Participation as a Christian Ethic: Wojtyla’s Phenomenology of Subject-in-Community, Ubuntu, and the Trinity

Participation is defined as being-with and acting-for others with the aim of advancing the common good. Karol Wojtyla’s philosophy of community and the Sub-Saharan ethic known as Ubuntu are used to describe a participative ethic. These philosophies approach participation in a particular way—namely,...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2019-01, Vol.10 (1), p.57
Main Author: Pembroke, Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
community
Morality
Participation
Phenomenology
Philosophy
Subjectivity
Theology
Trinity
Ubuntu
Wojtyla, Karol
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Summary:Participation is defined as being-with and acting-for others with the aim of advancing the common good. Karol Wojtyla’s philosophy of community and the Sub-Saharan ethic known as Ubuntu are used to describe a participative ethic. These philosophies approach participation in a particular way—namely, through positing both an ‘I-Thou’ and a ‘We’ dimension. Neither in Wojtyla’s philosophy, nor in Ubuntu, do we find references to Christian theology. Though it is evident that these philosophies incorporate certain moral values embraced by the Christian community, it is necessary to make the theological alignment explicit. The main aim of the essay is to do just that. It is argued that participation is rightly construed as a Trinitarian ethic.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel10010057