Ignatius Swart

Ignatius Swart

University of the Western Cape

H-index: 20

Africa-South Africa

About Ignatius Swart

Ignatius Swart, With an exceptional h-index of 20 and a recent h-index of 11 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Western Cape, specializes in the field of Theology and Development, Religion and Development, Diaconal Studies, Religious and Social Change, Post-apartheid South Africa.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Faith-Based Organizations and the Challenge of Developmental Social Welfare in Democratic South Africa

Multiple Perspectives on Religion and Development

A Common Spatial Scene? Young People and Faith-Based Organisations at the Margins

Index Theologicus

Religion and Environment: Exploring the Ecological Turn in Religious Traditions, the Religion and Development Debate and Beyond

The Seventh-Day Adventist church and the quest for transformational development in contemporary Nigeria perspectives from an empirical study

Institution and Religion

African Pentecostal Churches and Racialized Xenophobia: International Migrants as Agents of Transformational Development?

Ignatius Swart Information

University

Position

Professor Department of Religion & Theology

Citations(all)

1289

Citations(since 2020)

659

Cited By

883

hIndex(all)

20

hIndex(since 2020)

11

i10Index(all)

36

i10Index(since 2020)

13

Email

University Profile Page

University of the Western Cape

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Ignatius Swart Skills & Research Interests

Theology and Development

Religion and Development

Diaconal Studies

Religious and Social Change

Post-apartheid South Africa

Top articles of Ignatius Swart

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Faith-Based Organizations and the Challenge of Developmental Social Welfare in Democratic South Africa

Ignatius Swart

2024/2/6

Multiple Perspectives on Religion and Development

Religion and Development

Philipp Öhlmann

Ignatius Swart

2023/12/15

A Common Spatial Scene? Young People and Faith-Based Organisations at the Margins

Stuck in the margins?

Annette Leis

Ignatius Swart

Anita Louisa Cloete

Per Pettersson

2022

Index Theologicus

Biblica

Edward Burton

1959

Religion and Environment: Exploring the Ecological Turn in Religious Traditions, the Religion and Development Debate and Beyond

Religion and Theology

Philipp Öhlmann

Ignatius Swart

2022/12/22

The Seventh-Day Adventist church and the quest for transformational development in contemporary Nigeria perspectives from an empirical study

Olugbenga Adetokunbo Efuntade

Ignatius Swart

2022

Institution and Religion

International Handbook of Practical Theology

Ignatius Swart

2022/9/6

African Pentecostal Churches and Racialized Xenophobia: International Migrants as Agents of Transformational Development?

Transformation

Elina Hankela

Ignatius Swart

Clementine Nishimwe

2022/7

A New Journal for a New Space: Introducing Religion & Development: Introductory Article

Religion and Development

Philipp Öhlmann

Olufunke Adeboye

Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu

Barbara Bompani

Nadine Bowers-Du Toit

...

2022/6/16

Stuck in the Margins?: Young People and Faith-based Organisations in South African and Nordic Localities

Auli Vähäkangas

Marlize Rabe

Annette Leis-Peters

2021

RELIGION & DEVELOPMENT

Javier Arellano-Yanguas

Javier Martínez-Contreras

2018/12/7

Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

Jacques W Beukes

Juliane Stork

Ignatius Swart

2021

Language practices as religious innovation: The case of Pentecostal charismatic churches in xenophobic contexts

International Bulletin of Mission Research

Ignatius Swart

Elina Hankela

Henrietta Nyamnjoh

2021/4

African Independent Churches and social capital formation

Academia Letters

C Wepener

I Swart

2021

African Initiated Churches and development from below: Subjecting a thesis to closer scrutiny

African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development

Ignatius Swart

2020/1/7

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Co-Authors

H-index: 23
Gerrie ter Haar

Gerrie ter Haar

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

H-index: 21
Jill Olivier

Jill Olivier

University of Cape Town

H-index: 15
Stephan de Beer

Stephan de Beer

University of Pretoria

H-index: 12
Marlize Rabe

Marlize Rabe

University of the Western Cape

H-index: 9
Marichen vd Westhuizen

Marichen vd Westhuizen

University of the Western Cape

H-index: 8
Elina Hankela

Elina Hankela

University of Johannesburg

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