involvement is ambiguous and elusive. Some speak of great outreaches and evangelistic programmes, but show no fruit. Communities such as Phoenix and Chatsworth, where there are churches on literally every second road, are proof that the church is making a small impact on the community. Yes, there are sensational testimonies and success stories, but the communities seldom benefit from the presence of a church in their own area. The church has regressed to club status and most of the congregation, to club members i.e. when the church only caters for its specific members who come every Sunday, this church can be likened to a club which is exclusively for its members benefit. Due to the sustained misinterpretation of the concept of mission and a strange phenomenon of "knowing but not doing" this work will need to iron out these and other obstacles that stand in the way of a full scale mission involvement. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2000.

No abstract available. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2006.

In Kenya, there has been a tendency to portray a separation of Church and State. However, attempts made by political leaders to separate Church and State have not successfully severed the relationship between religion and politics. The interweaving of religion and politics is the subject of this project. In particular it studies the changing relationship between Muslims and various political orders in Kenya from the pre-colonial times to the present. The study traces the role of Muslim individuals and associations under different political regimes. It explores the ways in which Muslims have politically mobilised in a context of political authoritarianism and limited space for protest. This has led to increasing politicization of Islam in Kenya with the formation of the Islamic Party of Kenya (IPK) in 1992 crystallizing the growing process of radicalization of sections of the Kenya's Muslims. Therefore, this study focuses on the politicization of Islam in Kenya and discusses the factors that triggered the process of its politicization and its challenges in Kenya's politics. Over a period of one year, a structured interview with selected informers and informal discussions was conducted. The finding of the study indicates that the emergence of politicization of Islam in Kenya is a reflection of the exclusionary-repressive politics of the various Kenyan regimes. This political system is alleged to have contributed to the perceived political marginalization of Muslims in the country. It is this perceived marginalization which Muslims are striving to overcome. The formation of the IPK was an attempt by Muslims to address this perceived political marginalization. Fearing Islamic oriented political competition the Kenyan government refused to offer the IPK recognition. It is concluded that despite the registration setback the Muslims faced in Kenya's politics, they are still a significant opposition to political leadership in the country. None the less, this study shows that Muslim political engagement is not a monolithic. There are political differences among Muslims in relation to Kenya's politics. These differences are attributed to ethnic and racial binaries exhibited within the Muslim community. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2008.

The primary focus of this dissertation is to examine the proliferation of the Sufi Orders in the Durban area. The popularity of tasawwuf, (Islamic Spirituality) appears to be on the increase as manifested by the increase in the membership of the more established Sufi Orders as well as an increase in the emergence of new Sufi Orders. This study reviews the history, nature, characteristics and activities of the Sufi groups, and documents their growth over the last ten - twelve years. It also focuses on the reasons which could possibly account for such an increase and it asks the question "What motivates individuals to gravitate to Sufi Orders and groups?" / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2006.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1993.

In this thesis I addressed the topic, Forced Divorce? A Synthesis of Parallactic Approaches to the Ethical Pragmatism of Divorce in the Old Testament and New Testament Texts in six steps. I provided a research design of the thesis, an analysis of the family institutions in Ancient Israel, a literary, historical and social background to the texts of Ezra and Nehemiah, followed by an application of rhetorical criticism to Ezra 910 and Nehemiah 13. Thereafter, I provided an analysis of anthropological insights to the World of the New Testament with specific reference to the Gospels, and implemented an application of rhetorical criticism to Matthew 19: 1-12, Mark 10:1-12 and Luke 16: 18. This is followed by an analysis of the provision and prohibition of divorce in the Jewish society, and an analysis of the Agunah problem. My main findings were that the basic common horizon underlying Ezra, Nehemiah, Matthew, Mark and Luke is that divorce was socially accepted as a social norm in the relevant communities. Secular ethics allowed for divorce, but the Kingdom ethics presented by Jesus reinforced the original divine plan of marriage - i.e. one man and one woman joining to form one flesh. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.

The aim of sustainable development can be summarized as meeting the needs of the present generation, without destroying the needs of the future generations (Brundtland in WCED :1987:5). The different indicators of sustainable development, as formulated by the United Nations documents, are discussed. These include poverty alleviation, health care, education, security, good governance and trade. The study lists protection of the environment as a sustainable development indicator. This refers to the protection of the atmosphere, the correct usage of land which involves agriculture, the sustainability of water as well as the protection of fauna and flora. It identifies these indicators in the primary sources of Islam. The study shows that sustainable development was a feature of early development in the Muslim World. It then uncovers the major factors that contributed to environmental degradation in Muslim countries in the late twentieth century as well as some of its consequences. Finally, the study looks at some of the major challenges that sustainable development poses to Muslim countries. It delineates the obstacles that Muslim countries themselves have recognised, and identifies proposals by Muslim scholars to promote sustainable development. It suggests measures which could facilitate sustainable development by endorsing what are considered globally as essential principles of sustainable development as well as adopting local processes. The declarations endorsed by Muslim rulers on sustainable development are analyzed. The study suggests that the approaches of the scholars in combination with the declarations could form the basis of a new paradigm of development in the Muslim world based on Islamic principles and values. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.

No abstract available. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1982.

Abstract not available. / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Durban-Westville, 1994.

This study presents the complex situation of non-Muslim (Christian and Hindu) / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2008.