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Labat, Sean J. "The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America, 1927-1934 a case study in North American missions /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.
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Salcedo, Martinez Jorge Enrique. "The history of the Society of Jesus in Colombia, 1844-1861." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c372fda6-366b-4f27-94fb-cf949f6ae706.
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This thesis examines the activity of the Jesuits in Colombia during the nineteenth century; it demonstrates how their return to the country in 1844 became a highly controversial political issue until 1884, when the national government authorized their permanent residence. The Jesuits were established in the country from 1844 to 1850, and then from 1858 to 1861. These two short sojourns generated significant debate between the Conservative and Liberal parties. The first return of the Jesuits coincided with the formation of these two parties and the debate over the separation of Church and State. It was after the Guerra de los Supremos, with the defeat of the Liberal Party and victory for the Conservative Party, that the latter passed a law on mission schools that allowed the return of the Society after its exile during colonial times. The Liberals considered the law of April 1842 to be a tactic used by the Conservatives to empower their political project, and when the Jesuits arrived in the country, the Liberal Party started a campaign against them in Congress and through the press. As the invitation for their return to New Granada had been issued by the Conservative government, Liberals considered them to be allies of the Conservatives and deserving of their political antipathy. The decrees issued regarding the return of the Jesuits clearly stated that they were to be assigned to Colegios de Misiones and Casas de Escala (Rest Residences) in mission territories. The Superior General of the order in Rome and the ecclesiastical authorities in Colombia interpreted the law as justifying the work of the Jesuits in establishing missions among the indigenous people and also in education in general. Eladio Urisarri, the official in Rome in charge of arranging the return of the Jesuits, supported this interpretation, but the latent ambiguity was a continual issue. The thesis analyses these episodes within the context of the republic’s politics and the state of the Colombian Church at the time, and examines the Jesuits’s experiences in Bogotá and the other dioceses where they were present.
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Joynt, Shaun. "Exodus of clergy : a practical theological grounded theory exploration." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27595.
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There is a shortage of clergy, at least in the Roman Catholic Church (cf Schoenherr&Sorenson 1982:23; Heilbronner 1998:11; Tentler 1998:348; Carroll 2001:1; Fernandez 2001:ix-x; see Seidler 1979:764; Berger 1987; Hoge et al 1988:264, 280). The Protestant Church in general is experiencing more of a distribution problem than a shortage (cf Chaves 2001:36; see Jud et al 1970:59). The two greatest hindrances to addressing this clergy distribution problem among Protestant churches is a lack of adequate compensation for clergy and the undesirable location, as perceived by clergy, of the church (Chaves 2001:36; see Jud et al 1970:59). Challenges such as secularization, duality of vocation, time management, change in type of ministry, family issues, congregational and denominational conflict, burnout, sexual misconduct, divorce or marital problems, and suicide, affect clergy. Studies on the shortage of clergy have been conducted mostly in the USA and Europe and not in South Africa. This study seeks to address this research gap by means of a practical theological grounded theory exploration of the exodus of clergy. Grounded theory methodology is used to identify the reasons why clergy trained at a Bible College of a Protestant Charismatic mega church leave full-time pastoral ministry. Findings correspond to previous studies with two reasons appearing more frequently than others: responding to a call and leadership related issues. Firstly, respondents differed in their replies with respect to reconciling their leaving full-time pastoral ministry to their call with responses of: not being called, a dual call, or called but left anyway. Secondly, respondents indicated that leadership influence was mostly negative with regard to affirming their call.<br>Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>Practical Theology<br>unrestricted
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Williams, P. J. "The Catholic Church and politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376017.
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Sutherland, Philip. "Christ and Culture in America: Civil Religion and the American Catholic Church." Thesis, Boston College, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107479.
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Thesis advisor: Mark Massa<br>Thesis advisor: Dominic Doyle<br>Civil religion is a necessary unifying force in a religiously plural society such as the United States, but it can also usurp the place of Christianity in the believer’s life. This is always a danger for Christianity which can only be the “good news” if it is inculturated by drawing upon a society’s own symbols. But it must also transcend the culture if it is to speak a prophetic word to it<br>Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2017<br>Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry<br>Discipline: Sacred Theology
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Yacovazzi, Cassandra Kidd Thomas S. "The crisis of sectarianism Restorationist, Catholic, and Mormon converts in antebellum America /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5343.
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Mancini, Mark Ryan. "Liberation theology : politics and religion in Latin America /." Click for abstract, 1997. http://library.ctstateu.edu/ccsu%5Ftheses/1498.html.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Central Connecticut State University, 1997.<br>Thesis advisor: Lilian Uribe. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in International Studies." Includes bibliographical references.
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Schuele, Francis J. "Preferential option for the poor conversion and evangelization in middle-class America /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Orton, Tena L. "The concept of Mariology in the Roman Catholic Church in Spanish speaking Latin America an evangelical missiological response /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Rosseau, Pauline Anne. "The staff's vision of a catholic school: a case study of an independent catholic school in South Africa." Thesis, St Augustine College of South Africa, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2142.
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Thesis (MPhil (Education))--St Augustine College of South Africa, 2006.<br>One of the fundamental aspects of my work as Religious Education Coordinator of
an Independent Catholic School in South Africa is to ensure that the vision and
distinctive character of the school in which I work is aligned to the vision for
Catholic Schools as described by Church documents'and other leading authors on
the subject. Every member of the teaching staff employed by the Independent
Catholic School (The School), has to sign a contract in which is included the
sentence: "The Teacher has an obligation to respect, promote and support the
Catholic Ethos and the special character of the School". This obligation is based
on the assumption that the daily practice of teachers is a critical element
contributing to the ethos of The School.
