Communities facing disruption: the need to shift from individual to community paradigms in pastoral care

In a country regarded as one of the most violent and unequal in the world, no community in South Africa is spared the intrusive, disruptive and traumatizing effects of a seemingly well-established culture of violence. Although people are affected by these in an individual capacity, the well-being of...

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Main Author: Mouton, D. P. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2014
In: Acta theologica
Year: 2014, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-107
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Summary:In a country regarded as one of the most violent and unequal in the world, no community in South Africa is spared the intrusive, disruptive and traumatizing effects of a seemingly well-established culture of violence. Although people are affected by these in an individual capacity, the well-being of entire communities is at risk. This presents us with the question of whether our pastoral care orientations are adequately aligned with the needs of the communities affected by disruptive phenomena. In response to this question the article sets out to present a pleading case for pastoral theologians and care givers to become aware of the traumatizing contexts within which our communities exist. It further provides Biblical and theological motivation for a (w)holistic understanding of health, well-being, healing and restoration that is only fully understood when such understanding is undergirded by an acute awareness of the relational and communal dimension of each of these.
ISSN:1015-8758
Contains:In: Acta theologica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4314/actat.v34i1.6