This study began from the pain of a woman going through divorce and experiencing invisibility in the church. Through conversations with divorced people in a small research group and a participatory research process, the study brings together the narratives of literature, narrative therapy and pastoral care to challenge the dominant discourses of divorce and its influence and effects on people's lives and the communities in which they live and worship. From the study has grown a healing ministry with people who are divorced, which has begun to tum around their experience of invisibility and isolation into an experience of community, inclusion and care. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology (Pastoral Therapy))

Facilitating improvement, here-and-now, in a person's psycho-spiritual functioning is an aspect of both practical theology and group psychotherapy. This improvement can only occur through human intermediary, as both practical theology and group psychotherapy recognise. The premise of this thesis is that people reveal their religious and existential concerns (i.e., one's deepest feelings about God, life, and existence) through their here-and-now interpersonal interactions. These existential and religious concerns can be successfully addressed within psychotherapy groups by adopting a nonlinear, psychotherapeutic approach which focuses on here-and-now interpersonal interactions. This here-and-now style of psychotherapy provides the pastor/therapist with a practical-theologically sound method by which to relate to another person on the deepest level, and it provides the means by which the pastor/therapist can identify, describe, and analyse another person's existential/religious issues. The following propositions are put forth: * * * * * * * Existential concerns are inevitably religious in nature but not always articulated in religious terms. These existential/religious concerns are the subject of both group therapy and practical theology. Practical theology is characterised by a Janus-like, self-reflective loop of theory to praxis. This loop is also seen in the here-and-now style of group psychotherapy. Group psychotherapy and practical theology deal with religious ideation: group therapy by examining interpersonal interactions; practical theology by examining the person-to-God relationship. Psychotherapy groups can be a "coming of God with human action as intermediary." Group psychotherapy and practical theology address genuine human need through the four pastoral functions. Group psychotherapy and practical theology adhere to the scientific method of constructing hypotheses based on deductions stemming from heightened awareness. Group psychotherapy has a practical theological function when it serves as a means of transitin~ through the theological stages of God the void, to God the enemy, to God the companion. Group psychotherapy fulfils a practical theological function by transforming human ways, i.e., opening one up to the influence of other people and the Christian God who works through those people as intermediaries. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Practical Theology)

Thesis (M. Th.)--University of South Africa, 2000.

