Preparation for a christian marriage: a qualitative investigation of the marriage preparation course at Christ Church Constantia
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Authors
Syphys, Matthew Tertius
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:55:33Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Post-modern practical theology , Social constructionism , Participative action research , Case study , Marriage preparation , Premarital counselling , Narrative approach , Qualitative research approach
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Abstract
As sometime course facilitator of the Marriage Preparation Course of my faith community, an Anglican Church of Southern Africa, I had become curious as to what meaning the couples had constructed of their participation in these courses, particularly relating to both the content and style of facilitating the Course. The research finding determined that the main value of the Course had been that the group discussions enabled couples to explore their personal positions on a number of issues related to marriage. The adoption of participative action research as a broad model for the Course is recommended to encourage the engagement between premarital couples and the course facilitator to create/find knowledges and practices that will prepare them for marriage. Furthermore, the course facilitator should adopt a not-knowing, curious stance toward the elements of marriage under discussion, employing the narrative tools of externalisation and deconstructive questioning to facilitate the couples' meaning-making.
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Citation
Syphys, Matthew Tertius (2009) Preparation for a christian marriage: a qualitative investigation of the marriage preparation course at Christ Church Constantia, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1677>