scholarly journals So, what’s your story? – The role of storytelling in nurturing inclusive congregational identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
South African ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Black Churches ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Congregational Identity ◽  
African Churches ◽  
Community Congregations

South African churches are struggling to form cohesive communities and strategies are needed to bring people together. Because of a deficiency in trust, people are reluctant to get to know each other, impacting on the quality of relationships and a positive sense of belonging and community. Congregations need to find ways to nurture an inclusive identity instead of the current norm of all-white or all-black churches, which can be perceived as being inaccessible or exclusive. Innovative strategies like storytelling can unlock the power to understand each other breaking down prejudice, racism and xenophobia. Because intercultural socialisation is found wanting in congregations, sharing different perspectives and experiences can deepen engagements overcoming superficial interactions. This article expands on how storytelling can be used to facilitate an inclusive and intercultural congregational identity through identity formation, liberative practices of reconciliation, community building and as an educational resource.

scholarly journals The role of prophetic action in public theology – the implications for addressing corruption in a context of sustainable development

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich W. De Wet
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Space ◽  
South African ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Role ◽  
African Churches ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Two Kingdoms ◽  
The Church

After almost two decades of democratic rule in South Africa, patterns of withdrawal and uncertainty about the complexities involved in defining the contents, rationality and impact of the public role of the church in society seem to be prevalent. As unabated levels of corruption and its sustained threat to sustainable development point out, a long-awaited reckoning should take place – at least in the circles of South African churches from reformed origin – regarding its rich tradition of critical and transformational prophetic involvement in the public space. In this article, the author places different models for the public role of the church in the field of tension that is generated when the private and public spheres meet each other. The author anticipates different configurations that will probably form in this field of tension in the cases of respectively the Two Kingdoms Model, the Neo-Calvinist Approach and the Communicative Rationality Approach.Die rol van profetiese prediking in publieke teologie: Die implikasies vir die hantering van korrupsie in ‘n konteks van volhoubare ontwikkeling. Na bykans twee dekades van demokratiese regering in Suid-Afrika blyk dit dat patrone van onttrekking en onsekerheid oor wat die inhoud, rasionaliteit en impak van die publieke rol van die kerk in die samelewing presies behels, steeds voortduur. In ‘n situasie waaruit dit blyk dat daar geen werklike teenvoeter is vir die hoë vlakke van korrupsie asook vir die bedreiging wat dit vir volhoubare ontwikkeling inhou nie, is dit hoog tyd dat die kerk, ten minste in die geval van die Suid-Afrikaanse kerke van reformatoriese oorsprong, diep oor sy profetiese rol in die samelewing moet besin. Hierdie kerke kom uit ‘n ryke tradisie van kritiese en transformerende betrokkenheid in die publieke sfeer. In hierdie artikel plaas die outeur verskillende modelle vir die publieke rol van die kerk in die spanningsveld wat gegenereer word wanneer die private en publieke sfere mekaar ontmoet. Die outeur antisipeer verskillende konfigurasies wat waarskynlik na vore sal tree in hierdie spanningsveld in die gevalle van onderskeidelik die Twee Koninkryke Model, die Neo-Calvinistiese Benadering en die Kommunikatiewe Rasionaliteit Benadering.

scholarly journals On the role of contestations, the power of reflexive authority, and legitimation problems in the global political system

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Michael Zürn
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Political System ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Political Opportunity ◽  
Loosely Coupled ◽  
International Authority ◽  
High Level

Abstract This response to my critics discusses four claims that are central for A Theory of Global Governance. The first claim is that observing a high level of conflict and contestation in world politics is not proof of the unimportance of global governance, since many of the current conflicts and contestations are about international institutions. The second claim is that the 1990s saw a rise of trans- and international authority beyond the nation-state that is essential for the rise of a global political system. Third, a global system of loosely coupled spheres of authority relies on ‘critical deference’ (reflexive authority) but also contains numerous elements of coercion. And fourth, a technocratic legitimation of intrusive international authorities cannot build on emotions or a sense of belonging. This deficit creates a political opportunity structure that allows for the rise of a myriad of dissenters. The relative importance of them depends on the availability of resources for mobilization and not on the quality of reasons for resistance.

Legal Issues Involving Succession Disputes among South African Churches: Some Lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-190
Author(s):  
Idowu A Akinloye
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Leadership Succession ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
African Churches ◽  
Civil Courts ◽  
African Commission

South African Christian churches have been widely recognised as major civil institutions that play a role in the provision of social services to complement the state effort. But the concern is there has been an increase in the number of disputes involving leadership succession in these churches that have had to be adjudicated by the civil courts in the last decade. These disputes impact on the governance, growth, reputation and sustainability of churches. The South African Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) identifies weak or lack of effective succession planning in the governing policies of churches as the major cause of these disputes. Against this backdrop, this article analyses some specific cases to explore how church policies influence succession disputes in South African churches. It further explores how the courts engage and interpret the governance policies of churches in the resolution of these disputes. The article reveals that the findings of the CRL Rights Commission are justified. It observes that, among other issues, some churches lack effective and workable succession planning in their governing policies. The policies on leadership succession of these churches are poorly drafted, thereby creating significant lacunae and vacuums leading to conflicts. The article concludes by identifying some lessons that churches can learn from the judicial approach in the resolution of disputes in order to enhance the quality of church policies, thereby reducing their exposure to succession disputes.

