With only 16% of municipalities passing audits, South Africans face failing water systems, roads and governance. The coming elections test not only politics but morality, highlighting a growing call for divine restoration
Christians being treated as cows to be milked is not an insult. It is an observation. The monetisation of fear, blessing, prophecy, oil, water, soil and access has turned pulpits into kiosks
We runners, like good churchgoers, are a community, we follow rituals, we try to convert everyone and, best of all, we finally enter the zone
Drew Forrest uses one of South Africa’s most important hominid discoveries to debate the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in the religious doctrine of ‘ensoulment’
Religious organisations, political leaders and citizens all have a role to play in defending the principle of secularism
Clap and tap music offers a welcoming sanctuary for individuals navigating the complexities of faith and spirituality
Does a God of love really torment people’s souls for all eternity in a place of flames?
Drew Forrest examines the battle between dogmatic faith and practical humanism in French master Albert Camus’ finest novel, ‘The Plague’
They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus
If we make God in our image, let it not be the genocidal maniac worthy only of contempt but rather a God of kindness, worthy of our worship
But the full range of words linked to religion and godly figures have vastly improved our ability to express surprise, anger, shock and even hatred
When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?
This edited extract from Power and Faith by Ponthso Pilane explores the issues of religion, pregnancy and abortion
Liberation theology helped shape the political discourse in our country, not only during apartheid but also in South Africa’s transition
to democracy, writes Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile
People often rely on antidepressant medicine alone, when the power of collective song and dance is a neglected channel for increased endorphins, dopamine and lowered cortisol
The country is hyper religious but has prided itself on not talking politics at the church table
St Paul’s doctrinal legacy includes antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia and the divine right of kings. Thankfully, there is another tradition, personified by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Lebohang Mazibuko’s debut novel, ‘Bantu Knots’ is both poignant and relevant — and speaks to teenagers and adults alike
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese grew up in a village, taught himself to use a camera and has gone on to win prestigious awards at international festivals
It’s not only Big Pharma that uses people’s fears and illness to boost profits. A company’s billboard on the M5 near Cape Town is doing the same
I had a family I loved and playmates but I soon discovered that difference means I didn’t belong
A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York
This year’s God Edition explores all the unlikely places people have sought, or lost, God – and where to find Her
The very act of a girl reading from the Torah can shake Judaism out of its patriarchal stronghold and inspire her to become involved in the religion.
Maybe God also dwells in the small mercies of strangers, in the aha moments when humans connect deeply.
Our health minister’s ideas on euthanasia have no place in a secular country like ours.
Percy Zvomuya walked the streets of Johannesburg’s CBD to find God. He was there in full force, mostly just not where you would expect him.
Controversial novelist James Frey talks to <b>Decca Aitkenhead</b> about truth, fiction and his new book <i>The Final Testament of the Holy Bible</i>.
The weirdest — and most doomed — cults.
Anyway you see it, things sure look apocalyptic. Especially to these cults. <b>Lisa Steyn</b> drinks the Kool-Aid.
Through graceful 13th-century parables, Zen Buddhism reveals its enlightened nature, writes <b>Drew Forrest.</b>
God may or may not be on the internet, but Jesus certainly is, writes <b>Faranaaz Parker</b>.