Proposing a Social Justice Approach to Diaconia for a South African Context

South Africa, although a “young” democracy, has quickly become one of the most economically uneven nations due to its history of segregation and discrimination as contributing factors. South Africans have seen an increase in the number of protests over the past several years because of the frustrati...

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Authors: Beukes, Jacques Walter (Author) ; Beukes, Laurika Elouise (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 5
Further subjects:B Redistribution
B John Rawl’s theory
B Social Justice
B Diaconia
B Sen’s capability approach
B South Africa
B Representation
B Nancy Fraser’s Social Justice theory
B Recognition
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