Understanding Christian conversion in a black township parish

Hlatshwayo, Bafana Gilbert

dc.contributor.advisor	Kritzinger, J. J.
dc.contributor.author	Hlatshwayo, Bafana Gilbert	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:24:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:24:48Z
dc.date.issued	1997-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Hlatshwayo, Bafana Gilbert (1997) Understanding Christian conversion in a black township parish, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16954>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16954
dc.description.abstract	This is a hermeneutical study of an attempt to inculturate a Redemptorist parish mission in a black township parish. The purpose of Redemptorist parish mission is conversion and renewal. This study is influenced by - - the spirit of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) founder of the Redemptorists - Vatican II (1962-1965) and by - the African Synod (1994); and it uses the systemic stage model of Rambo and the spiral model of Costas, as a framework to understand conversion. The conversion experiences of ten parishioners of St. Peter's parish are used as data for the study. A theological reflection on the ten conversions confirmed the following: that cultural context is important for understanding conversion; that conversion is both a distinct moment and a continuous process; that it is imperative to understand conversion from the perspective of the convert him/herself. For 'mission preaching' to effect genuine conversion it must be inculturated.
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vii, 89 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Christian conversion
dc.subject	Township parish
dc.subject	Redemptorist mission
dc.subject	African culture
dc.subject	Apartheid
dc.subject	Sacraments of initiation
dc.subject	St. Alphonsus Liguori
dc.subject	Inculturation
dc.subject	Sodalities
dc.subject	Lewis Rambo
dc.subject	Orlando Costas
dc.subject.ddc	248.2460968	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rambo, Lewis R. (Lewis Ray), 1943-	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Liguori	en
dc.title	Understanding Christian conversion in a black township parish	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
dc.description.degree	Th. M. (Missiology)	en