Ethical Implications of Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa

The article discusses the ethical implications of xenophobic attacks on migrants and refugees in South Africa in 1994-2015. It explores the overview of these attacks after the end of the apartheid. It explores the response of the Christian churches to these attacks and the victims of the attacks. It...

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Published in:Cross currents
Main Author: Okyere-Manu, Beatrice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2016
In: Cross currents
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Xenophobia
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Apartheid
B Refugees Crimes against
B Emigration & Immigration
B Immigrants Crimes against
B South Africa
B Church History
B History
B Xenophobia
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Summary:The article discusses the ethical implications of xenophobic attacks on migrants and refugees in South Africa in 1994-2015. It explores the overview of these attacks after the end of the apartheid. It explores the response of the Christian churches to these attacks and the victims of the attacks. It also challenges the church to take more action and social responsibilities to prevent reoccurrences of these attacks.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12180