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Vroue in die teologiese antropologie van die Afrikaanse Gereformeerde tradisiePlaatjies, Mary-Anne 30 September 2003 (has links)
Women in the Theological Anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed Tradition
This dissertation examines women in the theological anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed Churches. The study is set out as follows:
In Chapter 1, a survey of methodology is presented. The exposition of the question about the theological anthropology is done against a poststructural background. Both structuralism and poststructuralism largely put aside existentialism as an inadequate methodology.
Chapter 2 aims to give an overview of the contribution of Michel Foucault. The chapter begins with a discussion of structuralism. This brief overview is then followed by a classification and investigation of the basic aspects of Foucault's approach. The chapter highlights Foucault's rootedness in poststructuralism.
Chapter 3 attempts to explain silence of women in the theological anthropology of Dutch Reformed Church. The central aim of Chapter 3 is to demonstrate, against the development of the women ministries and the discourse about the ordination of women, that the Dutch Reformed Church theological anthropology is deeply influenced by the discursive practices developed during 1928-1932.
Chapter 4 gives an overview of the developments in the theological anthropology of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church, Dutch Reformed Church of Africa and the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa that took place from 1924 until 2002. Different approaches to the women question developed in the course of time. At the heart of the discourse is the shift in the reading process. The developments in the feminist standpoint theory as such led to this displacement.
In Chapter 5 the deconstruction of the theological anthropology are being discussed. Preference is given in this chapter to the concept partnership or transformative relations.
In the concluding chapter [Chapter 6], a poststructural feminist discourse is presented. Selected guidelines that the church may wish to take into account in the deconstructing of the theological anthropology are suggested. In the future, the frame of reference to the women question would likely be poststructural. / Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)
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Patriarchy, feminism and Mary Daly : a systematic-theological enquiry into Daly's engagement with gender issues in Christian theologyWood, Johanna Martina 26 March 2013 (has links)
The exposition of patriarchy and feminism in this thesis points toward the difficulty
women experienced in the past, and in many cases still do, in their pursuit for equality
in a male dominated society. Without feminists’ consciousness raising concerning
women’s oppression, women might still be under patriarchal domination, oppression,
and marginalisation; in fact, many still are. As a result, many women today can reject
the views that men are superior, stronger, and more rational than they are, and that
God created men to dominate on male-female relations.
In their struggle against patriarchy, some feminists however, began to transform
Biblical images and language for God, with the result that masculine images of God
were simply replaced with feminine images, presenting God as androgynous and not
as a Deity who transcends sexuality. God’s identity thus, in my opinion, became
obscured. In this thesis I argue that both patriarchy and feminism have contributed to
our experiencing difficulties when we try to identity with a loving and caring God as
portrayed in Scripture.
Daly’s outrage and anger against men and the Christian faith, as well as her decision
to turn away from Christianity on the basis of its patriarchy, I judge to be, for various
reasons given in this thesis, a negative influence in this debate. She is undoubtedly one of the most radical feminists of the past decades and her slogan “since God is
male, the male is God” implies that in order for women to become liberated they
require the emasculation of God. Daly’s line of reasoning is that Christianity is a male
structure with a Scripture that is irredeemably patriarchal. Her belief that Christians
are fixated upon the person of Jesus, a male, and that, therefore, women have to
overcome this idolatry needs serious questioning. Her radical views have created
disunity and separatism between women who are striving to answer life-changing
questions / Philosophy and Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)
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Of human bondage : investigating the relationship anorexia nervosa/ bulimia, spirituality and the body-self allianceCollett, Joan Elizabeth 06 1900 (has links)
A growing body of research recognizes spirituality as a key element in well-being, but the
agency of individual spirituality remains unclear. This study explores the role of embodied
knowledge in reality construction and its effect on illness by considering how spirituality as
embodied existence shapes reality. Spirituality, as a form of embodied knowing, is shown to
reach deeply into the fundamental relatedness of existence. The study argues for a mindbody-
spirit unity, making no distinction between self and spirit, emotions and subjective
experiences situated in the spirit. As the medium between body and self, spirituality gives
form to the felt reality of embodied knowledge and meaning, shaping language, cognition,
thought and action towards lived reality.
