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Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective
Dissertation (MA (Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53064 Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective Dreyer, Yolanda omaisiri@gmail.com Maisiri, Oscar UCTD Male Headship Female Submission Marriage Dynamics African Christians Pastoral Perspective Gender Roles Biblical Interpretation Gender Equality Cultural Traditions Christian Marriage Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Dissertation (MA (Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2015. Upon entering into a marital relationship, an African Christian couple is faced with both biblical and cultural perspectives regarding the patriarchal idea of male headship and female submission in marriage. This is because headship and submission are both cultural and biblical issues. The African culture, just as the Bible, defines the position and the role of males and females and this presents a challenge for the African Christian couple regarding practice. It is important for pastoral care givers to gain insight into influences on married couples understanding and practice of headship and submission and the implication this has for gender disparity as well as the consequences of gender disparity for the lives of people. The study aims to explore biblical and cultural ideas of headship and submission in order to develop an understanding of, describe and explain African Christians perceptions, attitudes and practices with regard to male headship and female submission in marriage. The context of the study is that of Shona culture in Zimbabwe. In order to gain an understanding of the issues on a grassroots level, 30 (15 males and 15 females) married Shona Christians from different churches in Zimbabwe were interviewed. The participants were selected by means of the random sampling and purposive sampling methods. Four main themes were identified and conceptualised. Data was analysed and discussed in dialogue with the theoretical underpinnings of the study in order to present a pastoral perspective. tm2016 bs2025 Practical Theology MA (Theol) Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2016-06-10T07:36:17Z 2016-06-10T07:36:17Z 2016-04-14 2015 Dissertation Maisiri, O 2015, Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective, MA (Theol) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53064> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53064 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Male Headship Female Submission Marriage Dynamics African Christians Pastoral Perspective Gender Roles Biblical Interpretation Gender Equality Cultural Traditions Christian Marriage Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title | Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title_full | Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title_fullStr | Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title_short | Male headship and female submission in marriage among African Christians : a pastoral perspective |
| title_sort | male headship and female submission in marriage among african christians a pastoral perspective |
| topic | UCTD Male Headship Female Submission Marriage Dynamics African Christians Pastoral Perspective Gender Roles Biblical Interpretation Gender Equality Cultural Traditions Christian Marriage Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53064 |