The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, in its document The Catholic
School (1977), states that: "By their witness and their behaviour teachers are of
the first importance to impart a distinctive character to Catholic Schools" (#78).
More recently, Me Laughlin states: "Every teacher, it has been argued, can and
should make some sort of contribution to this distinctiveness [of the school] and
this contribution should feature in their formal appraisal" (Mc Laughlin 1999: 73).
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Coughlin, Michael G. "Colonial Catholicism in British North America: American and Canadian Catholic Identities in the Age of Revolution." Thesis, Boston College, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108063.
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Thesis advisor: André Brouillette<br>Thesis advisor: Maura Jane Farrelly<br>The purpose of this thesis is to better understand American colonial Catholicism through a comparative study of it with Catholicism in colonial Canada, both before and after the British defeat of the French in 1759, in the period of the American Revolution. Despite a shared faith, ecclesiastical leaders in Canada were wary of the revolutionary spirit and movement in the American colonies, participated in by American Catholics, and urged loyalty to the British crown. The central question of the study is as follows: why did the two groups, American Catholics (the Maryland Tradition) and Canadian Catholics (the Quebec Tradition), react so differently to British colonial rule in the mid eighteenth-century? Developing an understanding of the religious identities of American and Canadian Catholics and their interaction during the period will help shed light on their different approaches to political ideals of the Enlightenment and their Catholic faith<br>Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2017<br>Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry<br>Discipline: Sacred Theology
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Pollard, Susan J. "An investigation of the Catholic Leadership Education Programme in South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1991. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09EDM/09edmp772.pdf.
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Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Education, 1992.<br>Analyses the Catholic Leadership Education Programme in the archdiocese of Adelaide in terms of the work of Paulo Freire and Carl Jung. Spine title: The Catholic Leadership Education Programme. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-260).
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McNamara, Laurence James. "Just health care for aged Australians : a Roman Catholic perspective /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phm1682.pdf.
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Afunugo, Emmanuel Oby. "Affirmative action, "economic justice for all" and the Catholic University of America a concrete analysis of Catholic social thought /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
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Ryall, D. "Between God and Caesar : the Catholic Church in South Africa 1948 to 1990." Thesis, Swansea University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638729.
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This thesis examines the response of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) to the South African state during the apartheid era on three related levels: first, domestically in terms of a political history; second, theoretically by examining how Catholic social teaching responded to apartheid, and finally by using the case of South Africa to develop a theory of Catholic international relations. During the period between 1948 and 1990 the Church underwent a profound transformation, from compliance to vocal and sustained opposition. That change was due to a growing realisation by the hierarchy that in order to keep the loyalty of black Catholics they needed to be much more critical of the state. Another crucial factor in that changed attitude was the impact of Vatican II and its increased emphasis on the interrelation of faith and justice. The thesis also argues that the South African Church's response to apartheid can only be truly understood within the context of the universal Church's attitude to church-state relations, since the freedom of action which the South African bishops enjoyed was always constrained by the exigencies of the Holy See's position within the Cold War. The thesis develops an analysis of the Holy See's international relations using South Africa as a case study since it sharply illustrates the problems the Church faced on a global scale; how to secure its own institutional survival within a hostile state whilst simultaneously ensuring internal coherence between different groups, often profoundly at odds with one another on racial, political and doctrinal grounds.
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Hay, Mark. "Ukubuyisana reconciliation in South Africa /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Kim, Nyung. "The politics of religion in South Korea, 1974-89 : the Catholic church's political opposition to the authoritarian state /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10779.
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Fox, Timothy R. "Base ecclesial communities of the Catholic Church in Latin America a socio-ecclesial ferment seeking to be a church of and for the poor in a context of margination and oppression /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
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Treveri, Gennari Daniela. "America, the Vatican and the Catholic Church sphere of activity in Italian post-war cinema (1945-1960)." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2005. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/79998/.
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The thesis examines the extent the means and the degree to which the American and the Vatican's common cultural ideology was expressed in the film industry of post-war Italy (1945-1960). Through a comparative approach of current theories developed on ideology and an analysis of official documents from the Vatican and the United States Department of State, the thesis investigates the decisive role that American production companies played in the development of the Italian film industry and their links to the Vatican. This analysis evaluates how the Italian production and distribution industries satisfied the American political and economic interests. American political and cultural ideology of the post-1945 era, is compared with the Roman Catholic ideology in order to assess how close their cultural propaganda was. This is followed by studies of the roles played by key individuals, such as Giulio Andreotti and institutions such as ANICA and A.G.I.S. involved in formulating the policies and regulations that affected the production and distribution of American and Italian films in the post-1945 era, as well as the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in this process. The case studies, which make up the remaining part of the dissertation, illustrate the relationship with the theoretical issues raised in its first part and their ramifications in the relationship between the Catholics and Italian and America cinema. The operation of the Centro Cattolico Cinematografico combined with box-office returns allows for the creation of a new analytical technique to be applied, one that has not been utilized in previous studies of Neorealist films and Italian popular cinema. It makes it possible to highlight the cross-currents that existed across different cinematic genres and styles of those American and Italian post-war movies, which were under the Catholic Church's sphere of activity.