New ways of thinking about eating disorders were stimulated by innovative discoveries
through investigating the lived reality of the illness within an epistemology that included
subjective experiences as part of reality. While acknowledging the influence of social
discourse, the study calls for a recognition of vulnerability in the human condition giving rise
to the embodiment of a wounded self or disenabling spirituality, manifested in the
development of an eating disorder. It uncovers the anti-spiritual properties involved in the
lived reality of people struggling with anorexia/bulimia, evident in social withdrawal and/or
self-injury. Behavioural patterns of obsession and repetition underscore similarities to
addiction and ritual.
The study synthesised pastoral therapy and research. A postmodern approach to illness and
a qualitative design with interpretive phenomenology were used. Three young women
struggling with anorexia/bulimia participated in semi-structured research interviews. Their
narrative accounts provided a chronology of developing, living with and healing from
anorexia /bulimia. Emphasis shifted from an approach aimed at fixing the body to focusing on
individual experiences of the illness; what she brought to the encounter in her own resources
and potential to heal. Healing is envisaged as the ongoing development of a renewed sense
of self, an inherently spiritual process orchestrated from within. Previous disassociation of
body and self is replaced with reconnection between body, self and other, care of the spirit
became care of the body, expressed in harmony and wholeness of being. / Practical Theology / D.Div. (Pastoral therapy)
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Seventh-Day Adventism and the abuse of womenFinucane, Colin. 06 1900 (has links)
Women have been abused from the beginning of time and it would appear that a patriarchal system has facilitated this abuse. Churches, in general, and Seventh-Day Adventists, in particular, have been silent on the issue of Abuse. It is my thesis that a predominantly confessional Seventh-Day Adventist's view and use of Scripture are foundational to this silence on human rights issues. Adventist eschatology is predominantly apocalyptic in nature, focussing on end-time events, thus, the present is viewed secondary. Human rights issues are marginalised with the focus on evangelism. Thus, relationships are secondary and abused women have not been accommodated within the Seventh-Day Adventist framework of worship and caring. / M.Th. (Practical Theology)
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Seventh-Day Adventism and the abuse of womenFinucane, Colin. 06 1900 (has links)
Women have been abused from the beginning of time and it would appear that a patriarchal system has facilitated this abuse. Churches, in general, and Seventh-Day Adventists, in particular, have been silent on the issue of Abuse. It is my thesis that a predominantly confessional Seventh-Day Adventist's view and use of Scripture are foundational to this silence on human rights issues. Adventist eschatology is predominantly apocalyptic in nature, focussing on end-time events, thus, the present is viewed secondary. Human rights issues are marginalised with the focus on evangelism. Thus, relationships are secondary and abused women have not been accommodated within the Seventh-Day Adventist framework of worship and caring. / M.Th. (Practical Theology)
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Of human bondage : investigating the relationship between anorexia nervosa/bulimia, spirituality and the body-self allianceCollett, Joan Elizabeth 06 1900 (has links)
A growing body of research recognizes spirituality as a key element in well-being, but the
agency of individual spirituality remains unclear. This study explores the role of embodied
knowledge in reality construction and its effect on illness by considering how spirituality as
embodied existence shapes reality. Spirituality, as a form of embodied knowing, is shown to
reach deeply into the fundamental relatedness of existence. The study argues for a mindbody-
spirit unity, making no distinction between self and spirit, emotions and subjective
experiences situated in the spirit. As the medium between body and self, spirituality gives
form to the felt reality of embodied knowledge and meaning, shaping language, cognition,
thought and action towards lived reality.
New ways of thinking about eating disorders were stimulated by innovative discoveries
through investigating the lived reality of the illness within an epistemology that included
subjective experiences as part of reality. While acknowledging the influence of social
discourse, the study calls for a recognition of vulnerability in the human condition giving rise
to the embodiment of a wounded self or disenabling spirituality, manifested in the
development of an eating disorder. It uncovers the anti-spiritual properties involved in the
lived reality of people struggling with anorexia/bulimia, evident in social withdrawal and/or
self-injury. Behavioural patterns of obsession and repetition underscore similarities to
addiction and ritual.
