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Overcoming fragmentation and waste in health care systems in Africa: Collaboration of health care professionals with pastoral caregivers

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
This article explores the possibility and limits of collaboration between medical professionals and pastoral caregivers with a view to overcoming fragmentation and waste in the African hospital care sector. It argues that the quality of health and health
Emem Agbiji, Christina Landman
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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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‘Deliver us from patriarchy’: A gendered perspective of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa and implications for pastoral care [PDF]

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020
The church is a fertile ground for nurturing and protecting patriarchy. Within the Christian church, gender equality remains a theoretical notion, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (ELCSA) is no exception in this regard. Written from
Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale
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A practical-theological reflection on the usage of symbols and metaphors in intercultural pastoral care in South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The African continent is associated with a variety of problems. Irrespective of having achieved a new democracy more than two decades ago, South Africa still seems to suffer the same fate as the rest of the continent because of the inability to solve its
Amanda Du Plessis
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The cultural aspect in the contextualisation of pastoral caregiving ministry

In die Skriflig, 2017
Due to the political changes during the last three decades in South Africa, many voices raised for the post-colonializing of sciences. This is also applicable to the pastoral caregiving ministry.
Amanda L. du Plessis
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Pastoral Care Regarding Sexual Addictions within the Context of the Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches in South Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The practice of pastoral care is concerned with humanity’s total welfare encompassing the emotional, spiritual, psychological, and personal spheres as they pertain to, but are not limited to, sexuality-related matters.
Mmamajoro Phalatsi-Shilubana
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A pastoral psychological approach to domestic violence in South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
South Africa suffers a scourge of domestic violence. Colonial oppression upset the delicate balance between ‘discipline’ and ‘protection’ in traditional cultures.
Petronella J. Davies, Yolanda Dreyer
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The African Pastor as a Public Figure in Response to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa: A Public Pastoral Intervention

Religions
The burgeoning field of public theology has garnered significant scholarly attention. Amidst its multifaceted discussions, a recurring theme asserts that theology plays a vital and irreplaceable role in public discourse.
Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi
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Ecclesiastico-pastoral care for social security grant holders in South Africa

In die Skriflig
This article aims to address the gap in research on ecclesiastical and pastoral care for congregational members dependent on government grants from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
Christina Landman
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Cultural dynamics of gender-based violence and pastoral care in South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Gender-based violence is a prevalent issue that impacts most South Africans. The spread of sexual violence has created and atmosphere of intense fear in most homes.
Lufuluvhi M. Mudimeli, Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini   +1 more
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