Virtues and Values: The African and African American Experience (Facets)

By Peter J. Paris

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In this small gem of moral reflection, renowned ethicist Peter Paris reveals key elements of a distinctive African worldview. Centered in concepts of God, community, family, and person, they ground the virtues and values most prized by African Americans and African peoples everywhere. Adapted from Paris's acclaimed volume The Spirituality of African Peoples, the book sketches a rich alternative and corrective to individualist western ethics and provides a potent resource for religious ethics today. Book jacket.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0800636619

ISBN13:9780800636616

Release Date:March 2004

Publisher:Fortress Press

Length:96 Pages

Weight:0.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 4.3" x 7.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Ethics & Morality Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Spirituality

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