# University of South Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion

> research institute

**Wikidata**: [Q100943874](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100943874)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/university-of-south-africa-research-institute-for-theology-and-religion

## Summary
The University of South Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion is a research institute headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa. It is classified as a research institute and is documented in international identifiers such as ISNI and Ringgold.

## Key Facts
- Instance of: research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research).
- Country: South Africa.
- Headquarters: Pretoria.
- ISNI: 0000 0001 1214 1781 (ISNI value: 0000000112141781).
- Ringgold ID: 400267.
- Yale Lux ID: group/326a7736-7f2a-44ae-a027-2ba9ae929519.
- Wikidata description: research institute.
- Source lists "University of Pretoria" under Located in / Origin (University of Pretoria: inception 1908; country: South Africa; employees: 3600).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the University of South Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion?
A: It is a research institute focused on theology and religion that is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, and is classified as an organization whose primary purpose is research.

### Q: Where is the institute based?
A: The institute's listed headquarters is Pretoria in South Africa.

### Q: How is the institute identified in international catalogues?
A: It has recorded identifiers including ISNI 0000000112141781, Ringgold ID 400267, and a Yale Lux group identifier.

### Q: Is the institute part of a specific university?
A: The provided material does not specify an operating or parent university for the institute. The source does note "University of Pretoria" under Located in / Origin but does not explicitly state an institutional relationship.

## Why It Matters
As a formally recognized research institute for theology and religion headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, this entity occupies a documented place in the scholarly and cataloguing landscape. Being an instance of a research institute indicates its primary purpose is scholarly research, which contributes to academic study, teaching resources, and public understanding of theology and religion. Its inclusion in international identifier systems (ISNI, Ringgold, Yale Lux) enhances discoverability, interoperability, and citation across library, funding, and academic systems. For researchers, librarians, funders, and collaborators, these structured identifiers and the institute's geographical base provide essential metadata for locating, referencing, and assessing institutional capacity and provenance within South Africa's research ecosystem.

## Notable For
- Officially classified as a research institute (primary purpose: research).
- Headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa.
- Registered with ISNI (0000000112141781), enabling international name authority control.
- Listed with Ringgold ID 400267 for institutional identification in publishing and library systems.
- Recorded in Yale Lux with group identifier group/326a7736-7f2a-44ae-a027-2ba9ae929519.

## Body

### Overview
- The entity name: University of South Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion.
- Nature: research institute.
- Wikidata description: research institute.

### Location and jurisdiction
- Country: South Africa.
- Headquarters: Pretoria.
- The source material lists "University of Pretoria" under Located in / Origin; University of Pretoria metadata in the source: inception 1908, country South Africa, employees 3600. The source does not explicitly define the operational relationship between the institute and the University of Pretoria.

### Classification
- Instance of: research institute.
- The related class "research institute" is described as an organization whose primary purpose is research.

### Identifiers and cataloguing
- ISNI: 0000000112141781 (authority identifier useful for disambiguation in bibliographic and cultural databases).
- Ringgold ID: 400267 (identifier used in publishing and institutional metadata).
- Yale Lux ID: group/326a7736-7f2a-44ae-a027-2ba9ae929519 (collection/group identifier).
- These identifiers are recorded in the provided structured property source.

### Source notes
- All factual statements in this entry are based solely on the provided source material. The source supplies institutional identifiers, location (Pretoria, South Africa), and classification as a research institute. No additional operational, historical, or programmatic details are included in the source.

## References

1. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions