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Public pastoral care as nexus and opportunity for a transformed practical theology within decolonisation discourse in South African higher education

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 2018
The discussion on decolonisation of universities that started in 2015 has been raging in different spaces within South Africa and other parts of the world. The question of the relevance of the curriculum in universities, which is a curriculum that is responsive to South African and African issues, has come to the forefront.
V. Magezi
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From Pastoral Care to Public Health: An Ethnographic Case Study of Collaborative Governance in a Local Food Bank [PDF]

The Open Public Health Journal, 2017
Background: Escalating urgent demand for subsistence, especially from young families, has been matched by the rapid increase in food bank outlets in the United Kingdom. The majority of these have originated in faith based initiatives, initially through small back street service outlets and, more recently as ...
G. Meads
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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 to People Working in Mining in South Africa from the Perspective of African Women’s Ecotheologies [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
The challenges of pastorally caring for people working in mining in South Africa are addressed by considering scenarios typical to a mining environment. Since mining is considered to be potentially detrimental to the environment, the insights of African ...
Christina Landman
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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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The effect of pastoral care and mentorship programmes on psychosocial adjustment and academic performance of students in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya

African Journal of Empirical Research
Schools that are founded on Christian principles have chaplaincy services that are meant to mold students to develop as whole person physically, morally, spiritually, and mentally. Despite the fact that there are chaplaincy services in secondary schools in Kakamega County,  indiscipline continues to affect many schools and hence, becoming a deterrent ...
Laban Welakoko Sikolia, Moses Poipoi, Peter Odera   +2 more
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A model for improving pastoral support and care for church members living with human immunodeficiency virus and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Limpopo province

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major public health issue, with high infection rates and significant mortality. The role of churches in HIV prevention has been largely debated, particularly concerning the use of condoms ...
Tshifhiwa S. Netshapapame, Cairo Ntimane
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Public Theology and public pastoral care in (South) Africa

Spirituality in diversity: South East Asia meets South Africa - Towards a global view of Spiritual Counselling, 2019
Ulrike Elsdörfer
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Toward Public Pastoral Theology: A Renewed Paradigm of Care

Korea Presbyterian Journal of Theology, 2017
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Case Report: Simultaneous hepatic and renal echinococcosis in a child: a multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionEchinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a significant public health issue, particularly in pastoral regions. This zoonotic disease is globally distributed and most prevalent in areas with frequent human-livestock interactions. The
Quanyu Zhou, Yuxiao Xia, Haibo Zou
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