Models of “happiness†– A South African perspective
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5952/52-3-56Keywords:
Happiness, Segregation, Ubuntu, Modernity, South AfricaAbstract
This article explains the complex notion of “happiness†and the variety of theological approaches to happiness. It then sketches three models of happiness in the South African context: the segregation model deriving from a specific understanding of neo-Calvinism, the traditional African model based on a communitarian notion of ubuntu, and the model stemming from modernity with its emphasis on individuality and rationality. The last section is not fully developed and only outlines a Christian and Biblical understanding of happiness with emphasis on joy in the Lord that stems from both the wisdom traditions and the New Testament letters.Downloads
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2012-01-26
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