O KOM, O KOM, IMMANUEL – VENI, VENI EMMANUEL:

“…It is argued that its popularity, even in circles outside the church, indicates that it could bring church people and people in the public domain together and be a medium through which believers and non-believers, or people who experience doubt, could communicate with each other. The pastoral function of the hymn is thus also emphasised. …”
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Die verstaan en funksie van die Ou Testament in die kerk (of: kan die kerk klaarkom sonder die Ou Testament?) Deel II by S. D. Snyman

“…This means that the Old Testament has more than a christological message for members of the church, it has a message of its own that should be heard from the pulpits and in the pastoral care provided by the church. …”
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Die ondersteuning van okkulte-gerehabiliteerdes: 'n pastoraal-teologiese model vir die toerusting van fasiliteerders by B. M. J. de Beer, J. A. van den Berg

“…The study is based on a pastoral-theological epistemology. An eclectic model is also preferred when handling the occult-possessed and in the subsequent facilitating process. …”
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Die verstaan en funksie van die Ou Testament in die kerk (of: kan die kerk klaarkom sonder die Ou Testament?) Deel I by S. D. Snyman

“…This means that the Old Testament has more than a christological message for members of the church, it has a message of its own that should be heared from the pulpits and in the pastoral care provided by the church. …”
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The Transition from the Stone Age to Iron Age in East Africa: Excavations at Nkuba Rock Shelter, Bussi Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. by Tibesasa, Ruth, Shipton, Ceri, Jennings, Christopher, Karuhanga, Samuel, Crowther, Alison

“…Analysis of seeds and bones revealed no evidence of domestic agriculture or pastoralism at the site. The site was dated for the very first time and elements of continuity between occupation phases suggest gradual process of transition rather than abrupt transition / population replacement…”
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CHRISTOPANGANISM: A RELIGION IN SEARCH OF RELEVANCE OR A CONTEXTUALIZED CHRISTIANITY IN NIGERIA? by Amos Francis Dike

“…However, some contemporary Christians/pastors have an approach that can best be described as Christopaganism on order to bridge the gap created by western missionary exploit.Hence, while recognizing the existence of generational curses and magic, some Christian bodiesviews Christopaganismboth as a means of contextualizing Christianity and at the same time finding relevance. …”
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“For mine is the bitter, the ale and the lager”: Parodic prayer and the spirituality of humour by A. Houck

“… In 2001, two prominent Anglican pastors caused consternation by publishing parodic versions of the Lord’s Prayer. …”
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Empowering pastoralist women through social innovations in Somali and Afar regions of Ethiopia by Tafesse Matewos, Melisew Dejene, Semeredin Yimer

“…The main objective of this study is to assess the role of social innovations (SI) in empowering women in pastoral areas of Afar and Somali regions in Ethiopia. …”
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'n (N.G.) gemeente in "Het kamp te Bloemfontein" gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog 1900-1903 by R. M. Britz

“…It was ministered to by a number of Dutch Reformed clergymen appointed by the new colonial government. The two Lutheran pastors of Bloemfontein (Grosskopf and Arndt) also served the church in the camp. …”
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Visibilidad pública, "nueva evangelización" y multiculturalismo en el patrimonio religioso de la ciudad de Buenos Aires by Gustavo Andrés Ludueña

“…Para ello el trabajo se aproxima, en primer lugar, al significado pastoral de los bienes eclesiásticos enmarcados en la idea de una nueva evangelización. …”
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Iglesia, resistencia pacífica y no violencia. La Diócesis de Barrancabermeja, Colombia (1988-2005) by William E. Plata, Helwar H. Figueroa Salamanca

“…Uno de estos procesos ocurrió en la Diócesis de Barrancabermeja donde el clero y los obispos comprometidos con una pastoral social, heredera de la Teología de la Liberación, promovieron la resistencia pacífica y la no violencia. …”
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Włączanie wiernych w sytuacjach nieregularnych w życie wspólnoty Kościoła by Leszek Rojowski