Graduate identity development in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilka Dunne ◽  
Anita Bosch
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
South African ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the misunderstandings that hamper the graduate identity development process of black South African graduates in the first year of work. The authors introduce the role of an independent mediator in supporting identity development in a graduate development programme (GDP). The independent mediator mediates between graduate and manager when misunderstandings occur that inhibit the warranting process during professional identity development. Design/methodology/approach – In seeking to understand the graduate transition from student to professional, the authors used identity studies as the foundation from which to track a group of 21 graduates on a year-long GDP, in a financial institution in Johannesburg, South Africa. A model of emergent graduate identity was utilised to gain insight into the warranting process and associated behaviours that graduates employ in their interactions with others in the workplace. Findings – As warranting is based on people’s own assumptions and beliefs about a particular situation or role, misunderstandings can occur during the warranting process when graduates are determining their professional identity, and managers are either affirming of disaffirming this identity. These misunderstandings were exacerbated by the fact that the graduates were often South African multi-cultural, first-generation professionals who lacked insight into and experience of corporate dynamics, this impacted on how they found their place in the organisation. Both graduates and managers were often not equipped to deal with cultural, racial, and other differences. When the graduate programme manager stepped in to play the additional role of independent mediator, helping to mediate misinterpretations during the identity formation process, the negative impact of misunderstandings was lessened, and graduates transitioned to a professional identity with greater ease. Managers also learned about managing multi-cultural individuals and their own, often limiting, experiences and worldviews. Practical implications – This highlights the value of a third-party intervention in graduate identity transitions, particularly in contexts where the graduate has little or no experience of what it means to be professional, and where managers are not equipped to deal with people who come from backgrounds that differ vastly from their own. Originality/value – The role of a third-party in shaping the identities of graduates during the identity warranting process, referred to as the independent mediator in this paper, has not been presented in research before. Studies of this nature would give us insight into how best to support graduate identity development and improve the design of GDPs.

scholarly journals PERANAN KELEKATAN PADA JAMBAN TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN IDENTITAS MASYARAKAT PINGGIRAN SUNGAI DI KELURAHAN KUIN SELATAN KOTA BANJARMASIN

Jurnal Ecopsy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Amalia Jannati ◽  
Hemy Heryati Anward ◽  
Neka Erlyani
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Contribution

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya peranan kelekatan terhadap jamban pada pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai. Subjek pada penelitian ini berjumlah 40 orang terdiri dari 20 orang subjek berjenis kelamin perempuan dan 20 orang subjek laki-laki. Metode pengambilan subjek dilakukan dengan metode purposive sampling, yakni pengambilan sampel dengan kriteria tertentu. Penelitian kuantitatif ini dilaksukan dengan cara membagi kuisioner penelitian kepada subjek yang menggunakan jamban, serta bertempat tinggal di sepanjang pinggiran sungai Kelurahan Kuin Selatan RT 17 dan RT 18. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat peranan kelekatan pada jamban sebesar 60,6% terhadap pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai di Kelurahan Kuin Selatan Kota Banjarmasin. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat ditarik kesimpulan ada peranan kelekatan terhadap jamban pada pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai di Kelurahan Kuin Selatan Kota Banjarmasin. Kata Kunci: kelekatan tempat, proses identitas, jamban, pinggiran sungai ABSTRACT Insanitary toilets by the river which are commonly used by riverside community have always been the task of the government as the policy maker in an effort to improve the quality of people’s lives, especially the citizens of Banjarmasin. The purpose of this study was to find out if there was a role of attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community. The hypothesis proposed in this study was that there was a role of the attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community in Kuin Selatan Urban Village of Banjarmasin City. The samples in this study were 40 people, selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire, consisting of identity formation scale and attachment to toilet scale. The result of this study is there was a role of attachment to the toilet towards the identity formation with the effective contribution of 60.6%. It can be concluded that there was a role of attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community in Kuin Selatan Urban Village of Banjarmasin City.  Keywords: place attachment, identity formation, toilet, riverside

scholarly journals The Role of Quality in the Adjudication of Public Tenders

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1136
Author(s):  
Geo Quinot
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Procurement Policy ◽  
Practical Implications