Summaries in Afrikaans and English / ‘n Praktiese teologiese probleem is in die bediening geïndentifiseer: die man wie se vrou ‘n mastektomie gehad het, word nie pastoraal ondersteun nie. Hierdie probleem is deur middel van kwalitatiewe navorsing ondersoek. Met die kennis uit die navorsing en die literatuurstudie is daaraan die navorsingsdoelstelling beantwoord. Hierdeur is die praktiese teologie op ‘n unieke wyse verryk, deur ‘n wetenskaplike bydrae om die pastorale berader beter te bekwaam. Borskanker is ‘n lewensbedreigde siekte waarop geen man voorberei is nie. Met die verlies van ‘n kosbare liggaamsdeel van die vrou en haar behoefte aan ondersteuning van haar man, begin hy om sy ware-man wees (identiteit) te bevraagteken. Die verlies het ook trauma by die man tot gevolg. As die man deur sy emosies oorweldig word en hy nie oor die vermoë beskik om dit te verwerk nie, kan hy in wanhoop verval. Die man lewe in die postmoderne era. Die uitdagings en onsekerhede van hierdie era het ‘n bydrae tot die ontwikkeling van die “Post-foundational” praktiese teologiese benadering gelewer. Daarom het die navorser besluit om hierdie benadering in die studie te volg. Hierdeur is ‘n gesprek tussen die praktiese teologie, mediese- en geesteswetenskappe vanuit ‘n transversale perspektief moontlik, om die invloed van die mastektomie op die man te bepaal. Duidelike behoeftes en vrae kom navore wat vereis dat die berader homself sal onderskei in kennis van die onderskeie pastorale benaderings en tegnieke, toepaslike mediese, Bybel- en geestes wetenskappe. Die omstandighede waarin die man hom bevind het die bevraagtekening van sy spiritualiteit tot gevolg. Sy spiritualiteit kan vir hom van groot waarde wees. Die doel van die beradingsmodel is om die man te fasiliteer om sy ware identiteit in Christus te ontdek. Deur die genade van die Here word geloofsvolwassenheid in die man ‘n waarheid. Daardeur vind transendering ten opsigte van ‘n “bevraagde identiteit” na ‘n “identiteit van betekenis en hoop” plaas. Deur die werking van die Heilige Gees word die man op die vervulling van God se heilsbeloftes vir die nood waarin verkeer verseker. Die doel van hierdie beradingsmodel vir die praktiese teologie, is ‘n geloofsvolwasse man met ‘n nuwe toekomsverhaal. / A practical theological problem was identified in the ministry: a husband whose wife undergoes a mastectomy does not receive pastoral care. This problem was investigated through a qualitative research study. The research objective was answered by doing research and a literature study. This scientific research enriches the practical theology in an unique way so that the pastoral counsellor is supported and can be more competent. Breast cancer is a life-threatening disease that no husband is prepared for. The wife loses an intimate part of her body and needs to be supported by her husband. He starts to question his own manhood (identity). This loss is also a traumatic experiences for him. He is overwhelmed by his emotions and can fall into despair if he does not have the ability to process the problem. We live in the post-modern era. This has lead to the development of the Post-foundational practical theological approach. The researcher therefore decided to follow this approach in his study. This help to determine the influence of the disruption and uncertainties in the life of the man through a discourse between the practical theology, medical- and human science from a transversal perspective. Evident questions were raised for which the counsellor needs to distinguish himself with knowledge about the various pastoral approaches and techniques, appropriate knowledge of the Bible, medical- and human science. The circumstances in which the man finds himself raise questions about the meaning of his spirituality. Spirituality can be of great help for the husband. The aim of this counseling model is to facilitate the husband through the narrative approach to find the meaning of his true identity in Christ. Through the grace of God the husband becomes spiritually mature. The dependence on God through a process of transcendence changes the ‘question identity’ to an ‘identity of value and hope’. Through the work of Holy Spirit the husband is reassured of the fulfillment of the promises of salvation by God. The aim of this counseling model for the practical theology is a spiritually matured husband with a new future story. / Practical Theology / D. Th. (Practical Theology)

Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A critical reflection on the researcher’s personal story - a white Afrikaner woman and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church - and her raised awareness regarding the devastating effects of racism, sexism and poverty in South Africa informs the development of a participatory pastoral praxis. The liberation of South Africa and the post-apartheid social reality have unmasked the confessional and kerygmatic approach of practical theology, revealing them to be supportive of dualistic thinking. This approach has frequently blinded us from understanding the ideologies of apartheid and patriarchy and the extent and complexity of their oppressive effects. This research is about doing theology in context and, as such marks a radical shift in practical theology from a confessional-kerygmatic to a publichermeneutical approach. From a methodological perspective the hermeneutic spiral applied in theory formation challenges the church to participate in a praxis approach that will contribute to the healing and transformation of post-apartheid society. Feminist theology and post-structuralist theory, within which Narrative Therapy is positioned, provide the critical lenses for viewing the social realities of South African society. As an interdisciplinary partner to practical theology, Narrative Therapy contributes to liberating action as expressed in a participatory praxis. While holding the metaphor of the Shepherd as expression of God’s compassion, the normative guiding metaphor for a participatory pastoral praxis is the parable of the Good Samaritan. As an embodiment of God’s transformative love and care towards our neighbour, the Good Samaritan points the way to a new way of doing pastoral care. Ten characteristics of a participatory pastoral praxis are identified: the personal is the professional and political; participation with the other; participation with people; participation with awareness; participation in voicing; participation with our bodies; participation together with others; participation in social transformation; participation in interrelatedness and participation in doing restitution. Taken together, they make a significant contribution to the theory formation, ethics and praxis of practical theology with a transformative and healing agenda. The empirical research includes a contextual analysis of the main social problems confronting post-apartheid South Africa: namely, racism, sexism, poverty and the ways in which the HIV/AIDS pandemic interrelates with these. The researcher uses case examples from her praxis - as therapist, community participant, teacher of Narrative Therapy and member of the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church - to research the transformative effect of a participatory pastoral praxis. In this respect the prophetic dimension of a participatory praxis of care could play a decisive role within the ecclesiology of the Dutch Reformed Church. The transformative effect of Narrative Therapy in working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse is researched in a case example where individual therapy supports the client’s empowered response to poverty, racism and sexism within a rural farming community. Case examples of community participation involve inter-faith dialogue with a Muslim community where historical injustices are addressed through story and memory in a bridge-building function as well as participation with an organization caring for people infected by HIV/AIDS. The values, commitments and practices that support the raising of awareness of social injustices like racism is researched; examples from Narrative Therapy training work show how this approach encourages awareness of social injustices in participants. The transformation of oppressive practices, structures and ideologies within the Dutch Reformed Church is researched. Examples are taken from congregational participation and from women’s participation within the male-dominated synodical leadership structures. The outcome of the research finding assists practical theology, pastoral care and counselling in theory formation and provides a methodology that will enable participation beyond the boundaries of individual consultation rooms to a personal commitment towards the healing and transformation of the wider church and South African society. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ‘n Kritiese refleksie op die navorser se persoonlike storie as wit Afrikaner vrou en lidmaat van die Nederduits Gereformeerde kerk en haar verhoogde bewussyn van die vernietegende effekte van rassisme, seksisme en armoede binne die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing dien as bron en inspirasie vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n deelnemende pastorale praxis. Die bevryding van Suid-Afrika en die post-apartheid realiteite het die konfessionele en kerygmatiese benadering tot praktiese teologie ontmasker as ondersteunend van die dualisms wat ons verblind het vir die onderdrukkende effek van die ideologië van rassisme en patriargie. As radikale skuif vanaf ‘n konfessioneel-kerygmatiese na ‘n publiek-hermeneutiese benadering in praktiese teologie gaan hierdie navorsing oor die doen van teologie in konteks. Vanuit ‘n metodologiese perspektief daag die hermeneutiese spiraal wat in teorie formasie gebruik word die kerk uit om deel te neem in ‘n praxis benadering wat bydrae tot die heling en transformasie van ‘n post-apartheid samelewing. Feministiese teologie en poststrukturalistiese teorie waar binne NarratieweTerapie geposisioneer is, bied die lense vir ‘n kritiese analise van die sosiale realtiete van die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing. As interdissiplinere vennoot tot praktiese teologie dra Narratiewe Terapie by tot bevrydende aksie soos uitgedruk binne ‘n deelnemende praxis. Met behoud van die metafoor van die Herder as uitdrukking van God se deernis, dien die gelykenis van die Barmhartige Samaritaan as normatiewe riglyn vir die beliggaming van God se transformerende liefde en omgee vir die naaste binne ‘n deelnemende pastorale praxis. Tien eienskappe van ‘n deelnemende pastorale praxis word identifiseer: die persoonlike is die professionele en politieke; deelname met die ander; deelname met mense; deelname met bewussyn; deelname in stemgewing; deelname deurbeliggaming; deelname tesame met ander; deelname in sosiale transformasie; deelname in interafhanklikheid en deelname in die doen van restitusie. Saam maak hulle ‘n betekenisvolle bydrae tot die teorie-vorming, etiek en praxis van praktiese teologie met ‘n transformerende en helende agenda. Die empiriese navorsing sluit ‘n konteksuele analise van die belangrikste sosiale problem: naamlik, rassisme, seksisme en armoede asook die MIV/VIGS pandemie wat hiermee verweef is. Die navorser gebruik voorbeelde vanuit haar praxis as terapeut, gemeenskapsdeelnemer, opleier van Narratiewe Terapie en lidmaat van en leier binne die Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk om die transformerende effek van ‘n deelnemende pastorale praxis na te vors. In die geval behoort die profetiese dimensie van ‘n deelnemende pastorale praxis ‘n beslissende rol binne die ekklesiologie van die Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk te speel. Die transformerende effek van Narratiewe Terapie in die werk met persone wat as kinders seksueel molesteer is, word nagevors in ‘n voorbeeld waar individuele terapie die kliënt ondersteun om met ‘n bemagtigde respons te reageer op die sosiale problem geassosieer met armoede, rassisme en seksisme binne ‘n plattelandse boerdery gemeenskap. Voorbeelde van gemeenskapsdeelname sluit inter-godsdienstige dialoog met ‘n Moslem gemeenskap waarin historiese onregte aangespreek word deur storie en geheue by ‘n Brugbou-funksie sowel as deelname met ‘n organisasie betrokke by die versorging van mense met HIV/VIGS. Die waardes, verbintenisse en praktyke wat bydra tot groter bewusmaking van sosiale onregte soos rassisme word nagevors deur middel van voorbeelde uit Narratiewe Terapie opleiding waar ‘n diversiteit van deelnemers aangemoedig word. Die transformasie van onderdrukkende praktyke, strukture en ideologië binne die Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk word nagevors met voorbeelde uit gemeentelike deelname sowel as voorbeelde uit vroue se deelname binne die mans-gedomineerde sinodale leierskap strukture. Die uitkomste van die navorsings bevindinge help praktiese teologie, pastorale sorg en berading in teorie formasie en metodologie wat ‘n deelname buite die grense van individuele konsultasies in spreekkamers moontlik maak en wat kan lei tot ‘n persoonlike verbintenis om by te dra tot heling en transformasie van die wyer gemeenskap en kerk. Sleutelwoorde: Rassisme; seksisme; armoede; deelnemendepastorale praxis; publiek-hermeneutiese benadering tot praktiese teologie; heling en transformasie van post-apartheid samelewing; Narratiewe Terapie; feministiese theology; post-strukturalistiese teorie; terapie met seksuele molestering as kind; gemeenskaps praxis; Narratiewe Terapie opleidings praxis; profetiese leierskap in die Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk.

