Trapped in Economic Vulnerability? Pastoral Theological Reflections on Poverty

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ID3282170
AuthorsChristo Thesnaar (Stellenbosch University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue12
Pages1505
Publication date2024-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15121505
OpenAlexW4405248865
LanguageEN
References cited10

Poverty is a reality worldwide, impacting individuals, communities, and systems. However, poverty is by no means a simplistic concept and its complexity therefore needs to be highlighted as it varies from continent to continent. The Church and pastoral theology can contribute to constructively addressing poverty and the need to develop a theological understanding of poverty. In endeavoring to engage with this reality, this contribution attempts to argue that constructive dialogue creates opportunities for pastoral theology and the Church to change the conditions of the poor. It will also indicate how the Dialogical Intergenerational Pastoral Process (DIPP) as a pastoral approach to poverty, vulnerability, and vulnerance can be relevant to addressing poverty. The aim is further that this contribution will create opportunities for the poor to change pastoral theology and the Church

Computer security · Economic growth · Economics · Poverty · Sociology · Theology · Computer Science · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religion, Society, and Development · Theological Perspectives and Practices

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