Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective
The nature and importance of moral agency for the transformation of persons and society, particularly from a Christian perspective, are discussed in this article. The focus is on cultural pathways and pitfalls with respect to the formation and exercise of moral agency on the part of individuals, lea...
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| description | The nature and importance of moral agency for the transformation of persons and society, particularly from a Christian perspective, are discussed in this article. The focus is on cultural pathways and pitfalls with respect to the formation and exercise of moral agency on the part of individuals, leaders and communities. The six dimensions of cultural values as developed by Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars (2000) are used as a framework to describe and evaluate mainly western and African cultural values in order to identify ways of developing moral responsibility and genuine social transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be70fca0be304f6ebc6f1a998d0f13e72022-12-22T01:26:46ZafrScriber Editorial SystemsKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship0023-270X2304-85572010-07-0175310.4102/koers.v75i3.97Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspectiveL. Kretzschmar0Department of Philosophy & Systematic Theology, University of South Africa, PretoriaThe nature and importance of moral agency for the transformation of persons and society, particularly from a Christian perspective, are discussed in this article. The focus is on cultural pathways and pitfalls with respect to the formation and exercise of moral agency on the part of individuals, leaders and communities. The six dimensions of cultural values as developed by Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars (2000) are used as a framework to describe and evaluate mainly western and African cultural values in order to identify ways of developing moral responsibility and genuine social transformation.https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/97Christian EthicsCultureLeadershipMoral AgencyMoral CommunitiesMoral Values |
| spellingShingle | L. Kretzschmar Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship Christian Ethics Culture Leadership Moral Agency Moral Communities Moral Values |
| title | Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective |
| title_full | Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective |
| title_fullStr | Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective |
| title_short | Cultural pathways and pitfalls in South Africa: a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a Christian perspective |
| title_sort | cultural pathways and pitfalls in south africa a reflection on moral agency and leadership from a christian perspective |
| topic | Christian Ethics Culture Leadership Moral Agency Moral Communities Moral Values |
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