劉一蓉. / "一九九九年六月" / 論文 (神道學碩士)--香港中文大學, 1999. / 參考文獻 (leaves 52-58) / 附中英文摘要. / "Yi jiu jiu jiu nian liu yue" / Liu Yirong. / Lun wen (shen dao xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1999. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 52-58) / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1 / Chapter 一、 --- 研究動機 --- p.2 / Chapter 二、 --- 研究目的 --- p.4 / Chapter 三、 --- 研究範圍 --- p.4 / Chapter 第二章 --- 離婚輔導面面觀一香港華人教會對離婚之關懷 與西方學者對離婚問題研究之比較 --- p.7 / Chapter 一、 --- 文獻研究（一）：香港基督教界對離婚之處理現況 --- p.7 / Chapter 二、 --- 文獻研究（二）：西方學者對離婚問題的探討 --- p.13 / Chapter 三、 --- 香港基督教對離婚現象之處理所出現的問題 --- p.22 / Chapter 第三章 --- 教會牧養事工的聖經基礎、目標與途徑 --- p.25 / Chapter 一、 --- 教牧輔導的聖經模式 --- p.25 / Chapter 二、 --- 教牧輔導的目標 --- p.26 / Chapter 三、 --- 教牧輔導的途徑 --- p.27 / Chapter 四、 --- 邁向復和的目標 --- p.29 / Chapter 五、 --- 復和在教牧輔導中之應用 --- p.31 / Chapter 第四章 --- 治療性家庭調解模式與教牧輔導工作 --- p.33 / Chapter 一、 --- 復和對離婚夫妻之意義 --- p.33 / Chapter 二、 --- 治療性家庭調解模式（Therapeutic family Mediation) --- p.36 / Chapter 三、 --- 調解（Mediation)與復和（Reconciliation)之共通 性 --- p.44 / Chapter 四、 --- 治療性家庭調解模式應用於離婚信徒之牧養工作 --- p.45 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 --- p.49 / 參考書目 --- p.52

