First, we would like to say Happy Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day to all of our readers! Today we are posting the second half of Thabang Nkadimeng’s piece, Migrations of the Holy. Read the first part here. Nkadimeng follows up his discussion of the nature and efficacy of sacramentals in religious circles with a response to how sacramentals and relics are understood in Catholic teaching in South Africa today. These two posts make an interesting contribution to our ongoing discussions of how religion and faith intersect with politics, culture, and society in Africa in the section of the blog called “Exploring Religion, Faith, and Tradition.” As always, we welcome your feedback in the comments section below.
