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11	Empowering the unempowered : a narrative approach to deconstructing spirituality with women experiencing abuse Collett, Joan Elizabeth 30 November 2003 (has links) A postmodern approach is used to examine various discourses with relevance to subject positioning and its effect on individual spirituality. The stories are located within different discourses, introducing a spiritual diversity. Through narrative, a holistic understanding of the spiritual experiences of two contemporary Christian women who have suffered abuse is provided, highlighting spirituality as an essential component to physical and psychosocial well-being. Contextual post-structural feminist theology and the social construction theory of reality informed this work. The performative function of language in social interaction is emphasised, situating language and relationship as key factors in the construction of individual identity and spirituality. Whilst recognising the constitutive force of discourse, the research highlights the notion that people can exercise choice in opposition to these discursive practices. Elements of spiritual transformation, hope and empowerment surfaced as counter stories to the culture of abuse, providing the scaffolding for re-storying their lives. / Practical Theology / M.Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Deconstruction Discourse Spirituality Language Narrative Positioning Relationship Identity Hope Empowerment 248.082 Spirituality Abused women -- Pastoral counseling of Narrative therapy Deconstruction -- Therapeutic use Spiritual life -- Christianity
12	Empowering the unempowered : a narrative approach to deconstructing spirituality with women experiencing abuse Collett, Joan Elizabeth 30 November 2003 (has links) A postmodern approach is used to examine various discourses with relevance to subject positioning and its effect on individual spirituality. The stories are located within different discourses, introducing a spiritual diversity. Through narrative, a holistic understanding of the spiritual experiences of two contemporary Christian women who have suffered abuse is provided, highlighting spirituality as an essential component to physical and psychosocial well-being. Contextual post-structural feminist theology and the social construction theory of reality informed this work. The performative function of language in social interaction is emphasised, situating language and relationship as key factors in the construction of individual identity and spirituality. Whilst recognising the constitutive force of discourse, the research highlights the notion that people can exercise choice in opposition to these discursive practices. Elements of spiritual transformation, hope and empowerment surfaced as counter stories to the culture of abuse, providing the scaffolding for re-storying their lives. / Practical Theology / M.Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Deconstruction Discourse Spirituality Language Narrative Positioning Relationship Identity Hope Empowerment 248.082 Spirituality Abused women -- Pastoral counseling of Narrative therapy Deconstruction -- Therapeutic use Spiritual life -- Christianity
13	Negotiating values in abortion counselling Van Vuuren, Christina Johanna Louisa Janse 01 1900 (has links) The introduction of abortion legalisation in South Africa during 1997 gave rise to the need for pre- and post-abortion counselling. Two dominant counselling groups came to the fore namely pro-choice and pro-life, reflecting the respective stances of society on abortion. In order to answer the following research questions: "What value-challenges do abortion counsellors experience, if any?" and "What ways have they found in negotiating these challenges?" A narrative conversation was used to come to an understanding of these research questions in practice. Research was undertaken with counsellors from both pro-life and pro-choice stances. The influence of capitalism, patriarchy and religion on role players confronted with making decisions on abortion was explored. Pro-choice counsellors negotiated their values in terms of forgiveness based on the unconditional forgiveness they would expect from God and pro-life counsellors in terms of God's forgiveness for the client, accepting her own responsibility for the consequences of the abortion. / Practical Theology / M. Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Narrative pastoral counselling Values Abortion Pro-life Pro-choice Discourses 253.52 Abortion -- Religious aspects Abortion counseling -- South Africa Pregnant women -- Pastoral counseling of Pastoral counseling Narrative therapy
14	Journeys into the garden of sexuality : the voices of women's sexuality in pastoral conversations Spies, Nicoline 30 November 2005 (has links) Tills research project arose from an awareness that many Christian women experience female sexual desire and the expression of sexual pleasure within a religious context to be a forbidden subject and that they are consequently isolated in silence. The social construction of sexuality within the history of Christianity was briefly explored to see which discourses underpin current constructions of White Christian female sexuality. Tills feminist, participatory action research project challenged the silence on women's sexuality by inviting three women to narrate their personal stories of sexuality. With the help of narrative therapeutic practices, some of the dominant social and religious discourses that constitute White Christian female sexuality were challenged and explored. This research project aimed at the co-construction of narratives of sexuality that will hopefully be life-giving to Christian women's experiences with sexuality. / Practical Theology / M.Th. (Specialization in Pastoral Therapy)) Christianity Women Sexuality Sexual desire Sexual pleasure Sexual intercourse Social construction of sexuality Feminist discourses Patriarchal discourses Narrative therapeutic approaches 259.082 Women -- Pastoral counseling of Women -- Sexual behavior Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Narrative therapy Church work with women
15	The voices of women and young people who experienced domestic violence Van Dyk, Anna Margaretha January 2000 (has links) Women and young people who have experienced domestic violence view themselves through an abuse-dominated lens, causing thin descriptions of themselves. Research was undertaken with seven women and eleven young people to explore how they had experienced domestic violence and to co-author and co-construct new stories of identity. This research addressed how a narrative pastoral approach guides therapeutic conversations with people who have experienced domestic violence. A narrative approach has at its heart the notion of decentred practice and an ethic of care. Reflective letters after each group meeting played a central part of the research. The letters were structured to tell the alternative stories emerging during and between sessions. These stories were told and retold and in each telling the women artd young people experienced alternative views of self and joined others in this re-writing. Participants spontaneously continued to meet beyond the completion of the research / M. Th. (Practical Theology) 261.8327 Family violence -- Religious aspects. Women -- Pastoral counseling of. Youth -- Pastoral counseling of.