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Beliveau, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mary). "Transformation of an institution : the design of a Catholic Church for Boston's South End." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71396.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143).<br>Architecture can influence or be influenced by its environment. Because this is so, buildings often reflect the beliefs, understandings, or prejudices of a society. Architecture can also help to shape society's understanding of the institutions it houses. The traditional forms of the Catholic Church in this country have followed society's expectations of this facility. To date, there have been few significant challenges to this image. Through the transformation of this historic and often inappropriate form, t he architecture can begin to influence both the Church's understanding of it self and its environs, and society's impression of this community. This thesis is an exploration into such a transformation . Through both research and design , the traditional image of the Church is evaluated and challenged. The search for a new image , one more appropriate to both t he original intentions of the Church and the modern environment s in which it operates , is attempted, and a preliminary design is proposed.<br>by Elizabeth M. Beliveau.<br>M.Arch.
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Kulwicki, James Howard. "The flower of birds and the dog of Pluto : observations of the North American natural world by the French Jesuit missionaries." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1265459.
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While Thwaites' Jesuit Relations have been extensively used by historians interested in the interactions between Native Americans and the French Jesuit- missionaries, they have not been used to examine the Jesuits' descriptions of the North American natural world. These natural world descriptions are examined to see what influence factors contributed to the form of their accounts. Using two recent journal articles five factors - value, religion, society, personal experience and education - were selected to provide the structure of this study and to understand the impact of these factors upon the Jesuit natural world descriptions. Environmental history works have been consulted to provide information of the Jesuit mentality formed by these factors. Two factors, value and personal experience, provide the greatest influence, with education and society providing a lesser influence. Surprisingly, the influence of religion does not often explicitly appear in the Jesuit accounts.<br>Department of History
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Zywina, Cameron Richard. "Martyrdom in Latin America, Gustavo Gutiérrez challenges the traditional concept of authenticated martyrdom in the Roman Catholic Church." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq23574.pdf.
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Law, Lois. "An analysis of the socio-political role of the Roman Catholic Church in contemporary South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17060.
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Bibliography: pages 272-287.<br>This study attempts an analysis of the form and content of the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa to the policy and practice of apartheid during the period 1948-1989. It is argued that the divisions, tensions and contradictions of the Catholic Church reflect the socially divided character of the broader society. It is suggested that some of the policies, teachings and social practice of the South African Catholic Church serve to reproduce and reinforce the existing societal relations of domination, thus contributing to the hegemony of the dominant social group, while others undermine the same and point toward a transformation of social relations in a democratic society. In some instances the Church has contributed to the nascent hegemony of the dominated group. Literature focusing on the Catholic Church during times of social upheaval is reviewed. Recent analyses of the role of the Christian Churches in apartheid South Africa are considered. Various approaches to the Sociology of Religion are discussed and the relevance of a contextual approach to the analysis of the Church is argued. Gramsci's concept of hegemony as a tool of political analysis is discussed. A brief .historical overview of the Catholic Church in South Africa is given. It is contended that the Catholic Church in South Africa must be understood in terms of its colonial, missionary and racist history. An ecclesiological overview of the Roman Catholic Church in terms of its - history, traditions, organization, authority structures, governing procedures and beliefs is sketched. The ·social Teaching' of the Catholic Church during the twentieth century is outlined. The importance of the Second Vatican Council, the emergence of the Theology of Liberation and the increasing centrality of social justice in Church teachings is discussed. The implications of these developments for the pastoral practice of the Church is emphasized. The response of the Catholic Church to the introduction and implementation of 'separate development' is considered. Content analysis is used as a research method. The study therefore falls within the realm of hermeneutic or interpretative sociology. The gradual transition from an attitude of paternalism to committed involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle is traced. The Catholic Church's response to the Bantu Education Act, which was the primary focus of its opposition to apartheid in the 1950's, is evaluated. The challenge of the Black Consciousness movement is acknowledged. It is argued that the realities of apartheid society have had a profound impact on the Church, severely compromising its unity. The related processes of reform, repression and resistance are examined. It emerges that while the Church's championship of human rights has been unequivocal, its support for some of the strategies employed in the struggle against apartheid has been more tentative. It is argued that the Catholic Church's participation in the anti-apartheid struggle has facilitated a growth in ecumenism and increased contact with secular organizations. The Catholic Church has become part of a broad anti- apartheid alliance. It is suggested that while there have been important changes in the Church's self-understanding and perception of its role in, and pastoral mission to, society, these changes have been uneven and ambiguous. They have not been reflected throughout the Church and have underlined the divisions within the Church. There has been considerable reluctance on the part of many white Catholics to endorse the anti-apartheid stance of the hierarchy. However, the S.A.C.B.C.'s commitment to social justice is in tune with modern Catholic social teaching. Finally, it is argued that the Catholic Church has challenged white domination and undermined the hegemony of apartheid in South African society.
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Baek, Hyomin. "Jang Ilsoon's socio-religious thought and its relevance for the Catholic Church in South Korea." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2017. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/125092/.
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Religious individuals and communities have been at the heart of civil society and played a crucial role in the social and historical sphere of twentieth-century Korea. In particular, the Catholic Church in Korea had been widely credited for its dedication to justice for the weak and to democracy. However, it is undeniable that the Catholic Church in South Korea has lost its social influence. Indeed, over the past decade there has been a significant drop in the number of Catholics and the Church, once a pillar of civil society, has continuously lost its social position. While there are various possible explanations for this circumstance, a satisfactory one can be found in its recent past history. During the 1970s and 1980s the Church was the symbol of social and political resistance, and there was a lay leader and activist, who played a significant background role. Admittedly, Jang Ilsoon (1924-1994) is a little-known figure and thinker within Christian communities in contemporary Korea, but his teachings are far more influential among non-believers than Catholics regardless of their faith and political stance. The rationale is that he has been known to be a social activist or thinker rather than a Catholic lay leader. This is the first study to identify him as a Catholic activist and religious thinker. It aims to make an original contribution to growing interest in him and his ideological contributions to modern Korean. To scrutinise his socio-religious thought and life, this study grapples with his biographical facts and ideas, focusing on his interaction with the Catholic Church in twentieth-century Korea. As an introduction to his religious thought, this study focuses its religious background to explain how his thinking is shaped by three distinct religious ideas: Donghak, Seon Buddhism and Catholic teachings, and examines the influence of these religious ideas to grasp his thought and to understand his socio-political action. This study also discusses the way in which his religious idea can contribute to the recent pastoral realities of the Church.