The study synthesised pastoral therapy and research. A postmodern approach to illness and
a qualitative design with interpretive phenomenology were used. Three young women
struggling with anorexia/bulimia participated in semi-structured research interviews. Their
narrative accounts provided a chronology of developing, living with and healing from
anorexia /bulimia. Emphasis shifted from an approach aimed at fixing the body to focusing on
individual experiences of the illness; what she brought to the encounter in her own resources
and potential to heal. Healing is envisaged as the ongoing development of a renewed sense
of self, an inherently spiritual process orchestrated from within. Previous disassociation of
body and self is replaced with reconnection between body, self and other, care of the spirit
became care of the body, expressed in harmony and wholeness of being. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. D. (Pastoral therapy)
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Women’s security through heterosexual marriage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: an African woman’s reading of the book of RuthKondemo, Marthe Maleke 01 1900 (has links)
In Congolese society, heterosexual marriage is a highly regarded institution that
is viewed as contributing significantly to the true identities of women. In this
study, I use Masenya’s terminologies, “idolization of marriage” and “marriage at
all costs”, as springboards to re-read the story of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible in
light of the experiences of Congolese women who tend to regard marriage as a
norm. I have analysed and critiqued patriarchy as it has shaped the lives of
biblical women (cf the Ruth character in the Hebrew Bible) as well as it
continues to shape the lives of many Congolese women. Although in some
sense, the Ruth character can be emulated in terms of her sense of independence,
in terms of her commitment to seeking marriage at all costs though, Ruth,
cannot be a helpful model to the lives of many poor Anamongo women who
today trapped in poverty, continue to regard heterosexual marriage as the norm
in their search for survival, security, and value. / Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M. Th. (Old Testament)
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Selbstverständnis der ostdeutschen Frau in der Brüderbewegung in Mission und Gesellschaft / The self-conception of the East-German woman in the Brethren Movement in mission and society06 1900 (has links)
This empirical and theological research investigates the self-conception of the east-german
women in the Brethren Movement, in order to discover by which role model they predominantly
orientated themselves. Therefore women were interviewed, who are – on one hand – socialised
in the Brethren Movement, and on the other hand have partly realized the GDR role model
through working in a typically male business and/or in a leading position. It was possible to describe
in that study three contrasting typologies. On that foundation, thesis and conclusions were
drawn for the development of identity and the operation of the church.
This project wants to make a contribution to the investigation of the –almost untouched academically
– field of the women in the Brethren Movement. At the same time it should serve as an
historical example in how the church dealt with changing role models. / In dieser Forschungsarbeit wird das Selbstverständnis der ostdeutschen Frauen in der Brüderbewegung
empirisch-theologisch untersucht, um herauszufinden, an welchem der beiden divergierenden
Rollenbilder (DDR-Gesellschaft oder Brüderbewegung) sich diese Frauen stärker orientieren.
Dazu wurden Frauen interviewt, die einerseits in der Brüderbewegung sozialisiert sind, und
andererseits durch ihre Berufstätigkeit in einem männertypischen Beruf und/oder in Leitungspositionen
das DDR-Rollenbild teilweise umgesetzt haben. Im Verlauf dieser Studie ließen sich drei
kontrastierende Typologien von Selbstbildern erkennen. Auf dieser Grundlage wurden Schlussfolgerungen
und Thesen über die Identitätsfindung der Frauen und ihre gelebte Gemeindepraxis
gezogen.
Mit der Betrachtung der Frauen in den Brüdergemeinden will diese qualitative Studie einen
Beitrag dazu leisten, neue Erkenntnisse aus einem wissenschaftlich bisher kaum erforschten Gebiet
zu gewinnen. Gleichzeitig soll die vorliegende Studie anhand dieses historischen Beispiels den
Umgang einer Gemeinde mit sich verändernden Rollenbildern zeigen. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)
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Perspective vol. 17 no. 2 (Apr 1983)VanderVennen, Robert E., Van Ginkel, Aileen, Shahinian, Gary, Terpstra, Nicholas, Vanderkloet, Kathy, McIntire, C. T., Bower, Susan 30 April 1983 (has links)
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Perspective vol. 17 no. 2 (Apr 1983) / Perspective: Newsletter of the Association for the Advancement of Christian ScholarshipVanderVennen, Robert E., Van Ginkel, Aileen, Shahinian, Gary, Terpstra, Nicholas, Vanderkloet, Kathy, McIntire, C. T., Bower, Susan 26 March 2013 (has links)
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