UNISA Research Institute for Theology and Religion

Vision

To be a centre of excellence by:

• Doing cutting edge research of international standard
• Doing research that impacts on the South African and African context
• Maintaining a high level of academic output
• Involving national and international scholars in its research
• Making research available to society at large
• Being involved in community engagement
• Promoting a research culture at the University of South Africa

Core business of the Institute

Research is our core business. Through research we aim to remain a leader in our field of specialisation by:

• Establishing of a cooperative culture of free exchange of research information
• Conducting research in Theology and Religion that is socially relevant and internationally recognised.
• Participating in interdisciplinary research on an international level.
• Contributing through our activities to more tolerance and inclusivity in a pluralistic society.
• Soliciting funding to launch new projects and to empower researchers.
• Drawing scholars globally as partners.
• Involving scholars from all races in contextual research.
• Being involved in community service through disseminating the results of theological research to a variety of communities.
• Making it possible for religions to make themselves known in a country with religious pluralism.
• Training and guiding masters’ and doctoral students to successfully complete their studies