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A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/56962 A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 Masango, Maake J.S menzi.mkhathini@dcs.gov.za Mkhathini, Menzi UCTD chaplaincy chaplains Correctional Services Correctional centre Counselling Offenders Inmate Pastoral care Rehabilitation Reintegration Shepheding Spiritual care Theology theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. What prompted the researcher to embark on this study was that not much is known about the chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services. This concept leads to the question which forms the basis for the research study, namely; Are the chaplains doing what they are supposed to be doing? The role of chaplains in DCS is diminished to praying and preaching, thereby, neglecting all the pastoral care issues which are important to the whole DCS community. One of the findings is that the pastoral chaplains cannot be good managerial chaplains and the managerial chaplains cannot be good pastoral chaplains and the DCS context needs the two elements. Another finding is that in terms of pastoral skills chaplains are under-utilised and many factors are contributing to that like the structural challenges where chaplains are not stationed within the premises of the correctional centre. The study presents the historical background of the chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services which is also necessary to help the spiritual care directorate to move ahead with many issues affecting the chaplaincy after 1994. It also provides solid insights as well as poignant anecdotal snapshots of what it is really like to be a chaplain in the DCS. The approach of using triangulation in sampling, where the researcher engaged the chaplains, correctional officials and the inmates, allowed the researcher to give different perspectives of the chaplains work. The study uses the pastoral approach of Gerkin at the beginning and specifically, in the second chapter to help in teasing out information and setting the theoretical framework of the study. After the analysis of the data, using the grounded theory, it becomes clear that there is a plethora of challenges facing the chaplaincy in the DCS. The study then culminates with futuristic views where the integration of ethnography is suggested to take the chaplaincy in a new direction. Various ways are explored as to how the chaplaincy can elevate its functions involving the community in the rehabilitation which is mostly centre based and reintegration which is community based. Recommendations are made to gear the chaplaincy for a new era and hopefully some ideas will be translated into action. tm2016 bs2025 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2016-09-26T06:59:44Z 2016-09-26T06:59:44Z 2016/09/02 2016 Thesis Mkhathini, M 2016, A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56962> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56962 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 chaplaincy chaplains Correctional Services Correctional centre Counselling Offenders Inmate Pastoral care Rehabilitation Reintegration Shepheding Spiritual care Theology theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title | A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title_full | A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title_fullStr | A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title_short | A critical analysis of the Chaplaincy in the South African Department of Correctional Services after 1994 |
| title_sort | critical analysis of the chaplaincy in the south african department of correctional services after 1994 |
| topic | UCTD chaplaincy chaplains Correctional Services Correctional centre Counselling Offenders Inmate Pastoral care Rehabilitation Reintegration Shepheding Spiritual care Theology theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56962 |