The quality of the goods or services that government procures is obviously a very important consideration in deciding which supplier should be awarded a particular public tender. It follows that in the regulation of public procurement, particular attention should be given to the role of quality (also called functionality) in the adjudication of public tenders and the final award decision. In South African public procurement law, the role of functionality in public tender adjudication has been a fairly controversial issue that has resulted in a continuing interaction between courts and law-makers on how and when quality should be assessed and should impact on the final award decision within the framework for public procurement found in section 217 of the Constitution. This contribution tracks the development of the role of functionality in public tender adjudication as prescribed by public procurement regulation since the enactment of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000, which spearheaded the development of contemporary public procurement regulation in South Africa. The analysis shows how the role of functionality has constantly changed since the enactment of the PPPFA and remains uncertain. This uncertainty relates to different interpretations of the constitutional requirements for public procurement primarily contained in section 217(1) of the Constitution. Whether functionality is used as a qualification criterion, an award criterion or both holds particular practical implications for both suppliers and contracting authorities. It is accordingly important to have certainty on this question. However, it cannot be said that the Constitution and section 217 in particular dictates one approach rather than another. The issue should thus be resolved with reference to the statutory scheme adopted under the PPPFA.

PERANAN KELEKATAN PADA JAMBAN TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN IDENTITAS MASYARAKAT PINGGIRAN SUNGAI DI KELURAHAN KUIN SELATAN KOTA BANJARMASIN

Jurnal Ecopsy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Amalia Jannati ◽  
Hemy Heryati Anward ◽  
Neka Erlyani
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Contribution

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya peranan kelekatan terhadap jamban pada pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai. Subjek pada penelitian ini berjumlah 40 orang terdiri dari 20 orang subjek berjenis kelamin perempuan dan 20 orang subjek laki-laki. Metode pengambilan subjek dilakukan dengan metode purposive sampling, yakni pengambilan sampel dengan kriteria tertentu. Penelitian kuantitatif ini dilaksukan dengan cara membagi kuisioner penelitian kepada subjek yang menggunakan jamban, serta bertempat tinggal di sepanjang pinggiran sungai Kelurahan Kuin Selatan RT 17 dan RT 18. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat peranan kelekatan pada jamban sebesar 60,6% terhadap pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai di Kelurahan Kuin Selatan Kota Banjarmasin. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat ditarik kesimpulan ada peranan kelekatan terhadap jamban pada pembentukan identitas masyarakat pinggiran sungai di Kelurahan Kuin Selatan Kota Banjarmasin. Kata Kunci: kelekatan tempat, proses identitas, jamban, pinggiran sungai Insanitary toilets by the river which are commonly used by riverside community have always been the task of the government as the policy maker in an effort to improve the quality of people’s lives, especially the citizens of Banjarmasin. The purpose of this study was to find out if there was a role of attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community. The hypothesis proposed in this study was that there was a role of the attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community in Kuin Selatan Urban Village of Banjarmasin City. The samples in this study were 40 people, selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire, consisting of identity formation scale and attachment to toilet scale. The result of this study is there was a role of attachment to the toilet towards the identity formation with the effective contribution of 60.6%. It can be concluded that there was a role of attachment to toilet towards the identity formation of riverside community in Kuin Selatan Urban Village of Banjarmasin City.  Keywords: place attachment, identity formation, toilet, riverside

scholarly journals Impact of South African migration policies on the migrants’ quality of life and the role of social work

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 771-778
Author(s):  
Daniel Tuelo Masilo ◽  
Jabulani Calvin Makhubele ◽  
Enoch Rabotata ◽  
Allan Mabasa ◽  
Frans Koketso Matlakala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Work ◽  
South African ◽  
Migration Policies ◽  
African Migration ◽  
The Republic ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
The Impact

This paper discusses the impact of South African migration policies on the migrants’ quality of life. It does that with a particular focus on the Bill of Rights as contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. This is followed by a discussion on the role of social work in addressing any shortcomings that arise as a result of the implementation of the migration policies. This paper is primarily a desk study involving rigorous literature review on migration and relevant South African policies and international instruments. Theoretically, the ecosystems perspective is adopted to support and guide discussions in this paper. The discussions in this paper reveal that the South African migration policies do contribute towards the quality of life of the migrants, however, the challenges emanate from the implementation stage. It is from this understanding that various social work roles are discussed in order to help address the identified challenges.    

scholarly journals Sociolinguistic Influences on the Quality of Interpreting for Foreign African Immigrants in South African Courtrooms

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Sam Erevbenagie Usadolo
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
African Immigrants ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
First Person ◽  
Third Person

<p>The study presents some sociolinguistic influences on the quality of interpreting for foreign African immigrants in South African courtrooms. Data was collected using observation of courtroom proceedings and unstructured interviews. The sociolinguistic influences identified can be linked to factors such as the notion of equivalence, misunderstandings about the role of the interpreter by principal actors, code-switching, and interpreting in the first person and third person by interpreters. These factors are discussed in terms of their negative influences on the quality of interpreting and how they can be mitigated. Finally, based on the identified limitation of the study, suggestions for further study are given.</p>

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