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Text in Afrikaans / Suid-Afrikaners bevind hulle tans in 'n era van snelle sosio-politieke veranderinge. Hierdie veranderinge dra by tot 'n gevoel van ongemak en onsekerheid by die meeste Suid-Afrikaners, daarom ook by baie wit Afrikaners. In hierdie navorsing het ek gefokus op die reaksies van ses wit Afrikaanse egpare. Hoe reageer hulle op verandering? Hoe 'storie' hulle hul lewens om in te pas by die veranderende 'groter' Suid-Afrikaanse storie? Al die deelnemers was dit eens dat verandering in Suid-Afrika noodsaaklik was. Hulle is egter bekommerd oor die hoë voorkoms van geweld en die onsekerheid oor die toekoms. Hulle kinders se veiligheid en toekoms is veral 'n hoë prioriteit. In my navorsing bet ek ook aandag geskenk aan die rol van die pastor in hierdie proses. Ten slotte het ek aanbevelings gemaak wat waardevol kan wees vir die pastor en sy pastorale werk. / South Africans find themselves amidst an era of rapid socio-political change. These changes create a sense of impermanence and uneasiness amongst most South Africans, and therefore amongst white Afrikaners too. In this study I focused on the reactions of six white Afrikaans couples. How do they react to change? How do they 'story' their own lives to fit in with the changing 'bigger' South African story? All these couples felt that change was necessary. They are coping well with the changes but they are worried about the high levels of violence and the uncertainty about the future. Their children and their safety seem a priority. In my research I have also attended to the pastor' s role in this process. Lastly I made recommendations that can be helpful for the pastor and his pastoral work. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Praktiese Teologie (Pastorale Terapie))

Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2009. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-169).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1995. / Includes project summary. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-128).

A depressão é um dos transtornos, condições e estados mais frequentes entre a humanidade contemporânea, tanto assim que foi chamada de resfriado da psicopatologia. Vivemos em tempos de depressões. Essa sua prevalência faz com que se imponha como uma das situações mais desafiadoras na sociedade atual, revelando, assim, a necessidade de alternativas que sejam metodologicamente refletidas e aprofundadas pelas mais variadas áreas do saber, especialmente as das Ciências Humanas. Na área da teologia, optamos no presente trabalho pelo aconselhamento pastoral. Isso porque o mesmo tem a sua principal inquietação e interação relacionada com o sofrimento humano, seja ele individual ou coletivo. Nesse sentido, o aconselhamento pastoral, que tem como base a fé cristã e a comunidade eclesial como espaço terapêutico de cuidado, apresenta preciosas ferramentas que, como ação prática e metodologicamente refletida, visam interagir, entender e intervir também no que se passa com quem está sofrendo por depressão. Conseguintemente, a presente pesquisa analisa como a poimênica e o aconselhamento pastoral podem se desenvolver como formas de cuidado com pessoas em situação de depressão. Para tanto, averigua as principais implicações, influências e características das depressões e dos estados de depressividade na vida humana, e o faz especialmente através de contribuições das áreas da Psiquiatria e da Psicologia, estabelecendo, assim, um diálogo interdisciplinar de ambas com a teologia, na construção e no aperfeiçoamento daquilo que envolve a tarefa do saber cuidar. A presente dissertação está ligada especialmente à área da Teologia Prática, mais especificamente ao cuidado, à poimênica e ao aconselhamento pastoral com pessoas fragilizadas pelas mais diversas formas de depressões, sejam elas visíveis ou invisíveis, mantendo-se firme na busca por promoção de vida digna, transformada e liberta. / Depression is one of the most frequent disorders, conditions and states within contemporary humanity, so much so that it has been called the psychopathology cold. We live in times of depressions. This prevalence has caused it to impose itself as one of the most challenging situations in current society, thus revealing the need for alternatives which are methodologically reflected upon and deepened in the various areas of knowledge, especially the Human Sciences. In the area of theology, we have opted to focus this present work on pastoral counseling. This because it has its main concerns and interactions related to human suffering, be it individual or collective. In this sense pastoral counseling, which has as a base the Christian faith and the ecclesial community as a therapeutic space of care, presents precious tools, which, as a practical and methodologically reflected action, aim at also interacting, understanding and intervening in what goes on with the person suffering with depression. Therefore, the present research analyzes how pastoral care and pastoral counseling can be developed as ways of caring for people in situations of depression. For this, it verifies the main implications, influences and characteristics of depressions and the states of depression in human life and it does this especially through contributions from the areas of psychiatry and psychology, thus establishing an interdisciplinary dialog of both of these with theology in the construction and improving that which involves the task of knowing how to care for someone. This present thesis is especially tied to the area of Practical Theology, more specifically to caring, pastoral care and pastoral counseling of people weakened by various forms of depression, be they visible or invisible, maintaining itself firm in seeking the promotion of a dignified, transformed and liberated life.

Text in Afrikaans / Suid-Afrikaners bevind hulle tans in 'n era van snelle sosio-politieke veranderinge. Hierdie veranderinge dra by tot 'n gevoel van ongemak en onsekerheid by die meeste Suid-Afrikaners, daarom ook by baie wit Afrikaners. In hierdie navorsing het ek gefokus op die reaksies van ses wit Afrikaanse egpare. Hoe reageer hulle op verandering? Hoe 'storie' hulle hul lewens om in te pas by die veranderende 'groter' Suid-Afrikaanse storie? Al die deelnemers was dit eens dat verandering in Suid-Afrika noodsaaklik was. Hulle is egter bekommerd oor die hoë voorkoms van geweld en die onsekerheid oor die toekoms. Hulle kinders se veiligheid en toekoms is veral 'n hoë prioriteit. In my navorsing bet ek ook aandag geskenk aan die rol van die pastor in hierdie proses. Ten slotte het ek aanbevelings gemaak wat waardevol kan wees vir die pastor en sy pastorale werk. / South Africans find themselves amidst an era of rapid socio-political change. These changes create a sense of impermanence and uneasiness amongst most South Africans, and therefore amongst white Afrikaners too. In this study I focused on the reactions of six white Afrikaans couples. How do they react to change? How do they 'story' their own lives to fit in with the changing 'bigger' South African story? All these couples felt that change was necessary. They are coping well with the changes but they are worried about the high levels of violence and the uncertainty about the future. Their children and their safety seem a priority. In my research I have also attended to the pastor' s role in this process. Lastly I made recommendations that can be helpful for the pastor and his pastoral work. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Praktiese Teologie (Pastorale Terapie))