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Attachment theory and religious violence : theorizing adult religious psychopathology
(Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, 2017)This paper explores the ways in which attachment disruptions might increase the risk of adult religious psychopathology by drawing parallels between the possible symbolisms lying behind religious violence and the concept ... -
Decolonising development? : re-claiming Biko and a black theology of liberation within the context of faith based organisations in South Africa
(Southern African Missiological Society, 2018)An upsurge in interest with regard to the role of religion in development has also seen an increase in the study of Faith Based Organisations (FBO’s). These organisations have been less well studied within the South African ... -
Die skending van die menswaardigheid van ouer bruin staatspensioenarisse
(LitNet, 2017)In hierdie bydrae word die sosio-ekonomiese situasie van bruin ouer persone teologies-pastoraal vertolk om te probeer vasstel of hierdie situasie hul menswaardigheid skend. Vir hierdie doel is ’n teologiese teorie van ... -
Die reformatoriese verstaan van die geloofsgemeenskap (gemeente) as ’n publieke gemeenskap
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2008)This article focuses on the Reformed theological understanding of the church as a public church. Although the Reformation did not know the term ‘public church’, the concept behind the term was from the beginning intrinsic ... -
A feminist pastoral approach to gender-based violence in intimate partner relationship within marriage
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From my experience as a minister in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, I have observed that gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships is prevalent in society. Pastoral care focusing on ... -
Mission as frontier-crossing and identity formation : an integrating contextual missiology
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)This paper introduces preliminary parameters of an integrating contextual missiology (ICM). It develops the thematic and methodological aspects of cultural, ethnic and religious frontiers and identities in mission and ... -
Resilience of faith communities on the Cape Flats [SA] : a pastoral theological perspective
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)Coloured and Black communities on the Cape Flats were established on the Cape Flats as part of Verwoerdian Apartheid, a massive programme of social engineering implemented by the National Party which came to power in 1948 ... -
Pastorale berading as deel van die multidissiplinêre voortgesette behandeling van middelafhanklike persone
(2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the current contribution of pastoral counseling to the continuous care of persons recovering from substance abuse in the Western Cape from the viewpoint of increasing the ... -
Mission as humanisation in the life and work of Bishop Joseph Shanahan : theological evaluation of an intercultural encounter in South-East Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The predilection of humanity to replace the core essentiality of its existence with a peripheral worldview is plausible. This might be due to the dearth of humanistic virtues in Christendom today, resulting ... -
Sexual violence : from abuse (power) to "sacrament" (human dignity) : towards the sanctification of the genitals in a pastoral hermeneutics
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)It is argued that sexual violence and rape (the abuse of power) has its roots in an understanding of sex and sexuality derived from the spiritual notion of intimate love (healthy sexuality) and responsible human decision ... -
Missio Dei and ethnic diversity in Africa : a reflection on the metaphor of community
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)This article explores the concept of the missio Dei as it affects the Christian missionary enterprise in Africa. It offers a brief overview of the theocentric understanding of mission as a holistic approach that does not ... -
Clowning on the pulpit? : contours of a comic vision on preaching
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)This paper revisits the concept of the preacher as clown, tracing some aspects of the basic philosophy and history behind this somewhat unconventional understanding of the ministry. Attention is given to aspects such as ... -
As it is in heaven? : reflections on liturgical reframing
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)This article reflects on the phenomenon of a growing dissatisfaction and restlessness with traditional forms of worship as well as on some conceptions of the notion of liturgical renewal. It proposes that a fundamental ... -
The role of the church in ending female genital mutilation/cutting in order to promote the flourishing of women : a case study of the Wolaita Kale Heywet Church, Southern Ethiopia
(2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is the most harmful traditional practice (HTP) when it comes to affecting the flourishing of women in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. This study is motivated by the ... -
Churches as community development locus : addressing the challenges of the girl child in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The girl child in Zimbabwe encounters great suffering emanating from cultural, traditional and, at times, religious factors. These, in total, make the girl child’s life challenges innumerable. While the ... -
The hermeneutics of intercultural pastoral care : from 'psyche' to 'position' (Habitus) within the healing dynamics of life (Cura vitae)
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2010)n a systemic approach to life care (cura vitae), position and habitus becomes more predominant as guiding constructs in theory formation for a pastoral anthropology than personality and behaviour and their relatedness ... -
Pastoral anthropology beyond the paradigm of medieval thinking : from 'cura animarum' (the anthropologyof substantial thinking and nous) to 'cura vitae' (the anthropology of systems thinking and phronesis)
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2010)The philosophy of the middle ages can be described as the period of scholasticism. Scholasticism is a technical term for the period wherein the Christian faith and doctrine started to merge with the paradigms of ancient, ... -
Reading films as human texts : yesterday and the dismantling of stigmatisation in a pastoral hermeneutics within the context of the HIV pandemic
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2009)The paper, based on a masters’ thesis, explores the possibility of extending the traditional understanding of theology as fides quarens intellectum, with its emphasis on knowledge, to fides quares imaginem, with its ... -
Women and church leadership revised : the implications of a missional ecclesiology and a theological anthropology
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2010)The position of women in church leadership positions is still a burning issue. A key aspect of the issue is sexual identity and its implication for women in church leadership structures. Changing contexts and shifting ... -
The liminality of liturgy
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2010)This paper proposes that the church cannot be edified without taking cognizance of the role and function of liturgy. Whilst liturgical experimentation seems to be the rule of the day, a plea is made for responsible liturgical ...
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