16	The value of narrative practices in pastoral conversations Dickson, Nicole 08 February 2013 (has links) The purpose of this research is to explore how narrative practices can be meaningful in pastoral conversations with women living with breast cancer. A theoretical collaboration between narrative therapy, feminism and pastoral theology has been used in order to facilitate meaning-making, to give ‘voice’ to local knowledge, and to co-create a more holistic understanding of the experiences of illness narratives and breast cancer. The methodology of this research is ‘interdisciplinary’ and uses qualitative, co-participatory action research and reflexivity as its research design. Conversations with the co-researchers explore illness narratives, breast cancer, spirituality and faith, life-giving relationships, femininity and body image, socially constructed discourses and pivotal moments that enable alternative stories. Values of respect, curiosity and listening have been upheld in order to provide a safe place for the co-researchers to give voice to their stories and experiences of breast cancer in a way that supports the researcher position of ‘witness’. / Practical Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology, with specialisation in Pastoral Therapy) Breast cancer Narrative practices Feminist ideas Pastoral theology Hope Faith Spirituality Stories Externalization Discourses Meaning-making Witnessing Voices Alternative stories Definitional ceremonies 259.419699449 Church work with women Women -- Pastoral counseling of Women -- Religious life Narrative therapy
17	Negotiating values in abortion counselling Van Vuuren, Christina Johanna Louisa Janse 01 1900 (has links) The introduction of abortion legalisation in South Africa during 1997 gave rise to the need for pre- and post-abortion counselling. Two dominant counselling groups came to the fore namely pro-choice and pro-life, reflecting the respective stances of society on abortion. In order to answer the following research questions: "What value-challenges do abortion counsellors experience, if any?" and "What ways have they found in negotiating these challenges?" A narrative conversation was used to come to an understanding of these research questions in practice. Research was undertaken with counsellors from both pro-life and pro-choice stances. The influence of capitalism, patriarchy and religion on role players confronted with making decisions on abortion was explored. Pro-choice counsellors negotiated their values in terms of forgiveness based on the unconditional forgiveness they would expect from God and pro-life counsellors in terms of God's forgiveness for the client, accepting her own responsibility for the consequences of the abortion. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Narrative pastoral counselling Values Abortion Pro-life Pro-choice Discourses 253.52 Abortion -- Religious aspects Abortion counseling -- South Africa Pregnant women -- Pastoral counseling of Pastoral counseling Narrative therapy
18	Journeys into the garden of sexuality : the voices of women's sexuality in pastoral conversations Spies, Nicoline 30 November 2005 (has links) Tills research project arose from an awareness that many Christian women experience female sexual desire and the expression of sexual pleasure within a religious context to be a forbidden subject and that they are consequently isolated in silence. The social construction of sexuality within the history of Christianity was briefly explored to see which discourses underpin current constructions of White Christian female sexuality. Tills feminist, participatory action research project challenged the silence on women's sexuality by inviting three women to narrate their personal stories of sexuality. With the help of narrative therapeutic practices, some of the dominant social and religious discourses that constitute White Christian female sexuality were challenged and explored. This research project aimed at the co-construction of narratives of sexuality that will hopefully be life-giving to Christian women's experiences with sexuality. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Specialization in Pastoral Therapy)) Christianity Women Sexuality Sexual desire Sexual pleasure Sexual intercourse Social construction of sexuality Feminist discourses Patriarchal discourses Narrative therapeutic approaches 259.082 Women -- Pastoral counseling of Women -- Sexual behavior Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Narrative therapy Church work with women
19	The value of narrative practices in pastoral conversations Dickson, Nicole 08 February 2013 (has links) The purpose of this research is to explore how narrative practices can be meaningful in pastoral conversations with women living with breast cancer. A theoretical collaboration between narrative therapy, feminism and pastoral theology has been used in order to facilitate meaning-making, to give ‘voice’ to local knowledge, and to co-create a more holistic understanding of the experiences of illness narratives and breast cancer. The methodology of this research is ‘interdisciplinary’ and uses qualitative, co-participatory action research and reflexivity as its research design. Conversations with the co-researchers explore illness narratives, breast cancer, spirituality and faith, life-giving relationships, femininity and body image, socially constructed discourses and pivotal moments that enable alternative stories. Values of respect, curiosity and listening have been upheld in order to provide a safe place for the co-researchers to give voice to their stories and experiences of breast cancer in a way that supports the researcher position of ‘witness’. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology, with specialisation in Pastoral Therapy) Breast cancer Narrative practices Feminist ideas Pastoral theology Hope Faith Spirituality Stories Externalization Discourses Meaning-making Witnessing Voices Alternative stories Definitional ceremonies 259.419699449 Church work with women Women -- Pastoral counseling of Women -- Religious life Narrative therapy
20	The voices of women and young people who experienced domestic violence Van Dyk, Anna Margaretha January 2000 (has links) Women and young people who have experienced domestic violence view themselves through an abuse-dominated lens, causing thin descriptions of themselves. Research was undertaken with seven women and eleven young people to explore how they had experienced domestic violence and to co-author and co-construct new stories of identity. This research addressed how a narrative pastoral approach guides therapeutic conversations with people who have experienced domestic violence. A narrative approach has at its heart the notion of decentred practice and an ethic of care. Reflective letters after each group meeting played a central part of the research. The letters were structured to tell the alternative stories emerging during and between sessions. These stories were told and retold and in each telling the women artd young people experienced alternative views of self and joined others in this re-writing. Participants spontaneously continued to meet beyond the completion of the research / M. Th. (Practical Theology) 261.8327 Family violence -- Religious aspects. Women -- Pastoral counseling of. Youth -- Pastoral counseling of.

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