Om die evangelie in jou eie taal te sien : ervarings van in- en of uitsluiting van dowe persone in 'n gemeentelike konteks - 'n gevallestudie
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2023-12-15
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
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AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Kultuurdowe persone, wat hoofsaaklik Gebaretaal, as voorkeurtaal gebruik, beleef soms taalongeregtighede, linguistiese-marginalisering en stigmatisering. Die hoofstroom kerk sluit Kultuurdowe persone soms uit as gevolg hiervan. So word die Blye Boodskap vir Kultuurdowes verbloem. Die rede is, die kerk se taal, se simbole, kultuur, houdings en hul algemene siening oor Dowe persone, is verwyder van die Kultuurdowe Christene sʼn. Kultuurdowe persone word die geleentheid ontneem om hul priesterskap as Christen-gelowiges uit te leef. Die studie het binne die vakgebied Praktiese Teologie plaas gevind en die navorsingsfokus was op gemeentestudies. Die navorsing is kwalitatief, induktief, en sosiaal konstruktivisties van aard en die navorsingsresultate word as ʼn gevallestudie aangeteken. Die navorsingsvraag was, of Dowegelowiges, die ervaring van in-en of uitsluiting binne die Dowe Familiekerk (DFK), in Worcester, binne ʼn gemeentelike konteks ervaar het of nie. Daar is met ʼn aantal Kultuurdowe persone semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude gevoer. Die resultate is tematies ontleed met gebruik van ATLAS. Ti as navorsingsinstrument. In die Dowe Familiekerk (DFK) te Worcester, blyk dit dat Dowe lidmate uitsluiting ten opsigte van besluitnemingsprosesse beleef. Wanneer daar nie Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal (SAGT) tydens gemeentelike byeenkomste gebruik word nie, vind daar taalongeregtigheid plaas. Die navorsingsresultate toon aan dat die Dowe lidmate wel toeganklikheid en ʼn eenheid beleef te midde van ʼn ruim kulturele diversiteit en getuig dat die DFK tog ʼn geestelike tuiste vir hulle is. Die navorsing toon dat die volgende faktore in- en of uitsluiting beïnvloed, naamlik; toeganklikheid, verhoudinge en verandering. Hierdie drie het aanleiding gegee tot gevoelens van of in- en of uitsluiting van Dowe lidmate van die DFK. Die studie dra verder tot akademiese navorsing in Suid Afrika by, in soverre, dat die Dowe Familiekerk ʼn gawe vir die breër kerk is. Die lidmate van die DFK het binne een gemeente, horende-, Dowe-, sowel as meervoudige gestremdhede- en veelrassige lidmate. DFK bestaan ook uit lidmate van ʼn multi--kulturele afkoms.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Culturally Deaf persons, who mainly use Sign Language as their preferred language, sometimes experience linguistic injustice, marginalization and stigmatization. The mainstream church sometimes excludes Culturally Deaf people because of this. Thus the Good News for the Deaf is obscured. The reason being, because of the church's language used, symbols, culture, attitudes and their general view of Deaf people are removed from the Deaf Christians' culture. Culturally deaf persons are deprived of the opportunity to live out their priesthood of all believers. The study took place within the field of Practical Theology and the research focus was on parish studies. The research is qualitative, inductive, and social constructivist in nature and the research results are recorded as a case study. The research question was, whether Deaf believers experienced the experience of inclusion and exclusion within the Deaf Family Church (DFK), in Worcester, within a congregational context or not. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a number of Culturally Deaf persons. The results were thematically analysed using ATLAS. Ti as a research tool. In the Deaf Family Church (DFK) in Worcester, it appears that Deaf members experience exclusion in terms of decision-making processes. When South African Sign Language (SAGT) is not used during congregational gatherings, language injustice occurs. The research results show that the Deaf members do experience accessibility and a unity in the midst of a wide cultural diversity and testify that the DFK is after all a spiritual home for them. The research shows that the following factors influence inclusion and or exclusion, namely; accessibility, relationships and change. These three gave rise to feelings of either inclusion or exclusion of Deaf members of the DFK. The study further contributes to academic research in South Africa, insofar as the Deaf Family Church is a gift to the wider church. Within one congregation, the members of the DFK have hearing, Deaf, as well as multiple disabilities and multiracial members. DFK also consists of members from a multi-cultural background.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Culturally Deaf persons, who mainly use Sign Language as their preferred language, sometimes experience linguistic injustice, marginalization and stigmatization. The mainstream church sometimes excludes Culturally Deaf people because of this. Thus the Good News for the Deaf is obscured. The reason being, because of the church's language used, symbols, culture, attitudes and their general view of Deaf people are removed from the Deaf Christians' culture. Culturally deaf persons are deprived of the opportunity to live out their priesthood of all believers. The study took place within the field of Practical Theology and the research focus was on parish studies. The research is qualitative, inductive, and social constructivist in nature and the research results are recorded as a case study. The research question was, whether Deaf believers experienced the experience of inclusion and exclusion within the Deaf Family Church (DFK), in Worcester, within a congregational context or not. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a number of Culturally Deaf persons. The results were thematically analysed using ATLAS. Ti as a research tool. In the Deaf Family Church (DFK) in Worcester, it appears that Deaf members experience exclusion in terms of decision-making processes. When South African Sign Language (SAGT) is not used during congregational gatherings, language injustice occurs. The research results show that the Deaf members do experience accessibility and a unity in the midst of a wide cultural diversity and testify that the DFK is after all a spiritual home for them. The research shows that the following factors influence inclusion and or exclusion, namely; accessibility, relationships and change. These three gave rise to feelings of either inclusion or exclusion of Deaf members of the DFK. The study further contributes to academic research in South Africa, insofar as the Deaf Family Church is a gift to the wider church. Within one congregation, the members of the DFK have hearing, Deaf, as well as multiple disabilities and multiracial members. DFK also consists of members from a multi-cultural background.
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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.