Yu Yan Ting Renee. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-71). / Abstract --- p.",ii" / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.V / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter (I) --- Overview --- p.1 / Chapter (II) --- Statement of Research Questions --- p.3 / Chapter (III) --- Definitions of Professions --- p.4 / Chapter (A) --- Pastoral Counseling --- p.4 / Chapter (B) --- Pastoral Care --- p.6 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Stone´ةs Theology in Pastoral Counseling --- p.8 / Chapter (I) --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter (II) --- “The Word of God´ح in Stone´ةs Theology in Pastoral Counseling --- p.10 / Chapter (III) --- “Acceptance of Self and Spirit´ح in Stone´ةs Theology in Pastoral Counseling --- p.14 / Chapter (IV) --- Theodicy in Stone´ةs Theology in Pastoral Counseling --- p.17 / Chapter (V) --- Theological Assessment in Pastoral Counseling --- p.20 / Chapter (VI) --- Spiritual Direction as a Concern in Pastoral Counseling --- p.21 / Chapter (VII) --- Pastoral Care as Community Endeavor --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Stone´ةs Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.26 / Chapter (I) --- Introduction --- p.26 / Chapter (II) --- Methodologies of Stone´ةs Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.28 / Chapter (III) --- Practice of Stone´ةs Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- A Dialogue Between Stone´ةs Theology in Pastoral Counseling And His Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.45 / Chapter (I) --- Word of God in Pastor-Counselor and Parishioner-Counselee Relationship --- p.45 / Chapter (II) --- Proactive Role of Pastors as Means of Grace or Means of Goal --- p.48 / Chapter (III) --- Assessment in Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.49 / Chapter (IV) --- Making Change as the Goal in Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.51 / Chapter (V) --- Role and Meaning of Suffering in Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.54 / Chapter (VI) --- Community Endeavor --- p.57 / Chapter (VII) --- Influence of Solution-Focused Approaches in Stone´ةs Brief Pastoral Counseling --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Conclusion --- p.63 / Appendix 1 ： Pastoral Counseling Checklist --- p.66 / Bibliography --- p.70

邵倩文. / "2012年5月". / "2012 nian 5 yue". / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-54). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Shao Qianwen. / 摘要 --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / 目錄 --- p.iv / Chapter 第一章： --- 引言 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- 現代化社會下的臨終者的處 境 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1. --- 醫療化的死亡´ؤ´ؤ非人性化、割裂化之的治 療 --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- 在社會上隔離臨終 者 --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3. --- 視「死亡與臨終」爲禁忌，爲羞恥´ة爲失 敗 --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4. --- 小 結 --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2. --- 「死亡意識」運動興 起 --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- 教會、牧者在現今的社會中如何回應臨終者的處境 --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1. --- 基督教會放棄與「否認死亡」文化抵抗´ة間接隔離臨終者 --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.2. --- 「牧養關懷」探索以基督的身份、角色去回應臨終者處境 --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4. --- 本文硏究目的 --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5. --- 本文硏究方法 --- p.11 / Chapter 第二章： --- 臨終者及臨終關懷者個人處境 --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1. --- 臨終者自身的需要´ؤ´ؤ靈性層面 --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- 臨終病者的靈性觀及靈性需 要 --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- 臨終病者期望怎樣的醫護人員能關顧他們的靈性需 要 --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2. --- 臨終關懷者的狀況´ؤ´ؤ提供靈性護理層 面 --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3. --- 臨終關懷者的給予關懷上的阻 礙 --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- 不同的崗位，不同的功能´ؤ´ؤ牧關工作者的同在要 求 --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- 牧關工作者「同在」的無助感、孤單感及耗盡 感 --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- 減輕牧關工作者的耗盡感及無助感的矛 盾 --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4. --- 小 結 --- p.24 / Chapter 第三章： --- 莫特曼的十架三一神論 --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- 莫特曼十架的三一神論建構的進路 --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- 從經驗苦難的生平，而引發的神學思 維 --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- 以回應社會處境´ة而引發三一論構思的演變進 程 --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2. --- 莫特曼三一論的特 色 --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- 莫特曼面對當下處境三一論說的扭 曲 --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- 以上帝的歷史的向度，對抗上帝爲「最高的實體」 --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.3. --- 以內在三一´ة對抗上帝爲「絶對主體」 --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3. --- 小 結 --- p.38 / Chapter 第四章： --- 莫特曼的三一論與牧養臨終者 --- p.40 / Chapter 4.1. --- 三一神論´ة提供牧養臨終者的原則 --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2. --- 從三一神論，去定義牧關工作者的身份與位置 --- p.42 / Chapter 4.3. --- 十架三一論，爲牧養臨終者的過程提供指引 --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4. --- 小結 --- p.47 / Chapter 第五章： --- 總結´ؤ´ؤ莫特曼的三一思維的進路限制與展望 --- p.48 / Chapter 第六章： --- 參考書目 --- p.50 / Chapter 6.1. --- 英文參考書目 --- p.50 / Chapter 6.2. --- 中文參考書目 --- p.53

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-211).

Thesis (Th.D. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.