Black Consciousness as an Expression of Radical Responsibility:

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" Black Consciousness as an Expression of Radical Responsibility: "
Cornel du Toit

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082787
Doc. No	:	LA126416
Call No	:	‭10.1163/157430108X308145‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Cornel du Toit
Title & Author	:	Black Consciousness as an Expression of Radical Responsibility: [Article] : Biko an African Bonhoeffer\ Cornel du Toit
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and Theology
Date	:	2008
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/1-2
Page No	:	28–52
Abstract	:	The article reflects on the ongoing relevance of Biko's thought 30 years after his death. It is not so much a comparison between Biko and Bonhoeffer's thinking as it is a focus on one aspect of Bonhoeffer's thinking, namely the insistence on independence and self-responsibility in your own situation, which is a premise of Biko's thinking. As the father of Black Consciousness in South Africa, Biko laid the foundation for black self-understanding and self-responsibility. The value of his thinking lies in a hermeneutics of consciousness, which he established and which is a presupposition of his ideals of self-responsibility and self-emancipation. Biko's hermeneutics of the self is considered with reference to the forces that kept black people captive. Although Black Consciousness is seen as a historically contingent phenomenon, the challenge of black liberation remains. Biko's legacy is vital for the establishment of a hermeneutics of poverty and freedom, which is presented as a condition for African liberation in the 21st century. The article reflects on the ongoing relevance of Biko's thought 30 years after his death. It is not so much a comparison between Biko and Bonhoeffer's thinking as it is a focus on one aspect of Bonhoeffer's thinking, namely the insistence on independence and self-responsibility in your own situation, which is a premise of Biko's thinking. As the father of Black Consciousness in South Africa, Biko laid the foundation for black self-understanding and self-responsibility. The value of his thinking lies in a hermeneutics of consciousness, which he established and which is a presupposition of his ideals of self-responsibility and self-emancipation. Biko's hermeneutics of the self is considered with reference to the forces that kept black people captive. Although Black Consciousness is seen as a historically contingent phenomenon, the challenge of black liberation remains. Biko's legacy is vital for the establishment of a hermeneutics of poverty and freedom, which is presented as a condition for African liberation in the 21st century.
Descriptor	:	BIKO
Descriptor	:	BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS
Descriptor	:	BONHOEFFER
Descriptor	:	HERMENEUTICS OF POVERTY
Descriptor	:	HERMENEUTICS OF THE SELF
Descriptor	:	SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/157430108X308145‬