Storying Ubuntu as a rainbow nation
South Africa is often referred to as the Rainbow Nation'. This term was coined by Desmond Tutu during the advent of democracy in the country. Tutu stated: They tried to make us one colour: purple. We say we are the rainbow people! We are the new people of the new South Africa!' This arti...
| Subtitles: | Ubuntu, sub-edited by Julian C. Müller and Wilhelm van Deventer |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2015, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-8 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Practical Theology
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| Summary: | South Africa is often referred to as the Rainbow Nation'. This term was coined by Desmond Tutu during the advent of democracy in the country. Tutu stated: They tried to make us one colour: purple. We say we are the rainbow people! We are the new people of the new South Africa!' This article seeks to answer the question as to whether the Rainbow Nation is a true reflection of Ubuntu in South Africa or whether it is just idealism. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1434 |