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Mahamba, Barbara. "The Roman Catholic Church and girls' and women's education in South-Western Zimbabwe, 1887-1965." Thesis, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.732956.
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Fahy, Paul. "The promotion of a racially integrated Catholic community at King William's Town : challenges and opportunities." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001548.
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Taking as its point of departure the model of the Church as a sacrament of unity, this study explores its implications for the fostering of a racially integrated Catholic community within an apartheid society. The particular context within which the investigation is conducted is the Sacred Heart Church, King William's Town, where the writer is pastor to a multiracial congregation. A dialogical approach is adopted between theology and praxis, in terms of which the data from a social analysis of the community are brought into a creative dialogue with the Vatican II vision of the Church. Findings from the analysis show that the attitudes of congregants to a racially integrated community are generally ambivalent. Historical, theological, psychosocial and political factors are seen to play an important role in shaping these attitudes. Arising from the dialogue between theology and praxis, the model of a pilgrim Church suggests itself as more relevant and realistic. This model constitutes a proximate goal. The sacrament model of the Church provides direction and focus for the pilgrim Church and is viewed as the ultimate goal. These models must be seen as complementary. The study concludes with a pastoral plan aimed at attaining the goals described. The main thrust of this plan is directed at changing congregants' attitudes to a racially integrated community. The strategies suggested involve the motivation of congregants to become actively involved, the transformation of congregants' attitudes, the promotion of a positive attitude to conflict and the challenging of apartheid structures. A differential approach is suggested in the pursuit of these objectives. A final conclusion to be drawn from this study is that the search for community is never-ending and that the fostering of a racially integrated Catholic community is a slow and painful process.
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Cheung, David. "Ecclesiastical devolution and union in China : the emergence of the first native Protestant church in South Fujian, 1842-1863." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268357.
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Metze, Tony A. "Multi-frame leadership with South Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Church in America clergy a descriptive study /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Wozniak, Casimir J. "Hyphenated Catholicism : a study of the role of the Polish-American model of Church : 1890-1908 /." San Francisco (Calif.) : Catholic scholars press, 1998. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb388341310.
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Maul, Daniel Abram. "Saints and sinners among the French Jesuit missionaries of New France missionaries of their time, prophets for the future /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p033-0860.
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Hughes, Lesley Patricia School of Social Work UNSW. "To labour seriously : Catholic sisters and social welfare in late nineteenth century Sydney." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Social Work, 2002. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/19047.
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This thesis examines the social welfare work of four Catholic Sisterhoods in Sydney in the late nineteenth century. The work of Catholic women religious is largely missing from Australian women???s history and the history of social welfare and social work in Australia. The present investigation seeks to add to knowledge of women???s agency in Australian society and to extend the knowledge of Australian social work history. The aim of the thesis is to understand what the Sisters were attempting to do in their work with the poor of Sydney and how they went about it. The emphasis is on understanding the Sisters??? work from their own perspective, particularly the values which underpinned their work and the resources and constraints which affected it. A qualitative, inductive approach is used in which the data are drawn mainly from the Sisterhoods??? narratives and other historical documents. The thesis does not aim to test particular theoretical propositions, but rather to contribute to a number of ???unfolding stories??? about the history of Australian social work, about women???s work in the public realm, and about the development of the caring professions The thesis argues that the social welfare work of four Sydney Sisterhoods had a number of characteristics which made it unusual for the time, and which constituted it as ???proto-professional???. These included the codification of the prescribed stance towards the poor, of methods of work, and a high level of expertise in administration and management. The Sisters??? approach pre-figured later social work in a number of respects including an inclusive and accepting stance, respect for the dignity of the individual, and a concern to develop individuals??? capacities and self-esteem. The professionalism of the Sisters??? work is shown to be related to features which were integral to Catholic women???s religious institutes and to their role and status in the Catholic Church of the day. The Sisters??? social welfare work did not ???evolve??? into secular, professional social work however. It is contended that reasons for this were related to developments in Australian society, the situation of the local Catholic Church and restrictions on membership of the Sisterhoods. The thesis has significance for bodies of knowledge on ???woman???s sphere??? charity in the late nineteenth century, the history of social work in Australia, and theory on the professionalisation of caring occupations.
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Okhakhu, Elemeiye Emmanuel. "Collaborative ministry in the Roman Catholic Church, reflecting on its future from contemporary theory and practice in North America and Nigeria." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ35653.pdf.
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Nagel, David. "The development of the faith life of children and adults in a residential school setting through the liturgical year and its celebrations." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.
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Williamson, Kenneth B. "Liberation theology in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, 1968 to 1988: Conflicting concepts of social mission and their political context." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6869.
