The African concept of caring for life

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dc.contributor.upauthor Masango, Maake J.S.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-03-19T09:36:46Z
dc.date.available 2010-03-19T09:36:46Z
dc.date.issued 2005
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dc.description.abstract This article analyses the village concept of caring among African people. The old pattern of caring was based on the concept of ubuntu (humanity) which respects people, because they are created in the imago Dei. Then the article compares the western concept of caring, which is based on individualism and people's privacy. Finally, economy, globalisation and this western concept are analysed. The impact of the above concepts affects Africans in urban areas, who are caught up in the two worlds, namely the African and western worlds. en
dc.description.uri http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Masango, M 2005, 'The African concept of caring for life', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 915-925.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive] en
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13609
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Ubuntu (Philosophy) en
dc.subject.lcsh Philosophy, African en
dc.subject.lcsh Caring -- Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Africans -- Conduct of life en
dc.title The African concept of caring for life en
dc.type Article en


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