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THE “VAT-EN-SIT” 1 UNIONS AS A THREAT TO THE STABILITY OF AFRICAN MARRIAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICAN THEOLOGICAL PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE

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dc.contributor.author Baloyi, Elijah
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-20T10:02:37Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-20T10:02:37Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Baloyi, M.E., 2016. The “vat-en-sit” unions as a threat to the stability of African marriage in South Africa: African theological pastoral perspective. Phronimon, 17(2), pp.1-16. en
dc.identifier.issn 1561-4018
dc.identifier.issn 2413-3086
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10500/29141
dc.description.abstract A serious issue, that needs to be addressed if we wish to achieve moral regeneration in South Africa, is the devaluation of the institution of marriage in the African community in South Africa. Attempts to inculcate the upcoming generation with norms and values are hampered because marriage is not regularised among black people and can, therefore, not solve African problems. This paper identifies the so-called “vat-en-sit” custom or cohabitation as a factor that threatens and violates marriage. Although other factors also undermine marriage, this paper focuses on vat-en-sit because it puts African marriage under serious attack. This paper argues from an African-Christian perspective that marital unions which have not been legalised in accordance with African values do not only undermine the institution of marriage, but also attempt to destroy marriages that conform to African legal values. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Marriage en
dc.subject African en
dc.subject lobolo en
dc.subject vat-en-sit en
dc.subject family relationships en
dc.title THE “VAT-EN-SIT” 1 UNIONS AS A THREAT TO THE STABILITY OF AFRICAN MARRIAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICAN THEOLOGICAL PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology en


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