Ubuntu and Defining Community in America: A 21^st Century Viewpoint

Abstract

a b s t r a c tThe Southern African concept of Ubuntu offers a promising framework for envisioning and promoting a level of interdependence and resilience that can help Americans overcome the divisive and hostile nature of public interactions in communities across the country. k e y w o r d s : interbeing, Ubuntu, veterans, community collaborations, feminism and womanism