Meiring, J.J.S. (Jacob Johannes Smit)2015-10-152015-10-152015-06-18Meiring, J.J.S., 2015, 'Ubuntu and the body: A perspective from theological anthropology as embodied sensing', Verbum et Ecclesia 36(2), Art. #1423, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i2.14231609-9982 (print)2074-7705 (online)10.4102/ve.v36i2.1423http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50243This article resulted from research done for my PhD thesis, ‘Theology in the flesh: Exploring the corporeal turn from a southern African perspective’. This joint degree was awarded by the University of Pretoria and the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, with Prof. Dr J.C. Müller and Prof. Dr E.A.J.G. van der Borght as supervisors.The author asks whether the notion of ubuntu truly exists within contemporary South African society and how the experiencing of South Africans’ embodiment can be connected to ubuntu – especially amongst black people. The notion of ubuntu is briefly explored within law and theology. The author has recently proposed a model for a contemporary theological anthropology as ‘embodied sensing’ which functions within the intimate relationship of the lived body, experiencing in a concrete life-world, language, and the ‘more than’. It is from this perspective that the notion of ubuntu is explored.en© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.UbuntuBlack peopleLawTheologySouth African societyTheological anthropologySouth AfricanTheology articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingTheology articles SDG-05SDG-05: Gender equalityTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle