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Pastoral Care and Mental Health in Post-Pandemic South Africa: A Narrative Review Exploring New Ways to Serve Those in Our Care

Religions, 2023
COVID-19 has had severe consequences for congregants worldwide. During the period of lockdown regulations, congregants were isolated from pastoral care when such care was most needed. Social distancing, wearing masks, and other regulations changed how we
Janice K. Moodley, Rabson Hove
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Public Theology as a Theology of Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Pastoral Care Contribution

Religions
The negative impacts of COVID-19, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, political unrest, and natural disasters in sub-Saharan Africa have caused widespread suffering.
Patrick Nanthambwe
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Reflection on pastoral care in Africa: Towards discerning emerging pragmatic pastoral ministerial responses

In die Skriflig, 2016
Pastoral care takes different forms in responding to people’s needs in their context. Accordingly, over the centuries it has evolved in response to emerging needs. Historical developments in pastoral care are well-documented.
Vhumani Magezi
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Community healing and the role of pastoral care of the ill and suffering in Africa

In die Skriflig, 2006
The extended family (community) in Africa plays a crucial role in the process of healing. However, while the role of the community is invaluable, many scholars overlook its other side.
V. Magezi
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History and developments of pastoral care in Africa: A survey and proposition for effective contextual pastoral caregiving

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
The practice of pastoral care (cura animarum) over the ages has been informed and influenced by the need to develop creative ways (interventions) to respond to people’s contextual challenges. These approaches have been well documented.
Vhumani Magezi
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Why is pastoral care crucial to Africa? Towards an African pastoral care perspective

Theologia Viatorum
Without a doubt, pastoral care as the frontline ministry of the church has been crucial in Africa. Numerous obstacles confronting the African continent as a whole make pastoral care indispensable.
Patrick Nanthambwe
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Pastoral care in Africa – what is it? An ontological approach

Acta Theologica
As a sub-focus area of African theology, “Pastoral care in Africa” has been discussed considerably since the beginning of the post-colonial period in the 1960s. However, few scholars have articulated a definitional framework.
V. Magezi
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Towards Effective Pastoral Caregiving within Contemporary Post-Colonial Praxis in Africa: A Discernment of Care Needs for ‘Now’ and ‘Intervention’ Propositions

Religions
Post-colonial Africa and its attendant challenges, including disillusionment during democratic dispensation and racial tensions among black and white people, constitute a problem that calls for interventions from all social actors.
Vhumani Magezi
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Pastoral care and healing in Africa: Towards an Adamic Christological practical theology imagination for pastoral healing

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
This article argues that the challenge and need for relevant ministry models is critical for effective Christian ministry and pastoral ministry as practical life ministry.
Vhumani Magezi, Christopher Magezi
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The university classroom as a hermeneutical community for the contextualisation of pastoral care in South Africa

In die Skriflig, 2018
This article originates from a practical theological paradigm and uses an auto-ethnographic research method as it is a reflection on my own teaching and learning duties at the Faculty of Theology to multi-cultural students.
Amanda L. du Plessis
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