Abstract
Religion and politics are intertwined especially in the Global South. The presence of religion in politics is contested largely because it is usually associated with repression, and silencing divergent voices. This is also dominant in elections times when religious leaders go extra miles to suppress democracy. Politicians have captured prominant religious leaders and use them to campain in elections. with this in mind, there is need to theorise the nexus of religion with politics in post colonial Africa to enact values of democracy and social transformation. Tapping into decoloniality theories, the study names, exposes, and challenges various strategies that are used to suppress peace and transformation using religion.
Presenters
Bekithemba DubeProfessor, Education, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Elections, Democracy, Religious leaders, Decoloniality and Human rights