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In 1968, bishops representing all parts of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America met in their Second General Conference to debate the "transformation of Latin America in the light of the Council". Among the diverse political influences affecting their conclusions, the demands for radical social change, coming mostly from a group of younger theologians and clergy, were significant. Those demands, soon embodied in what became known as "liberation theology", were based on the argument that there was a biblical and theological mandate for revolutionary transformation of society, to be achieved primarily by the elimination of capitalism, in favour of some type of purified socialism. Most leaders of the Church in Latin America, and the Vatican, found the most extreme of the liberation proposals to be unacceptable, both in relation to basic concepts of the role of the Church in social mission and in relation to the partisan political commitment proposed in Latin America. This thesis examines the ensuing conflict over concepts of social mission during the period 1968-1988, a particularly turbulent one for the Church, with a view to assessing the extent to which the liberation case, theologically and politically, can be accommodated within the social teaching of the Church. It concludes that, while the original political thrust of the movement in the 1970's remains unacceptable, the liberation theologians have made an important contribution to processes of democratization and social change, for example in the base communities, in the role of the laity and in the development of a feminist liberation movement in the Church. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Petersen, David. "SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN CONSERVATIVES AND ECCLESIASTICAL DIVISION: THE FORMATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA, 1926-1973." UKnowledge, 2009. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/80.
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Beginning with the fundamentalist controversy of the 1920’s, the Southern Presbyterian Church (PCUS) was consistently divided by numerous disagreements over reunion with the Northern Presbyterian Church, racial policies, changing theological views, and resolutions on current social controversies. Led by groups such as the Southern Presbyterian Journal, Concerned Presbyterians, Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship, and Presbyterian Churchmen United, conservatives attempted to redirect the direction of the PCUS; however, their efforts failed. Disgruntled by a liberal-moderate coalition that held power, many conservatives withdrew and created the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in 1973, the first major division of a Southern denomination. The PCA was not solely founded because of racial disagreements or any single cultural debate; rather decades’ long theological disagreements regarding the church’s role in society fueled separation along with several sharp social controversies. This departure also expedited reunion (1983) between the Northern and Southern Presbyterian denominations that formed the present Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PC(USA)). Like many other historic Protestant denominations, the PC(USA) has seen a decline in membership, but the PCA and other small Presbyterian denominations have been growing numerically thereby guaranteeing the continued presence of Presbyterianism in America.
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Wittig, Mark E. "A cultural approach to evangelism in Latin America an analysis and proposal for the work of evangelism in Medellin, Colombia /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.
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Lombardo, Michael F. "Founding Father: John J. Wynne, S.J., and the Inculturation of American Catholicism in the Progressive Era." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1399037190.
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Sorrells, Gary Joe. "The Continent of Great Cities ministry a goal and a strategy for church establishment in urban South America /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
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Burley, Stephanie. "None more anonymous? : Catholic teaching nuns, their secondary schools and students in South Australia, 1880-1925 /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09EDM/09edmb961.pdf.
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Lo, Polito Nicola. "The Verona Fathers in Southern Sudan from 1899 to 1964 a contribution to the understanding of the historical and religious roots of the conflict between North and South in the Sudan, and the role played in it by the Verona Fathers and Brothers /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
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Dunlop, Joseph. "La Relève : Catholic intellectuals in Quebec, 1930-1950." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:87a80921-1aa8-4324-9afa-000b2572581b.
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This study traces the intellectual and political itinerary of the review La Relève, an influential cultural journal in 1930s and ‘40s Quebec, in order to explore broader trends within francophone Catholicism in the middle decades of the twentieth century. La Relève enjoyed a unique role as a propagator of French Catholic thought in Quebec due to its close ties with the prominent French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain. In the early ‘30s, members of the Relève group espoused a militant Catholicism with conservative-minded nationalist sympathies. The group’s encounter with Maritain in October 1934, however, moved La Relève towards a more communitarian Catholicism which was open to social and religious pluralism. During the later ‘30s, the Relèvistes would display a new interest in democratic forms of politics, reflecting the larger ‘democratic turn’ evident amongst many francophone Catholic intellectuals. In examining this shift, this study argues that the progressive Catholicism embraced by La Relève remained strongly rooted in longstanding Catholic social teachings and mentalities, thereby shedding light upon the political trajectory of the larger French Catholic Revival during this period. The emergence of a ‘Left’ Catholicism in France and Quebec was the result of a gradual and often contradictory process in which new attempts to engage with pluralism, democracy and human rights were heavily influenced by the traditionally anti-liberal and anti-individualistic perspectives of Catholic social and political thought. This study also examines the social and cultural environment of Catholic intellectual engagement in Quebec during this period, focusing upon the role played by friendship in defining the experiences of the Relève circle during the 1930s and ‘40s. Initially the product of a close-knit and often cliquish group of former schoolmates, La Relève provided a forum for masculine solidarity and shared intellectual and religious pursuits. The Relèvistes' conception of friendship expanded over the course of the decade, reflecting their exposure to the ideas of the French Catholic intelligentsia, for whom the idea of friendship signalled a wider community bound together by common religious, social and political goals. During the war years, the Relève group came to play a new role within the larger francophone Catholic intellectual community, founding a publishing company which printed numerous anti-fascist Catholic authors. In the postwar period, however, contact with the European intellectual milieu diminished, as the review closed in 1948 and the Relèvistes embraced new trends in Catholic thought which ultimately distanced them from Maritain. However, intellectual engagement with French Catholic thought would continue on in Quebec through the review Cité libre, which would play an important role in shaping politics and society in Quebec and Canada during the later twentieth century.
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Andrew, Daniël Nicolaas. "From vision to structure: assessing the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa in the light of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/228.
