This study is aiming to investigate the psychological trauma that most people are experiencing during and after divorce and deconstruction of life. This investigation takes both of us into the role of St. Athanasius Parish- Fairfield at Mthatha which is at former Transkei in Eastern Cape. The problem which is caused by divorce, is physically, psychological, socially, economically and spiritual draining. The researchers concern through this thesis is to find out the role of the church as it seeks to take care for those affected by divorce. This thesis is an attempt to explore new theological perspective and utilize the available ones, which have already been dealing with issues that address trauma of divorce and to disclose their coping mechanism. The point of departure should be to equip those who embark on pastoral care in order to reach out to people who are based in rural areas who are experiencing the problem of divorce, deconstruction and reconstruction. Copyright / Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Practical Theology / unrestricted

This study utilizes stable isotope and dental microwear analyses to elucidate diet and subsistence practices of indigenous Muchik peoples interred at two sites in the Lambayeque region of northern Peru: La Capilla Santa María Magdalena De Eten (CSMME) (n=17) and La Capilla Del Niño Serranito (CNS) (n=18). Burials at CNS date to the Early Colonial Period (A.D. 1533-1620), while burials at CSMME date to the Mid- to Late-Colonial Period (A.D. 1625-1760). Dental microwear and stable isotope investigations reveal a highly correlated dietary profile across both sites, which suggests consistent subsistence practices across the Colonial Period, insofar as can be measured using these techniques. However, there is significant differences between CNS and CSMME in dental microwear features indicating the foods consumed by all members at each site—since sex and age are not significantly different between the two sites—is perhaps attributable to the influence of Spanish colonial rule to the degree to which these dental microwear features capture larger patterns in these two populations. Although samples sizes are limited, at CNS, the frequency of fine scratches and small pits increase with age and coarse scratches decrease between childhood and adolescence, indicative of transitions in diet or the use of the teeth during the maturation. Further, statistical inquiry found no significant dental microwear differences between site, age, or sex in the studied populations.