Ethical Implications of Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
The article discusses the ethical implications of xenophobic attacks on migrants and refugees in South Africa in 1994-2015. It explores the overview of these attacks after the end of the apartheid. It explores the response of the Christian churches to these attacks and the victims of the attacks. It...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| In: |
Cross currents
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-238 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Xenophobia (motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBN Sub-Saharan Africa ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Apartheid
B Refugees Crimes against B Emigration & Immigration B Immigrants Crimes against B South Africa B Church History B History B Xenophobia |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The article discusses the ethical implications of xenophobic attacks on migrants and refugees in South Africa in 1994-2015. It explores the overview of these attacks after the end of the apartheid. It explores the response of the Christian churches to these attacks and the victims of the attacks. It also challenges the church to take more action and social responsibilities to prevent reoccurrences of these attacks. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12180 |