RT Article
T1 The Potential of Clinical Pastoral Education in Facilitating Contextual, Effective and Affordable Pastoral Ministry for Impoverished Black Communities in South Africa
JF Black theology
VO 20
IS 3
SP 235
OP 250
A1 Buffel, O. A.
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1826654720
AB Clinical Pastoral Education is an important part of an educational process of pastoral ministry. It is also a gift that can potentially contribute meaningfully to facilitating contextual, affordable pastoral ministry for Black communities in South Africa. This article argues that for CPE to have space and a future it must be contextual and liberating. It must respond appropriately to the conditions, realities and needs of Black communities who bear the brunt of poverty and associated socio-economic-cultural and conditions. In the U.S.A context, CPE has always been a response to the conditions, realities and needs of the Americans. Equally, in the South African context, CPE cannot afford to ignore “the living human documents” (the living human web), whose realities are different from those of Americans. CPE must acknowledge that it is part of the broader field of pastoral care, which is based on Western-dominated theories. It must be inclusive and listen carefully to Black communities.
K1 living human web
K1 living human documents
K1 black communities
K1 Clinical Pastoral Education
DO 10.1080/14769948.2022.2133424