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A critical analysis of ubuntu as the nexus of identity development in present-day Africa

Hervormde teologiese studies, 2024, Vol.80 (1), p.1-7 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2024 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS ;2024. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0259-9422 ;ISSN: 2072-8050 ;EISSN: 2072-8050 ;DOI: 10.4102/hts.v80i1.8507

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  • Title:
    A critical analysis of ubuntu as the nexus of identity development in present-day Africa
  • Author: Anofuechi, Benson O ; Klaasen, John S
  • Subjects: africa ; Communitarianism ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Culture ; cultures ; gyekye ; Humanism ; Identity ; identity development ; Immune system ; Individualism ; mbiti ; Minority & ethnic violence ; Nkrumah, Kwame ; Personhood ; Philosophy ; Religion ; shutte ; Society ; ubuntu ; Values
  • Is Part Of: Hervormde teologiese studies, 2024, Vol.80 (1), p.1-7
  • Description: In African society today, ubuntu as a notion of African humanism has been, and still is, subject to critical discussion. In African literature, philosophy, ethics, anthropology and theology, ubuntu plays a vast role and scholars in Africa and globally find the notion highly debated. The concept of identity development on the African continent has been written about broadly. This article unpacks the ubuntu philosophies of Augustine Shutte, Kwame Gyekye and John Mbiti. The views of these scholars will be contrasted to critically engage the conceivable commonalities for identity development through cultures. The question addressed herein is: What are the similarities and dissimilarities of ubuntu as a cornerstone for identity development in modern Africa? This article also examines the divergent definition and historical development of ubuntu culture, ubuntu philosophy of identity development, environmental development and various thinkers' understanding of this African worldview in current Africa and further afield. Contribution This research contributes to African theological ethics of the new landscape identity and explores the ubuntu worldviews as a developmental process of identities across cultures. Since identity development across cultures is highly dynamic, the hermeneutical interpretation of the principles of ubuntu is crucial.
  • Publisher: Pretoria: African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
  • Language: English;Portuguese;Afrikaans
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0259-9422
    ISSN: 2072-8050
    EISSN: 2072-8050
    DOI: 10.4102/hts.v80i1.8507
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