Prediking binne die konteks van 'n sukses-gedrewe samelewing : 'n prakties-teologiese ondersoek

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to develop outlines for preaching which is serious about the realityof some people's experiences of powerlessness within a success‐driven society in which thepreaching occurs. These outlines were developed by means of a practical‐theologicalinvestigation which took into account some tendencies that were identified during theanalyses of a number of sermons and daily devotions. These analyses were done by utilisinga theory which was developed by taking into account the experiences of powerlessness ofsome people. Correlations between the relevant tendencies and the presuppositions andconsequences of certain strategical approaches in the church were sought to establishwhether possible causes for such tendencies in response to sermons may be found in thestrategical approaches. The relevant strategic approaches can be traced back to theAmerican context which is influenced by the success motive of the American dream and thecorporate ideology.The presuppositions and consequences of the relevant strategical approaches whichcorrelate with the tendencies that were identified during the analyses of sermons, concernimages of God, conceptions about the congregation, ways of using Scripture and preachers'understanding of their identity. A search was done, in the light of the gospel, to findalternatives for the relevant presuppositions and consequences in order to develop thedesired outlines. These alternatives that the gospel offer are of such a nature that theoutlines have preaching in mind which comfort, confront and invite to new perspectives inthe light of God's acts and his involvement with people, and are less concerned withcontrolling or establishing means of controlling, than is the case with the sermons and dailydevotions that were analysed.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University