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Theses and Dissertations (Practical Theology)
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)I would like to draw attention to the experiences of ordained Coloured women in South Africa, in particular those ministering to congregations in the Uniting Reformed Church South Africa (URCSA) in the Western Cape. Coloured ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)Human trafficking or Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is a global problem and a significant human rights crisis. A large body of scholarship agrees that human trafficking is modern day slavery and a gross infringement on the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-04-24)Unquestionably, it is perspicuous that previously “churched” people who fall in the eighteen to thirty-two age demographic, which is also identified by Arnett (1998) as emerging adults, are leaving the church in increasing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This study explores the use of technology in families. The research question pertains to how the frequent use of technology affects family relationships. The study aims to come to a deeper understanding of how the use of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02)Traumatic experiences can have an impact on faith. HeartMath can be utilised to help overcome traumatic experiences. This research focused on a HeartMath intervention, emphasising psychophysiological coherence, sense of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10)The study assessed the Pentecostal leadership disputes in Zimbabwe in light of Pastoral Challenges. An African proverb states that "When two elephants fight, the grass suffers." This saying is particularly relevant to the ...
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Gender Based Violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns : a pastoral care challenge (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-30)The study was a qualitative inquiry conducted with two set of participants (ZMW and Pentecostal/ Charismatic Clergy). The ZMW were victims of Gender-Based Violence during the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Pentecostal/ ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)This study focuses on why single-parent families do not experience themselves as true families within a church context and do not receive the necessary equipment and support in the faith formation of their adolescent ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This research aims seeks to explore pastoral care models for bereaved mothers and to understand the various approaches clergy members use in providing support and care to mothers who have experienced the loss of a child. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-11)This study begins by framing the challenges for theological education/formation which remain disconnected from urban realities. The rationale for the study stems from a personal experience as a participant in a praxis-based ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-06)Population and economic growth in and around Gauteng Province in South Africa gave rise to the Gauteng City-Region. Previous research within the Gauteng City-Region indicates positive correlation between perceived quality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This study explores the way that ancient Near Eastern hospitality, as revealed in the Bible, can inform and impact contemporary ecclesial welcome and inclusiveness, with specific attention to inviting LGBTQQIA+ (Lesbian, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-24)The problem concerning this research is why, after a century of professional study, training, and resourcing in youth ministry, does the American church still experience generational attrition? This research argues that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)Many factors come together to make Christian preaching effective and authentic. This thesis examines the current state of homiletical practice and formation in Francophone African Lutheran church bodies, with the goal of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Nurses encounter many requirements from patients and other professional groups. Due to the increasing complexity, nurses cannot care for the patients according to their values. As a result, more and more nurses question ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Substance abuse by learners in South African schools has become a daunting task that requires all the stakeholders to work together to normalise the situation which has escalated to greater heights because of the illicit ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Groepe vorm oral in die samelewing. Sommige word doelbewus gegenereer. Ander ontstaan spontaan. Die uitgangspunt van hierdie studie is dat kleingroepe ’n kardinale deel van gemeentes en geloofsgemeenskappe kan uitmaak en ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Behoeftes van en bediening aan universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika: ‘n Empiriese studie (Needs of and ministry to university students in South Africa: an Empirical study) is an empirical study conducted in the student ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The purpose of this study was to investigate how pastors should pastorally intervene in addressing the street homelessness that is becoming a rampant issue, with a focus on Sunnyside, in the City of Tshwane. The study ...