Diaconia as a sustainable form of transformation and development amongst emerging adults in a globalised South Africa
The people of Africa and South Africa are well known for their religiosity and spirituality. However, when thinking of development and transformation, not much attention is given to those two aspects. The way of thinking is rather to 'use' or 'involve' religious institutions in t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Practical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 208-220 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God NCC Social ethics RK Charity work |
| Further subjects: | B
Transformation
B Diaconia B Development B Dutch Reformed Church B emerging adults |
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| Summary: | The people of Africa and South Africa are well known for their religiosity and spirituality. However, when thinking of development and transformation, not much attention is given to those two aspects. The way of thinking is rather to 'use' or 'involve' religious institutions in the already set development or transformational plan. This happens without giving attention to existing 'spiritual capital' (which is a big part of 'social capital') found in religious ministries, practices and rituals. The paper seeks to investigate how diaconia contributed in the past and is still contributing to the sustainable development and transformation of emerging adults in the current globalised South Africa. This will be done through a historic overview of diaconia in South Africa, a current overview of the understanding/misunderstanding of diaconia and an application thereof to a globalised South African society, namely the emerging adults. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2019.1597489 |