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Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary Pastoral Praxis: Addressing Structural Injustice in Nomzamo Park Informal Settlement, Soweto [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
This article examines contemporary pastoral praxis in addressing structural injustice within the Nomzamo Park informal settlement in Soweto, South Africa, contributing to the contextualization of practical theology and pastoral care in the African ...
Solomon Sipho Mahlangu, PhD
doaj   +1 more source

Priesthood: A family Pastoral Care Vocation in a local Catholic Church in South Africa

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2023
The article begins by considering priesthood as a family pastoral care vocation in the local Catholic Church, South Africa. For most priests the priesthood is the superlative gift, a particular calling to participate in the mystery of Christ, a calling which confers on priests the inspiring possibility of speaking and acting in God’s holy name.
openaire   +1 more source

Some sacramental and pastoral approaches to forgiveness [PDF]

, 1993
This thesis gathers a variety of perspectives on forgiveness. It steps outside the Christian tradition to seek the contribution of the social sciences as well as considering biblical data and theological debate. It suggests forgiveness has wide meanings,
Burns, Stephen
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Green Ambiguity Shapes Sustainable Investing

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green Exchange‐Traded Funds (ETFs) have experienced strong growth in recent years, reflecting increasing investor attention toward sustainability. However, these funds rely on a wide range of environmental metrics that are often weakly aligned, raising concerns about the meaning of greenness in sustainable investing.
Rita Laura D'Ecclesia, Giacomo Morelli, Kevyn Stefanelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pastorale sorg aan beswaardes en ongeduldiges met die oog op die opbou van die gemeente

Verbum et Ecclesia, 1991
Pastoral care for the objectors and the impatient: a church growth perspective The aim of this article is to develop a pastoral theological perspective to a recent pastoral problem. This problem is the growing polarization within churches (with the focus
P. J. Rossouw
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Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
wiley   +1 more source

Healing and coping with life within challenges of spiritual insecurity: Juxtaposed consideration of Christ’s sinlessness and African ancestors in pastoral guidance

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
Spiritual insecurity among African Christians is a huge challenge. The insecurity among other things arises from African people’s former traditional African ancestral world view of ancestral veneration. The ancestors promote or hinder African Christians’
Vhumani Magezi, Christopher Magezi
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Contextual pastoral education for responsible citizenship in a complex South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
Universities’ teaching and learning strategies aim to prepare students for life and the workplace by creating a culture of innovation to solve real-life problems, so that they can participate constructively in society and lead fulfilling professional and
Amanda L. Du Plessis
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The Role of Story in Pastoral Theology: a theological examination and critique [PDF]

, 1992
Goals The thesis sets out to examine the value of the category of story in pastoral theology, and to argue for its enhanced value as one of the resources available to practical theology and thereby to the wider family of theological disciplines.
Pritchard, John
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