Religious Pluralism and Religion Education in South Africa

© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006 Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Also available online – www.brill.nl 18, 273-293 RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND RELIGION EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA P. P ratap K umar 1. Introduction A few years ago Charles Long, one of the most distinguished Black historians of religions in America, narrated an anecdotal incident during one of his visiting lectures at the University of Cape Town. A young African immigrant was walking along in one of London’s busy market places. An Englishman asked him, “What are you doing here?” The African replied, “Well, your forefathers were in