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Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| author | Panda, Teresa Chateia David |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/131882 Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes Panda, Teresa Chateia David Punt, Jeremy Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Old & New Testament. Corruption -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Corruption -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola Nepotism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Nepotism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola UCTD Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH SUMMARY: In conversation with the current debate on corruption and nepotism, this study proposes to explore the patronage systems in the two passages in the Gospels of Mark 10:35-4 and Matthew 20:20-28 and consider ways in which the Gospel sentiments can help evaluate problems of nepotism in the church in Angola. This dissertation will argue that the church cannot fight public corruption or nepotism if it mirrors a high degree of nepotism within itself. On the contrary, the church must fight against nepotism from within to respond better to nationwide corruption. Nepotism is destroying the church in Angola just as in government and has dramatically affected the country socially and economically. This study uses the socio-rhetorical method to guide the exegesis of Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 to explore similarities of corrupt practices in leadership today in Angola. Due to the nature of the study and the broadening of the topic of corruption, the study is restricted to one aspect of corruption: nepotism and the dynamics of leadership, by reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes. The study starts by asserting that through the exegesis of the chosen NT texts, the dynamics of leadership in Angola, particularly in the church, which is corrupted through nepotism, can be put into perspective, and a corrective offered for many church leaders chosen on basis on friendship, cultural or family ties instead of abilities to lead. It investigates nepotism as a form of corruption from the perspective of a critical reading of Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 from ethical leadership notions expressed in the texts that challenge the church in Angola. The study argues that examining the texts offers new meanings and approaches to fight corruption, particularly the scourge of nepotism in the church dynamics of leadership today, practices perpetuating the marginalisation of members in the same church through nepotism and favouritism. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie, in dialoog met die huidige debat oor korrupsie en nepotisme, het ten doel om die patronaatstelsels in die twee gedeeltes in die Evangelies van Markus 10:35-4 en Matteus 20:20-28 te ondersoek en maniere te oorweeg waarvolgens die Evangelies se sentimente aangewend kan word om probleme met nepotisme in die kerk in Angola te evalueer. Hierdie proefskrif sal aanvoer dat die kerk nie openbare korrupsie of nepotisme kan beveg as dit self 'n hoe mate van nepotisme weerspieel nie. Die kerk moet eerder van binne teen nepotisme veg om beter op korrupsie landwyd te reageer. Nepotisme vernietig die kerk in Angola net soos in die regering en het die land sosiaal en ekonomies dramaties geraak. Hierdie studie gebruik die sosio-retoriese metode van eksegese in Markus 10:35-45 en Matteus 20:20-28 ten einde ooreenkomste van korrupte praktyke in leierskap vandag in Angola te ondersoek. Weens die aard van die studie en die verbreding van die onderwerp oor korrupsie, is die studie beperk tot een aspek van korrupsie, nepotisme en die dinamika van leierskap, gelees deur Markus 10:35-45 en Matteus 20:20-28 met Angolese oe. Die studie begin deur te beweer dat deur die eksegese van die gekose NT-tekste, die dinamika van leierskap in Angola, veral in die kerk, wat deur nepotisme gekorrupteer is, in perspektief geplaas kan word, en 'n korrektief aangebied kan word vir baie kerkleiers wat op grond van vriendskap, kulturele of familiebande in plaas van vermoens gekies word om te lei. Dit ondersoek nepotisme as 'n vorm van korrupsie vanuit die perspektief van 'n kritiese lees van Markus 10:35-45 en Matteus 20:20-28 vanuit etiese leierskapsbegrippe wat uitgedruk word in die tekste en wat die kerk in Angola uitdaag. Die studie voer aan dat die ondersoek van die teks nuwe betekenisse en benaderings voorstel om korrupsie te beveg, veral die plaag van nepotisme in die kerkdinamika van leierskap vandag, praktyke wat die marginalisering van lidmate in dieselfde kerk deur middel van nepotisme en begunstiging voortsit. Doctoral 2025-04-07T07:26:12Z 2025-04-07T07:26:12Z 2024-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131882 Stellenbosch University ix, 212 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Corruption -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Corruption -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola Nepotism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Nepotism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola UCTD Panda, Teresa Chateia David Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title | Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title_full | Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title_fullStr | Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title_short | Corruption, nepotism and the dynamics of leadership : reading Mark 10:35-45 and Matthew 20:20-28 with Angolan eyes |
| title_sort | corruption nepotism and the dynamics of leadership reading mark 10 35 45 and matthew 20 20 28 with angolan eyes |
| topic | Corruption -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Corruption -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola Nepotism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Angola Nepotism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Angola UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131882 |
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