| Summary: | Doctor Educationis === This thesis will investigate the narrative approach to moral formation by comparing the
narrative paradigm as espoused by James H. Cone and Stanley Hauerwas and will apply the
findings to post-Apartheid South Africa. I am interested in the extent to which the principles
of modernity forms part of the society and the shaping of morality, yet the thesis does not focus
on modernity, but on narrative as ideal ethical framework for moral formation. This thesis will
look at community, narrative and agency through Stanley Hauerwas’ notion of virtue and
James H. Cone’s views of black theology and oppression as means for narrative informed moral
formation. This thesis is divided into three major parts. First; an investigation into narrative
which includes the arguments made against modernity, narrative and history as it pertains to
moral formation and how narrative is understood. Second; James H. Cone and Stanley
Hauerwas’ views on narrative and moral formation followed by closer look at Cone and
Hauerwas and the critiques of their views. Third; contextualising the findings in a South
African context by using the findings in conjunction with South African scholars. The aims are
to investigate if moral reform is possible by means of narrative ethics through justice; by means
of reconciliation and transformation.
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