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When the community ceases to be a sanctuary : An Ethical and Theological reflection of the challenges facing families with children living with Albinism in South Africa
Ngubane, Zandile; Okyere-Manu, Beatrice (2025): When the community ceases to be a sanctuary : An Ethical and Theological reflection of the challenges facing families with children living with Albinism in South Africa, in: Molly Manyonganise, Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, Linda Naicker, u. a. (Hrsg.), Religion, Gender and Masculinities in Africa : Essays in Honour of Ezra Chitando, Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press, S. 525–540, doi: 10.20378/irb-106062.
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Religion, Gender and Masculinities in Africa : Essays in Honour of Ezra Chitando
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2025
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978-3-98989-042-8
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English
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Ezra Chitando, a renowned scholar and theologian, has been concerned with the plight of the poor, vulnerable minority groups in African society. Several of his scholarly publications have been dedicated to exposing this plight and challenging the church and the community to work towards responding to it. Chitando’s dream is to see that justice is granted to the vulnerable. One such vulnerable group in most African communities, that deserves justice and equal opportunities are people living with Albinism and their families, particularly mothers. They face many ethical, religious, and cultural challenges. Many within local communities perceive albinos as sub-humans and a special ingredient for self-enrichment concoctions. In light of this, the chapter presents analysis of 12 interviews with mothers and children living with albinism in order to understand their lived realities and experiences. Through the lens of the ethical theory of consequentialism, it emerged that many people living with albinism feel they have no right to life, they are not of the same worth and dignity as their peers, they are an endangered species as they are hunted by those seeking selfenrichment muthi. Therefore Chitando’ s call and advocacy for vulnerable groups must be extended to people living with Albinism.
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Südafrika
Albinismus
Familie
Kind
Chitando, Ezra
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Albinism
Consequentialism
Church
Myths
People living with Albinism
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Contribution to an Articlecollection
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February 13, 2025
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