Praying, believing and being church : a ritual-liturgical exploration

dc.contributor.advisorWepener, Cas, 1972-
dc.contributor.coadvisorVan Wyk, Tanya
dc.contributor.emailhiltonscottrev@gmail.comen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateScott, Hilton Robert
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T07:11:48Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T07:11:48Z
dc.date.created2018-04-20
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is the result of a concern over ‘being church’ in a multicultural setting, in accordance with the aphorism ‘Lex orandi, lex credendi, lex (con)vivendi’ (cf. Smit 2004). The urban setting of the City of Centurion, in Gauteng Province, The Republic of South Africa, displays a diversity of cultures, languages and individuals in relation with one another. South Africans, as a nation, are still learning to live together (lex (con)vivendi), in unity and inclusivity, some two decades after the birth of democracy in a post-Apartheid context. This context cannot be overlooked, neither can the multicultural context of urban South Africa. Therefore, the research question of this thesis is: how does the form and content of prayer impact the ways in which people connect with God and other people? In the first chapter, the research problem was stated. The second chapter described theory relevant to the research project as well as the research methodology. In the third chapter, the qualitative research data was described. Chapter four involved drawing on theories from various arts and sciences to interpret the empirical data. The fifth chapter considered theological concepts that would aid in developing ethical norms and learning from ‘good practice’. The sixth, and final chapter, formed a pragmatic response by means of suggesting a new theory for praxis. The suggested theory for praxis involves the liturgical inculturation process of continual critical-reciprocal interactions between liturgy and culture, with the inclusion of focussing on the concepts of unity and inclusivity. This should then aid the worshippers’ unity and inclusivity in ‘being church’, in living together — with one another (lex (con)vivendi) in a multicultural setting. Key terms: Liturgy; Liturgical inculturation; Culture; Prayer; Ritual; Ritualisation; Inclusivity; Unity; Practical Theology; Ecclesiology.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.degreePhDen_ZA
dc.description.departmentPractical Theologyen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationScott, HR 2018, Praying, believing and being church : a ritual-liturgical exploration, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63965>en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherA2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63965
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.subjectLiturgyen_ZA
dc.subjectRitual Studiesen_ZA
dc.subjectPractical Theologyen_ZA
dc.subjectEcclesiologyen_ZA
dc.subjectSystematic Theology
dc.subjectLiturgical inculturation
dc.subjectPrayer
dc.subjectRitualisation
dc.subject.otherTheology theses SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherTheology theses SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology theses SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology theses SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titlePraying, believing and being church : a ritual-liturgical explorationen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA

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