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The Concept of Forgiveness and its Social Cultural Significance among Tabwa People of Congo

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  • Cyprien Nkoma Kamengwa1

    (Department of Counseling Psychology, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya)

  • Joyzy Pius Egunjobi

    (Psycho-Spiritual Institute of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya)

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Forgiveness is one of the hardest things to give and it is almost always given to those who don’t even deserve it. Some people don’t even like to think or even talk about it when someone hurts them. Holding on to anger and resentment can be an attitude adopted by some people in this world. On the other hand, some other people choose to practice forgiveness. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover the practice of forgiveness and its significance among people who have experienced hurt from others among some members of the Tabwa ethnic community (DRC). The study used a Transcendental Phenomenological Research design. Convenient sampling was used to select 10 participants aged between 20 to 60 from the Tabwa ethnic community. The study used an interview guide for data collection. A thematic approach was employed for data analysis. The results of the study indicated that the participants allocated a great importance to forgiveness. It was found that the practice of forgiveness had produced some positive emotional outcomes and behaviors such as peace, happiness, freedom, sense of humility among other values.

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  • Cyprien Nkoma Kamengwa1 & Joyzy Pius Egunjobi, 2022. "The Concept of Forgiveness and its Social Cultural Significance among Tabwa People of Congo," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(12), pages 365-369, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:12:p:365-369
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