Reclaiming moral fundamentals for independent Namibia

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The research will be developed and issues highlighted across six chapters. Chapter 1 will give an introduction to the study as well as a reviewing of articles written by various authors. The statement of the problem looks into the actual issues we raise and will attempt to address, and the method of conducting the research shall be explained. Chapter 2 will deal with revisiting moral fundmentals, especially with a concentration on values. Chapter 3 will look at society, culture and religion as catalysts for the creation of identity and rootedness. Chapter 4 will examine the tools required for the reconstruction of society. Chapter 5 is a compilation of views from Namibians on their cultures and their experiences in the struggle to challenge people to live lives that reflect their humanness. In Chapter 6 we shall provide conclusions and a general summary of this study

If we believe that God has placed humans as co-workers in the arena of the world, we should expect them to be or to act responsibly and be accountable to their Maker. In their relation to the created world, which includes the environment, humans have yet to discover the full measure of themselves "for it is as we till the earth, gather food, produce culture and transform the environment in order to nourish and sustain life that possibilities arise for the building of a just, righteous and caring society in which life may yet become fully human in this world which is in the making" (Maimela, 1984:204)

Finally, the true respect for one's own life will be reflected in the way one encounters, treats and values another. The richness of the African experience can be employed to reclaim the aspects necessary for living life in freedom and to act responsibly