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Doctor Theologiae<br>The intention of the AFMSA to revision its policies, processes and structures is the motivation for this study. The relationship between the vision and essential nature of the church and the structure or form given to it is central to all the chapters.The first chapter gives an analysis of the origins of the Pentecostal Movement and the AFMSA in order to reveal their original vision of the church and the way in which this vision became structured in their history. After a section on the importance of a clear vision and strategic structures for organizations today, the biblical metaphors that served as a foundation for the early Christians’ vision of the church are discussed. Our Christian predecessors’ envisioning and structuring of the church in each period of history are analyzed. This gives an idea of the need for reform and the challenges involved in this process, which are still faced by later generations. The historical survey reveals the development of the marks and the vision of the early Christians to represent the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. In the conclusion, a preliminary dialogue is established between the vision of the early Pentecostals and the leaders of the AFMSA with regard to the structuring of the church and other expressions of the same vision.The next four chapters (2-5) address the significance of the specific marks in the Pentecostal Movement and the AFMSA. This is followed by a short analysis of the biblical foundation and the historical development of these marks in the history of the Christian church. The chapters are arranged according to the prominence of each mark in the Pentecostal Movement and the AFMSA. Chapter two therefore starts with the apostolicity that is followed by the holiness in chapter three, unity in chapter four and catholicity in chapter five. It becomes clear from chapter two that the Pentecostal Movement and the AFMSA want to restore the apostolic faith of the early Christians while the rest of the Christian church confess every Sunday through the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed that they believe they stand in the tradition of the apostles. The mark of holiness that is discussed in chapter three expresses the particular view of holiness held by Pentecostals. Biblical and historical connections are made between it and other Christian expressions revealing that we can all become true followers of Christ in holiness. Chapter four addresses the fact that the church has to accept that we exist as a unity in diversity. In chapter five, the linking of all traditions is established because all have the challenge to share their unique expression of God’s fullness with the universal Body of Christ. In chapter six, all the elements so far discussed: the vision of the church that was based on the Bible, and the history of the Pentecostal Movement, AFMSA and of the Christian Churches are summarized to gain an overall perspective. This is followed by an analysis of the vision of the church today and applied to the AFMSA. The AFMSA is encouraged to revision and restructure itself in the light of the apostolicity, holiness, unity and catholicity that are shared by the witnesses in Scripture and history so that it will be an example of God’s vision for the church and the world.<br>South Africa
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Walbel, Pauline Rose. "A history of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon's mission in Tamshiyacu, Peru 1966-1973." PDXScholar, 1990. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4132.
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On August 17, 1961, Pope John XXIII appealed to religious communities in the United States to send ten-percent of their personnel to assist the Church in Latin America. Thousands answered his call. This unprecedented effort drew four members of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon to the village of Tamshiyacu in the jungles of Peru from 1966 to 1973.
The purpose of this thesis ls to examine the experience of the sisters within the context of the total missionary effort and the religious changes affecting the Catholic Church in the United States and Latin America during the 1960/s.
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Youn, IlSun. "Toward authentic partnership for mutual ministry in the Korean Catholic context a dialogue between a Catholic feminist and Korean folk religions /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.
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Awadzi, Raymond K. "Entrenching African Pentecostalism in the United States of America: A Study of a Ghanaian Founded Charismatic Church in South Florida." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2475.
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For the past three decades, there has been a rapid growth of African Pentecostal Christianity on America’s Christian religious scene. In general, researchers in Christian mission studies have concluded that the flow of Christian religious currents from Africa and other Third World countries to the West is something of a Christian mission in reverse process. Using agency and invention of tradition as the theoretical leads, this study explores the roles lay immigrants played in the rooting of the Christian Restoration Ministries International (CRMI), a Ghanaian founded charismatic church, in Miami, as a case study of how African Pentecostal churches originate in America. The study also shows how the Christian Restoration Ministries International (CRMI), practices an invented version of Ghanaian Pentecostalism. The study is field-work based. It concludes that the so called reverse mission thrives on the crucial roles of lay African migrant worshipers and their inventiveness.
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Conference, Southern African Catholic Bishops'. "Economic justice in South Africa: a pastoral statement." Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/68823.
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The Introduction to the statement explains that its aim is to contribute to the search for a more just, equitable and sustainable economic dispensation. It reminds people that, as a nation, we have overcome the horrors of apartheid and made significant progress towards peace and stability. However, we are sitting on an economic time-bomb; if we do not strive for economic justice we must expect a deepening of our social problems such as crime, lawlessness, poverty and unemployment. The second section considers the Church's Prophetic Duty to speak out and to bring Gospel values to bear on political, economic and social matters. A second transformation is needed: massive, and overwhelmingly positive, political change has occurred, but the same has not yet happened in the economy, with the result that the majority of our people still have little chance of fulfilling their reasonable hopes for a better life. Section three turns to the question of Discerning Economic Justice. It is asserted that every economy has a moral quality which makes it possible for us to pass judgements as to whether or not it is a just economy. In order to make such judgements the presence or absence of various factors must be assessed, including poverty, unemployment, discrimination, materialism and environmental degradation. Next, the statement deals briefly with Economic Structure. The fact that economies are complex, and that most people are unfamiliar with economic terminology, results in many people feeling powerless. They believe that, as individuals, they have no influence over, or responsibility for, the way an economy operates. Some of the negative consequences of such a belief are mentioned, and it is pointed out that we have a moral duty to make the correct choices, even in complex matters. Section four, Christian Economic Values, offers some guidelines for those striving to make these choices. The section summarises some of the main concepts and principles developed by the Church as ways of making concrete the commandment to 'love your neighbour as yourself'. These include the common good, solidarity, the option for the poor, the common destiny of goods, and the integrity of creation. The South African Economy is analysed in section six, according to the criteria mentioned in section three. Poverty, unemployment, materialism, greed, the lack of women's economic empowerment, debt and corruption are among the features identified as contributing to economic injustice in our country. But the gap between rich and poor is singled out as the defining characteristic of our economy, with millions of South Africans surviving, like Lazarus, on crumbs from the rich man's table. No country's economy exists in isolation, free from outside influences. Therefore, in section seven, some attention is given to The World Economy, especially to aspects which affect South Africa. The point is made that international factors can act as powerful constraints on moves towards economic justice at home, without their being, however, an excuse for a lack of effort in this direction. When statements such as the present one are published, people have a right to expect the authors to make specific and practical recommendations. This is attempted in section eight, What Can Be Done? The major role-players in the economy are identified and various steps are suggested for each of them; these range from fiscal initiatives to encourage job-creation, through changes to personal taxation and measures to improve productivity and training, to the promotion of the interests of the unemployed. However, it is conceded that even the most enlightened economic measures will not be able to withstand selfish and destructive attitudes. The question of people's attitudes to each other and to economic choices is therefore addressed, with particular emphasis being placed on the role of the religious community in this regard. By way of Conclusion the statement points out that economic justice is demanded not just by the poor and by forthcoming generations, but by God. In striving for a just economy we are carrying forward Jesus' great task of bringing fullness of life to all people.<br>2nd ed
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Muyebe, Stanslaus C. "The canon law framework for arbitration of delictual disputes in the Roman Catholic Church of South Africa : a critical and comparative study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50469.
