Understanding Ubuntu Traditions w/ Prof James Ogude - Origins of Humanism Series

Ubuntu: I am because we are. 🌍✨

CLH & Association of Black Humanists presents: Understanding Ubuntu Traditions with Professor James Ogude

We’re proud to present this special joint online event hosted by Central London Humanists and the Association of Black Humanists, launching our new Global Origins of Humanism series. In this series, we explore philosophical traditions from around the world that have influenced contemporary humanist thinking.

For our first talk, we welcome Professor James Ogude, Director at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria and a leading global authority on Ubuntu — a powerful African ethical tradition rooted in community, compassion, and shared humanity.

Professor Ogude will guide us through the core tenets of Ubuntu and discuss:

• Ubuntu as a relational philosophy of personhood and dignity
• Community and co-agency as foundations for justice and healing
• Ubuntu’s influence on postcolonial African thought and its relevance today
• How Ubuntu connects to modern-day humanist values
  💬 A live Q&A session will follow the talk.

💡 Learn more about Professor Ogude and his work:
🎓 Profile at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship
📗 Ubuntu and Personhood
📙 Ubuntu and the Everyday
📘 Ubuntu and the Reconstitution of Community
📽️ Ubuntu and the Principle of Co-Agency (YouTube)

This event is free and open to all. Whether you’re a long-time humanist or just curious to explore ethical traditions from Africa and beyond, you’re warmly invited.

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