The other’s humanity with or without the other’s religiosity? Reflections on the affirmation and limitation of human dignity in early Afrikaner missionary discourse in Central Africa

Taking Wentzel van Huyssteen’s work on early human uniqueness in relation to symbolic or religious awareness as a starting point, this article raises question whether an implicit connection between humanity and the capacity for religiosity had anything say about how one could evaluate so-called other’s religion their humanity. Does recognition of full demand equal religiosity, are these separable? Rather than attempting answer hypothetically, is approached historically. The touches from outside emerged modernity discusses some ways played out Christian theology. In reference colonial era Afrikaner missionaries Central Africa, argues that even partial might have detrimental consequences particularly where tied happened during apartheid proto-apartheid periods.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: challenges both critical affirmative scholarly views by positing essential link whilst simultaneously suggesting scientific approach which has uncovered important relationships humanity, be appropriate