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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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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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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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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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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 as a resource for development in the global healthcare context: Implications for Africa’s healthcare delivery system

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
Development is concerned with the transformation of people to foster their health, wholeness and growth. The link between health and development points to religion as potential social capital for development.
Emem Agbiji, Obaji Agbiji
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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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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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African Christianity and healing: Implications for pastoral care

In die Skriflig, 2023
The rapid rise of Christianity in the developing world, and specifically in Africa, has asked renewed questions about pastoral theology and pastoral care.
John S. Klaasen
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Expressive therapy in contextual pastoral care and counselling

In die Skriflig, 2020
From the early 1970s, and especially since South Africa became a democratic state under the governance of the African National Congress in 1994, many voices have called for decolonising the programs presented at universities. With this article, we as the
Amanda L. du Plessis, Gert Breed
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