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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2005<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In his analysis of conflict resolution in the church sector, Professor Coertzsen (1998:69)
points out that disputes occur also within the churches. While some of the disputes are purely
doctrinal, others fall into the category of civil disputes. Professor Rik Torfs in an article
(1998:27) observes that the Catholic Church is increasingly becoming a site of civil dispute.
These include delict claims. Examples of these are: financial loss as a result of unfair
suspension or dismissal from a clerical position; financial loss or loss of reputation resulting
from unfair dismissal from a religious congregation; damage to a child or adult arising from
being sexually abused by a priest or religious or lay person.
When delictual disputes occur, state courts have civil jurisdiction over them. At the same
time, the South African Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 allows the parties to a delictual dispute to
arbitrate their case as an alternative to civil litigation. This trend is gaining currency in the
post-apartheid South Africa. In principle, therefore, church members may refer their delictual
disputes for arbitration, instead of entering into civil litigation. Church members, thus, have
the choice to have their case arbitrated, and church leaders need to make it clear to members
that they also have the right to bring their case to the state courts.
This study highlights the need for the churches to have an office of contlict resolution. The
office may then advise church members who have a delictual dispute on the options available
to them. The office may have a list of lawyers (Christian lawyers) who are willing and able to
arbitrate on matters referred to them by other Christians. When the parties decide to have
their delictual case arbitrated by lawyers, the determination as to whether a person is legally
liable for damage repair requires a legal framework. Unlike the situation in civil litigation,
the parties who opt for arbitration have the freedom to decide on the legal framework that the
arbitrator should use in determining liability. Catholic Church members who are parties to a
dispute may, for example, jointly agree that the arbitrator employ the internal law of the
Catholic Church, namely the canon law framework.
This study envisages a situation where the parties have jointly agreed to the employment of
canon law for the arbitration of their case. When the disputants and the arbitrators engage in
discussion and decide on whether to use canon law, they need to ask themselves the following
questions: (I) What principles and rules of law has canon law established for the determination
of the issue at dispute?
(2) How do the standards of justice in canon law differ from those in secular law? What
provisions invoked by the arbitrators would result in gross injustice to the claimant?
(3) If the provisions of canon law would result in gross injustice to the claimant, the church
members who are parties to a dispute may choose to rectify and supersede the limitation
inherent in canon law. The question arises: to what provisions in secular law are the
arbitrators and Church members able to resort to compensate for the limitations of canon law?
(4) How do the standards of justice in canon law differ from Biblical standards? To what
biblical messages might the arbitrators and the church members resort to overcome the
limitations in canon law?
While recognising the value of the fourth question, this study limits itself to the first three. It
is hoped that future studies will address the fourth question. The present study attempts to
answer the first three questions by means of a critical comparative analysis of the framework
that canon law has established for determining the various possible issues at dispute. In the
study it is argued that the employment by an arbitrator of some of the provisions in canon law
would result in gross injustice. The disputants need to take note of these before they mandate
the arbitrator to apply canon law in their case.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In sy analise van kontlikoplossing in die kerk, wys professor Coertzen (1998:69) daarop dat
geskilpunte ook binne kerke plaasvind. Terwyl sommige hiervan suiwer leerstellig is,
ressorteer ander onder die kategorie van siviele dispute. In 'n artikel verwys Professor Rik
Torfs (1998:27) daarna dat die Katolieke Kerk toenemend 'n plek van siviele dispuut word.
Hieronder word onregmatige eise ingesluit . Voorbeelde hiervan sluit in: finansiele verlies as
gevolg van onregverdige skorsing of afdanking van 'n geestelike pos; finansiele verlies of
verlies aan reputasie wat spruit uit onregverdige ontslag van 'n godsdienstige gemeente;
skade aan 'n kind of volwassene wat spruit uit seksuele mishandeling deur 'n priester, 'n
godsdienstige of leke persoon.
Wanneer onregmatige dispute plaasvind, het staatshowe siviele jurisdiksie daaroor.
Terselfdertyd laat die Suid-Afrikaanse Arbitrasie Wet 42 van 1965 toe dat partye tot 'n
onregmatige dispuut hul saak kan laat arbitreer as 'n alternatief tot siviele litigasie. In Suid-
Afrika het hierdie neiging toegeneem in die postapartheid era. Ous, in prinsiep, mag kerklidmate
hul onregmatige dispute verwys vir arbitrasie, in plaas daarvan om hul te wend tot
siviele litigasie. Ous het kerklidmate die keuse om hul sake te laat arbitreer, en kerk leiers
moet dit aan lidmate duidelik stel dat hulle ook die reg het om hul sake na die staaathowe te
neern.
