The African concept of caring for life
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...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
2005
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HTS
Year: 2005, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 915-925 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Rural area
/ Poor relief
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RelBib Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCC Social ethics ZB Sociology |