Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism future casting with its focus on the

with its focus on the recognition and empowerment of minorities in multicultural societies

Author(s): Chris Leach

methods for dealing with complex research questions and analyzing large samples of data in a rigorous and thorough manner

because it raised questions about the developmental potential of human beings and their capacity to instantiate the principles of self-determined agency in their lives

Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism future casting with its focus on theSyncretism the synthesis of different religious is a contentious word. Some regard it as a pejorative term, referring to local versions of notionally standard `world religions' which are deemed `inauthentic' because saturated with indigenous content. Syncretic versions of Christianity do not conform to `official' (read `European') models. In other contexts however, the syncretic amalgamation of religions may be validated as a mode of resistance to