Dr. Andries Albertus Odendaal Snr., evangeliedraer in 'n multi-dimensionele konteks. 'n Kort historiese oorsig en sendingkundige evaluering van sy lewe en werk (Deel 2) by P. Robinson

“…This second part of the article discusses Odendaal’s involvement in theological and pastoral training, as well as his continued contributions on synodical level, in particular his endeavour for church unity, his appreciation of and working in the vernacular, his appointment as Bible translator, his passion for preaching the gospel, a testing experience in his life, and the way in which he was honoured by old students and the University of the Free State. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…This article argues that a church response should have pastoral, biblical and theological dimensions. Starting with the Silent No More report it examines the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict and the silence of the churches on this subject. …”
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INTEGRATIVE MINISTERIAL TRAINING: METHODOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION WITHIN THE CURRICULUM by M. Naidoo

“…Training institutions are criticised for producing academically astute graduates, who lack the pastoral exposure or the required spirituality for Christian ministry. …”
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Protestantes, curanderos y descreídos. Misiones interiores, religiosidad nacional-católica e intolerancia durante el primer franquismo, 1940-1960 by Francisco Bernal García

“…The internal missions were one of the main manifestations of National-Catholic religiosity. These pastoral interventions also had a coactive dimension –as they sought to exclude from public life any behaviour that was incompatible with the Catholic faith– and a coercive dimension –as they incorporated mechanisms designed to ensure that those who did not wish to do so joined in the missionary activities. …”
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Die pastorale gesprek binne 'n narratiewe diakonale pastoraat by PR van Heerden, DJ Kotzé

“…The purpose is to externalise the problem and in this way to separate the person from the problem. The process of pastoral therapy explores the disempowering effect of the problem as a dominant story shaping a person's life. …”
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Análisis de experiencias y dispositivos en construcción de paz desde una perspectiva intergeneracional-intercultural by Jorge Jairo Posada-Escobar, Patricia del Pilar Briceño-Alvarado, Yudi Astrid Munar-Moreno

“…Este artículo aborda las categorías intergeneracionalidad e interculturalidad como ejes de análisis de las experiencias y del dispositivo desarrollado por el Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social (SNPS), para propiciar la configuración de subjetividades políticas de paz y la transformación social. …”
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FRANZ SCHUBERT AND THE MUSICAL ROMANTICISM by Boróka GYARMATHY-BENCZE

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„Svůj pokoj vám dávám…“ Potenciál a výzvy současného pohřbu v Českobratrské církvi evangelické by Jana Hofmanová

“…According to ministers, the task is to comfort and enable bereaved to deal well with a difficult period in their lives which is easier when there is a pastoral relationship and safe space. The ministers focus on the bereaved and on their own authenticity, yet the presence of the deceased and their accompaniment is sometimes surprisingly peripheral to the whole event.…”
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Twelve-step Spirituality in View of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Catholic Church by Andrzej Jastrzębski

“…In conclusion, the author presents pastoral suggestions meant to facilitate work with believers struggling with various addictions. …”
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THE EXPERIENCES OF CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE-GIVING COMMUNITIES by D.T.M. Veloso

“… This article assesses the adequacy of the church’s responses to women currently and formerly in conflict with the law in the Philippines and offers feminist theological reflections on the need for gender- and culturally sensitive pastoral services for them in a time of pandemic. Drawing upon case studies and interviews, this paper examines the lived experiences and social worlds of women who currently occupy or formerly held the status of persons deprived of liberty. …”
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Die impak van gepreokkupeerdheid met seksuele aktiwiteit geassosieer met internetgebruik op die gesin - 'n pastorale perspektief by W. Coetzer

“…Typical behaviour of those addicted to this problem is evaluated as well as the impact of this addiction on sexual intimacy within the marriage. Pastoral guidelines that include a treatment program are discussed and practical hints are suggested. …”
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Politiques de développement régional dans les Hautes Plaines occidentales algériennes : un bilan mitigé by Mohamed Hadeid

“…The crisis presented by the degradation of the steppes and other pastoral activities is certainly the best evidence.…”
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Księdza Tischnera mocowanie się ze słowem. Wokół Kazań starosądeckich by Witold Ostafiński

“…Tischner’s greatest pastoral challenge. In the simplicity of thought and language he expressed his respect for the recipient, whom he managed to charm with the word. …”
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BECOMING WHOLE AGAIN: THE GOAL OF WOMEN’S STRUGGLE AGAINST SEX ABUSE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES by J.A. Cleofas

“…La Viña and her colleagues at the Catholic Safeguarding Institute, and on a holistic pastoral approach developed by Nila Bermisa. The latter offers a life-giving vision on what to aim for in dealing with abuse as Christians, namely renewal and a movement toward fullness of life. …”
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Technology and the Cinematographic Writing of Trauma in Kipling’s Motoring Short Stories by Élodie Raimbault

“…The most interesting stories rework the Edwardian motorcar stereotypes—the futurist car, the deadly car crash, the industrial intrusion in a pastoral environment—and offer a metanarrative analysis of the structure of the text as a mechanism. …”
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La flûte pinkuyllu des Provincias Altas du Cuzco (Pérou) : organologie et symbolique érotique d’un aérophone andin by Raphaël Parejo-Coudert

“…He analyses the instrument with reference to the agri-pastoral rituals to which it is linked. The author focuses on the flute’s erotic symbolism, and gives examples of its usage in Q’ellapampa, a rural community of the Kunturkanki district (in the Canas province of the Cuzco district, in Peru). …”
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A post-colonial political theology of care and praxis in Ethiopia’s era of identity politics by N.A. Terefe

“…She contends that post-colonial discourse and the praxis of in between pastoral care can disrupt and challenge hegemonic definitions of culture, identity, home, and subjectivity. …”
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Calvins theologisches Leitmotiv "cognitio Dei et nostri" in der Institutio von 1536 by W. H. Neuser

“…Calvin teaches a process of acknowledgement and knowledge: Creation, Fall of man, Law and Gospel follow one another; the Law also incorporates salvation. Calvin thinks in a pastoral way; knowledge of God and of ourselves (i.e. not self-knowledge nor knowledge of man) functions always in an alternating dynamic manner: God — we — God etc. …”
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Le Parc Méric à Montpellier : représentations sociales d’un parc public entre campagne, jardin et nature sauvage by Gaëlle Aggéri

“…Motivated by the desire to use ecological engineering methods and of offering city dwellers a variety of green spaces ranging from the traditional sophisticated garden to “wild” open spaces, the directors of municipal parks and green spaces have experimented with what is called in France “La gestion différenciée” or “the differentiated management” of green spaces.Parallel with this essentially technical approach, the evolution of the idea of “urban nature”, demanded by the directors of municipal parks and green spaces, brought about the creation of alternative public parks, whose image and use refer strongly to the pastoral and “the wild”.This study investigates the physical and symbolic construction of this new type of nature, in particular with the example of the design and the social representations of the “Parc Méric” in Montpellier, a former bourgeois rural estate. …”
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Des pratiques pastorales plurimillénaires expliquées à la lumière des découvertes récentes sur les hormones by Anne-Marie Brisebarre

“…Likewise, when the female “holds back her milk” at the moment of milking, they resort to proven techniques to lead her to “give her milk”. These pastoral skills, which grew out of everyday proximity to livestock, have existed for centuries, even millennia, transmitted from generation to generation. …”
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