A personal research into the concept of
power/knowledge abuse within the church

Van Zyl, Mathew Paul

dc.contributor.advisor	Louw, A. F. (Dr.)	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Hestenes, Mark Erling, 1949-	en
dc.contributor.author	Van Zyl, Mathew Paul	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T11:04:04Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T11:04:04Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T11:04:04Z
dc.date.submitted	2005-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Van Zyl, Mathew Paul (2009) A personal research into the concept of power/knowledge abuse within the church, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2504>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2504
dc.description.abstract	This research regarding power/knowledge abuse within the church was conducted within the postmodern social construction discourse and in the context of narrative therapy, feminist theology and practical theology. It presents a chronicle of five individuals who experienced abuse within their congregations. It reflects on the co-authoring journey of these five individuals personally and within the context of the narrative group. As part of the narrative group they came to re-author their lives around what they had experienced regarding abuse within their churches. Together they challenged those dominant structures that are so often hidden just below `sacred' tradition. In conclusion the five individuals experienced a renaissance within themselves and their personal theology of God and His dealings within the church. This renaissance has led them to seek out others who have experienced this form of abuse and to give them the hope that they discovered together.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (113 leaves) : illustrations
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Social construction	en
dc.subject	Modernism	en
dc.subject	Postmodernism	en
dc.subject	Power/Knowledge abuse	en
dc.subject	Deconstruction	en
dc.subject	Paradigms	en
dc.subject	Context	en
dc.subject	Relativism	en
dc.subject	Narrative group	en
dc.subject	Participatory action research	en
dc.subject.ddc	253
dc.subject.lcsh	Theology, Practical
dc.subject.lcsh	Psychological abuse
dc.subject.lcsh	Postmodernism
dc.subject.lcsh	Ethical relativism
dc.subject.lcsh	Narrative therapy
dc.subject.lcsh	Power (Christian theology)
dc.subject.lcsh	Church management
dc.subject.lcsh	Clergy
dc.subject.lcsh	Social constructivism
dc.title	A personal research into the concept of power/knowledge abuse within the church	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology	en
dc.description.degree	M. Th. (Practical Theology - with specialisation in Pastoral Therapy)	en