An Eschatological Journey of Lifehood : Ronald’s Narrative from a Pastoral Perspective

dc.contributor.author	Dames, Gordon Ernest
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-16T07:58:00Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-16T07:58:00Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	An Eschatological Journey of Lifehood : Ronald’s Narrative from a Pastoral Perspective. NGTT, Vol. 51 (3&4)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10516
dc.description.abstract	This study explores and interprets the experience of suffering and a pastoral search for hope and meaning. The applied qualitative research paradigm is informed by participatory action research and a narrative approach. A theology of affirmation based on an eschatological foundation within a pastoral anthropology is applied with specific reference to developmental psychology. The model of Ronald’s journey of lifehood serves as a key framework to link faith and moral maturity with a pastoral theology of cura vitae; more importantly as a practical illustration of the existential challenges of humanity and the effectiveness and realisation of the eschatological dynamic in healing of life and life care.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Dames GE	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;13
dc.subject	Pastoral theology of affirmation; Meaning and hope; Suffering and illness; Developmental psychology; Eschatology; Resilience; Fortology	en
dc.title	An Eschatological Journey of Lifehood : Ronald’s Narrative from a Pastoral Perspective	en
dc.type	Preprint Article	en
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology	en