Africa's Agenda - Sindima, Harvey J.
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Liberal philosophy came to Africa through colonialism: it was taught in schools, preached and supported by the churches, and maintained and encouraged by an economic system characterized by competition and maximizing profit-capitalism. Thirty years after independence, liberal philosophy continues to erode traditional values in Africa. To redirect Africans to symbols of common life and respect for persons, nationalist leaders have tried other philosophies: negritude, African socialism, and humanism. This book shows the limitations of these philosophies, and the failure of African philosophy and…mehr

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Liberal philosophy came to Africa through colonialism: it was taught in schools, preached and supported by the churches, and maintained and encouraged by an economic system characterized by competition and maximizing profit-capitalism. Thirty years after independence, liberal philosophy continues to erode traditional values in Africa. To redirect Africans to symbols of common life and respect for persons, nationalist leaders have tried other philosophies: negritude, African socialism, and humanism. This book shows the limitations of these philosophies, and the failure of African philosophy and theology to offer a paradigm for social change. The author proposes a new paradigm for transformation, one rooted in traditional thought, found in the concepts of moyo (life) and umunthu (personhood).
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Autorenporträt
Harvey Sindima is professor of philosophy and religion, presidential scholar, and the 2020 recipient of Jerome Balmuth Award for Inspirational Teaching at Colgate University. He is the author if fourteen books and numerous articles. His publications include Classical Theories in African Religion (2018), Major Issues in Islam: Within and Without (2017), Introduction to Religious Studies (2009), The Gospel according to the Marginalized (2008).