“…Przykładem wdrażania nauczania Franciszka w tej materii jest dokument Pastoral guidelines for implementing Amoris laetitia wypracowany przez archidiecezję w Filadelfii. …”
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TECHNICAL EDUCATION AS A PANACEA FOR CURBING BANDITRY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NORTHWEST NIGERIA by CALEB BEM APINEAN, BENJAMIN K.K ANGO

“…Relying on secondary sources, the paper drew extensively from the state fragility theory and posited that the lackadaisical attitudes of Nigerian government to introduce technical and vocational education has caused a lot of challenges to the ever-growing population that relies on farming and pastoralism for survival. The paper submitted that governments of the Northwest Nigeria have not invested in technical education which has made the youth vulnerable to banditry. …”
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1 Thessalonians 4:13 and grief management in Nigerian churches by Solomon O. Ademiluka

“…Still, unfortunately, apart from being ineffective in addressing grief, this pastoral approach has impacted negatively on the cultural heritage and identity of Nigerian Christians. …”
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Przyczyny i konsekwencje rozbieżności rozumienia przymiotu nierozerwalności małżeńskiej w prawosławiu i katolicyzmie by Bartosz Trojanowski

“…As a consequence of the differences in understanding of the attribute of marital indissolubility, there are clear restrictions in today’s canonical discipline in the Catholic Church, which must be observed in the case of some pastoral service towards an Orthodox person, whether in the case of a mixed marriage or for any other reason. …”
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Marital Resilience factors that enhance Conflict Management in Black African Marriages in South Africa: An Afro-Centric Perspective by Andrew Spaumer, Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Segun Emmanuel Adewoye

“…Leaving things alone by opting to remain silent, being humble, and pastoral counselling were also found to be effective tactics. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO, ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH, RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU

“…The desertification of far Northern Nigeria, accompanied by the reduction in the availability of pastoral land for grazing of cattle and crop farming activities and other attendant extreme environmental conditions such as rising sea levels, drought, and other infectious diseases as a result of global warming, have forced pastoralists to migrate from the affected areas to safer parts for the survival of their means of livelihood. …”
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Los estudios empírico-teológicos y su contribución al desarrollo de la teología: consideraciones a partir de una investigación sobre religiosidad juvenil en Santiago de Chile by Catalina Cerda-Planas

“… Ante la constatada parcialidad en la comprensión y el conocimiento en torno a la religiosidad juvenil en Chile, usualmente observada desde su nivel de des-vinculación  con las instituciones religiosas y sus sistemas de creencias y prácticas, la investigación referida ha querido aportar una mirada más amplia y compleja del tema, como base fundamental para una reflexión teológico-pastoral más rica en torno a la evangelización y los jóvenes. …”
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Kalmyks of the Salsky district in the context of national politics and ethno-social processes in the 1920s by Anton Viktorovich Averyanov

“…It was established that the key problem remained the land management of the Kalmyk population in conditions of land shortage, while maintaining the traditional pastoral nature of the economy for a significant part of the Kalmyks. …”
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La resistencia y la estética de la existencia en Michel Foucault by Reinaldo Giraldo Díaz

“…En la segunda parte abordo la cuestión del poder pastoral, la gubernamentalidad y la Ilustración. Por último, teniendo en cuenta que Foucault no cree que el único punto posible de resistencia al poder político esté en la relación de uno consigo mismo, esta resistencia permite fragmentar el poder e inventar posibilidades de vida inéditas, pues, la tarea fundamental de nuestro tiempo consiste en realizar aquel tipo de acción que tiene como fin producir un nuevo tipo de subjetividad que permita liberarse a la vez del Estado y del tipo de individualización que está ligado a él, por lo cual, debemos promover nuevas formas de subjetividad por medio del rechazo de este tipo de individualidad que se nos ha impuesto durante siglos.…”
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