The chapter acknowledges that the church-state relation in Zimbabwe is a topical issue that arguably demands serious application and use of the Bantu Philosophy of Tempels. The most basic concept in Bantu philosophy is vital force and is defined as the total reality of the living networks of the relations; socio-cultural, moral and religious. It is the reason why all reality is ontologically in a relationship. Thus, from the perspective of Bantu philosophy, the Church-state relation in Zimbabwe, characterized by war, strife and tension, is judged no relationship since it lacks the fundamental and foundational basis, the vital force. My argument is that through Tempels’ experiences, the Church and state in Zimbabwe will discover that they are created for each other and for this reason it should come to their moral attention and realization that they must be in the love relationship. They must change, take each other to the heart, and give themselves to each other. The church and state in Zimbabwe are thus morally mandated to realize that they are made and created for each other. For this reason, the ethics of Tempels is decisively picked as the theoretical framework through which the Church-state relation is assessed and viewed. Two methods are used: philosophical or content analysis and applied ethics. The philosophical content analysis method is utilized to break down the issue of church-state relation in order to bring clarity, consistence and coherence. Faced with the problem of church-state relation, fundamental questions and inquiries needed to be pursued for clarification. And the pursuit of fundamental questions constituted the stock-in-trade of philosophy. The applied ethics is used to view the church-state relation in Zimbabwe from the point of view of the ethics of Tempels. The ethics of Tempels helps the researcher to think more clearly about principles of action and unravel the logical knots in reasoning about the church-state relation in Zimbabwe.

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The Church-State Relation in Zimbabwe: Assessed Through Temples

  • Alois Rutsviga

摘要

The chapter acknowledges that the church-state relation in Zimbabwe is a topical issue that arguably demands serious application and use of the Bantu Philosophy of Tempels. The most basic concept in Bantu philosophy is vital force and is defined as the total reality of the living networks of the relations; socio-cultural, moral and religious. It is the reason why all reality is ontologically in a relationship. Thus, from the perspective of Bantu philosophy, the Church-state relation in Zimbabwe, characterized by war, strife and tension, is judged no relationship since it lacks the fundamental and foundational basis, the vital force. My argument is that through Tempels’ experiences, the Church and state in Zimbabwe will discover that they are created for each other and for this reason it should come to their moral attention and realization that they must be in the love relationship. They must change, take each other to the heart, and give themselves to each other. The church and state in Zimbabwe are thus morally mandated to realize that they are made and created for each other. For this reason, the ethics of Tempels is decisively picked as the theoretical framework through which the Church-state relation is assessed and viewed. Two methods are used: philosophical or content analysis and applied ethics. The philosophical content analysis method is utilized to break down the issue of church-state relation in order to bring clarity, consistence and coherence. Faced with the problem of church-state relation, fundamental questions and inquiries needed to be pursued for clarification. And the pursuit of fundamental questions constituted the stock-in-trade of philosophy. The applied ethics is used to view the church-state relation in Zimbabwe from the point of view of the ethics of Tempels. The ethics of Tempels helps the researcher to think more clearly about principles of action and unravel the logical knots in reasoning about the church-state relation in Zimbabwe.