The Spiritual Practices of South African Clergy
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-2237-0 (ISBN)
Clergy play an important role in the spiritual wellbeing of their congregation. They are entrusted by the Great Shepherd to shepherd his flock which entails leading them to green pastures and still waters, for example, pastoral care, and defending them from predatory animals, for example, heresy. However, clergy are sheep before they are shepherds and are also in need of the green pastures and still waters of meditation, prayer, fasting, and Bible study. These are known as inward spiritual disciplines (exercises) and have been practiced for centuries. Spiritual Practices of South African Clergy: State of the Clergy discusses these inward spiritual disciplines’ mental, physical, spiritual and social benefits. The volume explores how clergy from five diverse denominations practice these specific inward spiritual disciplines. They include the Methodist, Netherdutch, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic faith traditions. This book focuses on clergy in the Global South and how they practice these spiritual disciplines within their context. Clergy, congregants, academics and lay-persons alike will benefit from the research conducted.
Shaun Joynt is research associate at the University of the Free State, lecturer at the University of South Africa, and postgraduate supervisor at the South African Theological Seminary.
Introduction: Clergy, Luke 25:2, and the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model, Shaun Joynt
Chapter 1: Clergy, Spiritual Practices and Their Benefits, Shaun Joynt
Chapter 2: A Wesleyan-Methodist Perspective and Practice of Spiritual Disciplines, Derek L. Oppenshaw
Chapter 3: Spiritual Practices in the Nederdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Annelie Botha
Chapter 4: Pastors of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa and Spiritual Disciplines: An Empirical Study, Marius Nel
Chapter 5: The State of the Clergy in South Africa: The Presbyterian Tradition, Graham Alexander Duncan
Chapter 6: The Spiritual Life of South African Catholic Clergy, Anthony Egan
Chapter 7: Findings and Recommendations, Shaun Joynt
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.01.2025 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Annelie Botha, Graham A. Duncan, Anthony Egan, Shaun Joynt |
| Zusatzinfo | 43 Tables |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-2237-4 / 1666922374 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-2237-0 / 9781666922370 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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