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The community, which is represented by the circle is built on relationships, sharing, love and dignity. The four elements also encompass the full understanding of unity. Any unity that does not include these four essentials is flawed even before it is tried. Binding the four elements is the revolving fullness of life. A community does not exist without these four elements which need to operate together. If one element is present without the other three, then there is no community.
So both the theological and ethical implications of this study point to the need for unity among people. The communities of the early believers impacted heavily on the theological discourses that were current at that time. This framework provides the opportunity for the ELCZ to build a theological foundation for Lutherans in Zimbabwe. Ukama/ubuntu are local indigenous resources that guide all other experiences of life and lay a foundation on which to build a theology of unity. If the ELCZ does not take this theological matrix of unity seriously, then it could be heading for its own demise.
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This study has shown how ubuntu and ukama together with Luther‟s understanding of
“becoming a Christ for a neighbour” can be used as resources for unity within the Lutheran communities in Zimbabwe. These local resources can be used together with Luther‟s ethic of love to solve tensions within the church. A theological framework of unity has been suggested and suggestions made as to how the values that undergird this framework could be helpful to the church. Unity is power!
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