Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Nadar, Sarojini"
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Daughters as water-fetchers: ‘Streamlining’ water-gender dialectics in biblical narrative
Dorapalli (2021)Biblical interpreters have often been unwittingly anthropocentric in their reading of biblical narratives, ignoring the living and nonliving presence of physical world characteristics that underpin the narrative’s overall ... -
Divine intervention? Understanding the role of Christian religious belief systems in intervention programmes for men who abuse their intimate partners
Petersen, Elizabeth (University of Western Cape, 2021)South Africans live in one of the most religious yet most violent societies the world over, with gender-based violence (GBV) against women in intimate relationships flagged as a national priority. Traditionally, and ... -
Food, sex and text: Exploring survival sex in the context of food insecurity through communal readings of the book of Ruth
Naicker, Linda (University of Western Cape, 2021)The study explored how contextual Bible study (CBS) contributes to the understanding of survival sex in the context of food insecurity. Even though South Africa is a food secure nation, a large percentage of the population ... -
“He asked me to pray afterward”: Exploring Cheryl Zondi’s mediated court testimony as a narrative of clergy sexual abuse
Petersen, Ashleigh (University of Western Cape, 2021)South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, and there are increasing reports of women who have been violated and abused in religious institutions, specifically by clergy. Research on clergy sexual ... -
Pastoral care responses to clergy sexual abuse: a case study of the Anglican church of Southern Africa
Koloti, Rhine Phillip Tsobotsi (University of Western Cape, 2021)While media attention seems to suggest that clergy sexual abuse (CSA) occurs primarily in the Roman Catholic church, specifically with children, or in the so-called ‘unregulated’ charismatic churches between charismatic ...