Finding A Moral Compass For South Africa

Author : J. M. Vorster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 1779952708

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Finding a Moral Compass for South Africa by J. M. Vorster Pdf

"The research question of this book reads: Can South Africans, amidst all the contemporary distrust in political leadership and moral decay, find a moral compass that could lead them to a humane society of mutual trust, respect for each other, a flourishing life and a bright future for future generations? This book presents new perspectives on the psychopathology created by colonisation, the failures of the post-1994 dispensation regarding reconciliation, transformation, justice, distorted family life, violence, unity in diversity, as well as moral leadership and agency and indifference to a future of hope. It proposes a new moral compass that can lead South Africa out of the abyss."--

Author : JM Vorster
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781779952714

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Finding a moral compass for South Africa by JM Vorster Pdf

The research question of this book reads: Can South Africans, amidst all the contemporary distrust in political leadership and moral decay, find a moral compass that could lead them to a humane society of mutual trust, respect for each other, a flourishing life and a bright future for future generations? This book presents new perspectives on the psychopathology created by colonisation, the failures of the post-1994 dispensation regarding reconciliation, transformation, justice, distorted family life, violence, unity in diversity, as well as moral leadership and agency and indifference to a future of hope. It proposes a new moral compass that can lead South Africa out of the abyss.

Author : Jan McArthur,Paul Ashwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350086760

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Locating Social Justice in Higher Education Research by Jan McArthur,Paul Ashwin Pdf

This book focuses on the relations between social justice and higher education research. Jan McArthur and Paul Ashwin bring together chapters from international researchers that explore these relations in a range of national contexts and consider their implications for policies, pedagogy and our understanding of the roles of graduates in societies. As a whole, the book argues that social justice needs to be more than a topic of higher education research and must also be part of the way that research is undertaken. Social justice must be located in research practices as well as in the issues that are researched.

Author : Martin Warburg
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781462851829

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Is South Africa Too Dumb for Democracy? by Martin Warburg Pdf

Author : AA.VV.
Publisher : Ledizioni
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788867055487

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SOUTH AFRICA by AA.VV. Pdf

Has the new South Africa – once an inspiring “rainbow nation” – failed the expectations it had generated? Is the country now in a crisis? Two decades after the end of the apartheid regime, Africa’s southernmost state faces multiple political, economic and social challenges. A lackluster growth performance is compounded by mounting corruption and political turbulence, as well as by the frustration of many ordinary citizens who expected much more rapid social and economic improvement. Labour strikes, student protests and anti-immigrant riots have all been on the rise. As a clear sign of increasing dissatisfaction, uncertainty and decline, the ruling African National Congress recently ran into its worst electoral result ever – if still only at local levels. Meanwhile, Jacob Zuma’s embattled presidency, marred by allegations of corruption and political cronyism, sent South Africa’s international image plummeting alongside the Rand, the national currency. This volume sheds light on the current difficulties and discusses future prospects. The “new” South Africa is a country in dire need for change.

Author : John Marnell
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781776147137

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Seeking Sanctuary by John Marnell Pdf

A glimpse into the lives of LGBTQ migrants in Johannesburg, in their own words Seeking Sanctuary brings together poignant life stories from fourteen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) migrants, refugees and asylum seekers living in Johannesburg, South Africa. The stories, diverse in scope, chronicle each narrator’s arduous journey to South Africa, and their corresponding movement towards self-love and self-acceptance. The narrators reveal their personal battles to reconcile their faith with their sexuality and gender identity, often in the face of violent persecution, and how they have carved out spaces of hope and belonging in their new home country. In these intimate testimonies, the narrators’ resilience in the midst of uncertain futures reveal the myriad ways in which LGBT Africans push back against unjust and unequal systems. Seeking Sanctuary makes a critical intervention by showing the complex interplay between homophobia and xenophobia in South Africa, and of the state of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) rights in Africa. By shedding light on the fraught connections between sexuality, faith and migration, this ground-breaking project also provides a model for religious communities who are working towards justice, diversity and inclusion.

Author : Sejake Petrus Motaung
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781647021221

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The Day the South African Constitutional Court Legalised Crime and Corruption- To the Benefit of the Guptas. by Sejake Petrus Motaung Pdf

The Day the South African Constitutional Court Legalised Crime and Corruption- To the Benefit of the Guptas By: Sejake Petrus Motaung One of the most pertinent questions that plagues the Church today is its involvement or lack thereof in politics. Should the Church take a firm stand against politicians with regard to corruption and looting of state properties? In other words, was or is Jesus concerned about the political, social, and economical well-being of the people? The Day the South African Constitutional Court Legalised Crime and Corruption- To the Benefit of the Guptas seeks to answer these questions through an in-depth look at the politics within South Africa as it draws most from the revelations in the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780300171617

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An Ethical Compass by Anonim Pdf

Offers essays on Bosnia, the genocide in Rwanda, sweatshops and globalization, and the political obligations of the mothers of Argentina's Disappeared. In this book, readers may be fascinated by the ways in which essays on conflict, conscience, memory, illness (essay on AIDS), and God overlap and resonate with one another.