Hierdie studie bring die noodsaaklikheid na yore die vir kerke om 'n kantoor te he vir kontlikbeslegting.
Die kantoor mag dan kerklidmate wat 'n onregmatige dispuut het adviseer
aangaande die alternatiewe wat vir hulle beskikbaar is. Die kantoor mag 'n lys hou van
Christel ike prokureurs wat gewillig en bevoeg is om te arbitreer 001' sake wat deur ander
Christene na hulle verwys word. Wanneer die partye besluit om hul onregmatige saak deur
prokureurs te laat arbitreer, het die vasstelling of 'n persoon wetlik aanspreeklik is vir
reparasie van skade 'n wetlike raamwerk. Anders as in die geval van siviele litigasie, het die
partye wat besluit op arbitrasie die keuse om te besluit watter wetlike raamwerk die arbiter
rnoet gebruik om aanspreeklikheid vas te stel. Lidmate van die Katolieke Kerk, wat partye tot
'n dispuut is, mag, by voorbeeld, gesamentlik besluit dat die arbiter die interne reg van die
Katolieke Kerk gebruik, naamlik die kanonieke regsraamwerk.
Hierdie studie beoog 'n situasie waar die partye gesamentlik besluit het om die kanonieke reg
vir die arbitrasie van hul saak te gebruik. Wanneer die disputante en die arbiters in gesprek
tree en besluit of die kanonieke reg gebruik sal word, moet hulle hulself die volgende vrae
afvra: (I) Watter prinsiepe en reels van die reg het die kanonieke reg ingestel om die saak van
dispuut wat ter sprake is, te bepaal?
(2) Hoe verskil die standaarde van die reg in kanonieke reg van die in burgeri ike reg?
Watter voorsienings ingestel deur die arbiters sou uitvloei in erge onreg aan die eiser?
(3) As die voorsienings van die kanonieke reg sou lei tot erge onreg aan die eiser, mag
die kerklidmate, wat partye tot die dispuut is, kies om in die kanonieke reg die beperkings reg
te stel en te vervang. Die vraag ontstaan: na watter voorsienings in die kerklike reg kan die
arbiters en kerklidmate verwys om te vergoed vir die beperkinge van die kanonieke reg?
(4) Hoe verskil die standaarde van die reg in kanonieke reg van die bybelse standaarde?
Na watter bybelse boodskappe mag die arbiters en die kerklidmate verwys om die beperkinge
in die kanonieke reg te oorkom?
Terwyl die waarde van die vierde vraag erken word, word hierdie studie beperk tot die eerste
drie. Daar word gehoop dat toekomstige studies die vierde vraag sal aanspreek. Die huidige
studie poog om die eerste drie vrae te beantwoord deur middel van 'n krities-vergelykende
analise van die raamwerk wat die kanonieke reg ingestel het 0111 verskeie rnoontlike sake van
dispuut vas te stel. In hierdie studie word aangevoer dat die indiensneming deur 'n arbiter van
sommige van die voorsienings van kanonieke reg sou kon lei tot erge onreg. Die disputante
moet kennis neem hiervan voordat hulle die arbiter die mandaat gee om die kanonieke reg in
hul geval toe te pas.
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McCaffrey, Patrick J. "The status and role of the missionary among the Parkari Kholis of Pakistan." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Sundberg, Dianne. "Exploring the consequences of perceptions of the divine, and the church, in the making of self-identity: a case study of congregants from Roman Catholic and Charismatic communities in East London, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003086.
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This thesis explores the impact and consequences of the teachings of the church, perceptions of The Divine [God] and of Mary, in the making of personal identity. In spite of secularisation and the prediction that the church would collapse in the face of modern science, recent evidence suggests that - in its various forms - religion, and belief in a higher power remain important and potentially powerful aspects in society. A foundation stone of the Christian faith is the doctrine of Imago Dei: humanity created in the image of The Divine. Although not male, The Divine is repeatedly spoken of - and addressed - in anthropomorphic masculine terms, but perceived in gender-specific stereotypical terms. Alongside The Divine - in the Roman Catholic Church - is Mary, the mother of Jesus. She is spoken of in feminine terms, but is also perceived in gender-specific stereotypical terms. Although not officially considered to be divine, Mary fulfils important needs in the life of the believer and it is in this context that her influence is evaluated. The role of the church as a community - and social institution - is also explored, based on Giddens’ theories of identity development. Belonging to a church community can provide a context for relationship, continuity, and trust. However, this potentially positive environment can have negative implications on self-identity in that restrictions on self-expression and personal choice can be as limiting as the sense of belonging is liberating. The patriarchal nature of the church is deemed to be of immense relevance. In order to establish the role of the church, The Divine, and Mary in the making of self-identity, in-depth interviews were conducted with twelve research participants belonging to Charismatic and Roman Catholic congregations, and Giddens’ criteria for self-identity development was used as the standard for evaluating participants’ personal sense of self-identity. Explored from the perspective of feminist theology, the findings of this qualitative research project suggest that it is more than gender language regarding The Divine that affects the agent’s perception of The Divine, and that the role of the church in identity formation is not uniform in its influence. It also concludes that perceptions of Mary can be influential in the development of selfidentity.
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Bender, Edgar J. "The development of the adult Sunday school ministry of South Suburban Evangelical Free Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.
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