Browsing Open Research Collection by Author "Baloyi, Elijah"

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Biblical Moral Inquest into Tradition of Suspicion of Treachery on African Women upon Husband’s Death

Baloyi, Elijah (Bridgewater, 2018)

The 16 days which South Africa dedicates to the fight against the abuse of women and children every December is a reminder of the effects of gender inequalities in this country. Even though this suspicion is inferred to ...
The Christian church’s role in the escalating mob justice system in our black townships – An African pastoral view

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)

Among the crimes in the South African black townships, mob justice has become a growing concern. Some questions that need to be asked are: Is our police force doing enough to protect the ordinary citizens of this country? ...
Church unity and justice in the "Gereformeerde Kerke" in South Africa : perspectives from the Soutpansberg Synod between 2003 and 2008

Baloyi, Elijah (Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2011)

The quest for unity and justice in the church has become a central debate among the Reformed churches in South Africa (SA). It is clear that the church is divided into two racially divided synods, namely Potchefstroom ...
The church’s pastoral role concerning challenges faced by teachers in South-African public schools: Some practical theological perspectives

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS, 2016)

Teaching used to be a well-respected profession, which many people used to love in the past. Many children, when asked what they wanted to be when growing up, indicated that they wanted to be teachers. This is why – even ...
A continued racial character of some of the Gereformeerde Kerke in South Africa: Strategic moves evading reconciliation and unity of churches in post-apartheid South Africa

Baloyi, Elijah (2017)

The quest for liberation of all South Africans from past racial divides since the inception of democratic government has been prioritised for more than 24 years now. Although this is an ongoing process and some achievements ...
CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON INFERTILITY IN BLACK AFRICAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES

Baloyi, Elijah (2009)

A childless marriage in an African context has traditionally had little chance of survival. Marriage and procreation are seen as a unity, and infertility has always been regarded as an affliction or disgrace among Africans. ...
Critical reflections on polygamy in the African Christian context

Baloyi, Elijah (2012)

Polygamy is a phenomenon often associated with African people. In almost all African societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage - in fact, monogamy has been associated with people of lower social status. ...
Critical reflections on polygamy in the African Christian context

Baloyi, Elijah (2012-11)

Polygamy is a phenomenon often associated with African people. In almost all African societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage – in fact, monogamy has been associated with people of lower social ...
The Critical Role of Selected Swiyila (Taboos) in Rural Democratic South Africa: A Theological Perspective

Baloyi, Elijah (Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2020)

In South Africa and other countries, there has for many years been a plea for moral regeneration. Moral decay is fast taking over, while sickness, poverty, crime, violence and other calamities are rapidly engulfing our ...
The Escalation of Gender-based Violence during Lockdown as a Practical Theological Concern in the South African Context

Baloyi, Elijah (Bridgewater, 2021)

The year 2020 will be remembered as the year in which the coronavirus managed to disturb almost the entire planet from many of its activities. During the lockdown, which saw more than 195 countries in the world trying to ...
The evangelical role of wichcraft in some pentecostal movements An african pastoral concern

Baloyi, Elijah (2018-12)

There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of ...
The evangelical role of wichcraft in some pentecostal movements An african pastoral concern

Baloyi, Elijah (2018)

There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of ...
The Impact of the Extended Family on One's Marriage: An African Study

Baloyi, Elijah (UKZN, 2014-03)

While for Mbiti" death takes life while marriage creates life, another African proverb says “A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers”. This articulation puts marriage not only at the centre of human life, but ...
The paradox of the reopening of schools under the lockdown – An exposure of the continued inequalities within the South African educational sector: A theological decolonial view

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020)

The arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Africa was responded to by a lockdown, which barred people from moving out of their homes unless for serious and stipulated reasons by government. Amongst other ...
Pastoral care and the agony of female singleness in the African christian context

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS, 2010)

In our society the norm is that every adult should get married one day. This could imply that unmarried people do not feel welcome either in the community or the church. They may feel neglected or even like outcasts. It ...
Pastoral care to or with sex-starved pregnant women in an African context

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS, 2011)

The aim of this article is to highlight some African women’s problematic sex life, even in their married lives, as a result of prescribed and lengthy periods of abstinence from sex – especially during pregnancy. Literature ...
A pastoral examination of the Christian Church’s response to fears of and reactions to witchcraft amongst African people in the Limpopo province of South Africa

Baloyi, Elijah (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)

Amongst other things, African culture (societies) has been characterised by its perception and fear of witchcraft. Even though the belief in witchcraft is an old phenomenon, its growth is revealed and to some extent mitigated ...
The Prevalence of Women Sexual locking in a Gender Violence Context – A Pastoral perspective

Baloyi, Elijah (UV/UFS, 2016)

Marriage is highly regarded in Africa. Many taboos and rituals were put in place to ensure that marriage endures for as long as the couple lives. Any attack on marriage was rendered as a great enemy that deserved to be ...
A re-reading of John 8:1–11 from a pastoral liberative perspective on South African women

Baloyi, Elijah (2010)

The inception of democracy in South Africa faced the oppression of women as one of the challenges. The duty to improve women’s position in society is not the responsibility of a few people alone, but of everyone. According ...
Sex as an expression of hospitality theological investigation amongst some Africans

Baloyi, Elijah (2016-10-16)

Besides the fact that sexual relationships have been understood and misunderstood in different ways, the possibility of sexual abuse remains a big issue amongst African South Africans. It has been sexual relationships, ...

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