Author : Nadine Bowers Du Toit
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781991201768

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Faith, Race and Inequality amongst Young Adults in South Africa by Nadine Bowers Du Toit Pdf

For many young South African adults (often called ‘born frees’), who were born just before or just after the demise of political apartheid, the ongoing realities of poverty and inequality bring to light the question of whether they truly are ‘free’ in contemporary South Africa? Their lived experiences of poverty and inequality seem to be in conflict with theologically laden concepts that remain prominent in social and political life, such as reconciliation, forgiveness, justice and restitution. This leads to a bi‑directional process of contesting, and being contested, by such notions and discourses. Furthermore, in light of the double legacy of both the church and youth as resisting injustice, this publication seeks to explore the many perspectives from which the Christian faith, race and inequality amongst youth can be brought to light.

Author : Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783031491597

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Prophecy and Politics in South African Pentecostalism by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle Pdf

This book is an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between prophecy and politics in South African Pentecostalism. The role and the power of prophecy in enhancing the presence of politicians in the church square are unpacked through historical examples, as well as case studies of contemporary prophets. Solomon Kgatle argues that the influence of prophecy in politics has the potential to weaken the prophetic voice of the church in general and the Pentecostal movement in particular. He proposes a Pentecostal political theology of prophecy. This theology is developed by taking into cognizance the theoretical and theological frameworks of prophetic imagination and pneumatological imagination. In addition, this theology seeks a balance between prophecy and power and prophecy and sovereignty.

Author : Bruce Macfarlane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136729553

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Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education by Bruce Macfarlane Pdf

"There is growing research and literature about Intellectual Leadership and management in higher education. However, there has been little consideration of the formal and informal leadership role of full professors. This group of individuals are key to the leadership of universities and they represent a group of individuals at the apex of their discipline or profession with considerable expertise across many elements of academic practice including research, teaching and service activities incorporating leadership and management roles. In this context, the role of professors as 'intellectual leaders' is under-theorised and higher education institutions make insufficient use of professors as an internal resource. This book tackles the question of what intellectual leadership actually is and analyses other question marks associated with the role of senior academics Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education provides a theoretical exploration of the meaning of intellectual leadership with particular reference to university professors and other senior academics. It draws on new international research data involving several hundred university professors in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa and also provides a series of practical ideas and recommendations for defining the role of a university professor more clearly. This careful analysis of academic roles will prove invaluable for all those working in Higher Education"-- Provided by publisher.

Author : Kader Asmal,Louise Asmal,Ronald Suresh Roberts
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0864863543

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Reconciliation Through Truth by Kader Asmal,Louise Asmal,Ronald Suresh Roberts Pdf

The new South Africa has established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a mechanism to ensure a collective coming to grips with the apartheid system. The South African transition, while widely billed as a miracle, has not yet received the same systematic treatment as political transitions elsewhere. This book, written by active participants in the new democracy and in the anti-apartheid movement that preceded it, presents for the first time the new country's view of its old self. It supplies a valuable road map of the key issues and debates of the transition.

Author : William Schabas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199653072

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Unimaginable Atrocities by William Schabas Pdf

As international criminal justice has grown in prominence, so have the challenges facing it. This book discusses the unresolved questions and dilemmas confronted by international war crimes courts. These include the controversies surrounding prosecutorial policy, the tension between peace and justice, and accusations of victor's justice.

Author : Tony Leon
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781868424924

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Hope & Fear by Tony Leon Pdf

Hope & Fear is a selection of speeches and writings by Tony Leon, former leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its predecessor, the Democratic Party (DP). It records a period in which Leon took the party from the edge of political extinction to the centre of political debate and massively increased voter support. Leon speaks and writes with style, insight and candour on the critical issues involved in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, including constitutional issues, the nature of modern liberalism, the power of the African National Congress (ANC), justice and policing, economic liberation, higher education and the challenge of rapid urbanisation. The entries in the book were selected and edited by Professor David Welsh, retired Professor of African Studies at the University of Cape Town, and the book includes a foreword by distinguished parliamentarian Helen Suzman.

Author : Stanislava Dikova,Wendy McMahon,Jordan Savage
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501387388

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Love and the Politics of Intimacy by Stanislava Dikova,Wendy McMahon,Jordan Savage Pdf

Love and the Politics of Intimacy articulates the concept of love within the relationship between the intimate and the social, rethinking how intimacy is conceived and experienced in the context of 21st-century neoliberalism. Reflecting on experiences of intimate, romantic and sexual love, and the role of individual identity, these essays explore historical trajectories that have culminated in particular, contemporary experiences of intimate love. Politically, this work links identity and articulation of the self to liberatory practices in the arenas of friendship, romance and sex. This interdisciplinary exploration of what love means in the 21st century incorporates academic writing and original creative work from established and emerging scholars around the globe. Essays from across the humanities and social sciences – including literary studies, sociology, psychology, philosophy and gender studies – interrogate the role of relational intimacy on topics of 'Love and Romance', 'Love and Liberation' and 'Love and Technologies of Intimacy'. The volume looks at the past, present and future in search of inspiration for transforming and re-charting the pathways of love, seeking a more diverse and emancipatory model of social life and what it would take to restore love to social and institutional spaces.