A pastoral evaluation on the issue of ‘vat en sit’ with special reference to the Black Reformed Churches of South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title A pastoral evaluation on the issue of ‘vat en sit’ with special reference to the Black Reformed Churches of South Africa
 
Creator Semenya, David K.
 
Subject Cultural studies Cohabitation, marriage,vat en sit
Description This article attempts to investigate and give practical guidelines to the church councils of the mainly Black Reformed Churches in South Africa and also to the couples and families involved in vat en sit relationship. Vat en sit is now becoming a common thing in South Africa. This however does not only affect the black members in the Reformed Churches in South Africa but moreover affect the family structures of the society. Therefore the aim of this article is to find out why in most cases couples opt for vat en sit relationship and also how the church councils could be assisted in dealing with the issue of vat en sit.   The Biblical overview regarding the issue of vat en sit will be discussed and thereafter the practical guidelines be given in order to help both the church councils; the couples in the vat en sit relationship and also their families.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Unit for Reformed Theology and Developement of the SA Society ( Faculty of Theology)
Date 2016-04-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/octet-stream text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3050
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 72, No 1 (2016); 5 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3050/6907 https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3050/6908 https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3050/6910 https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3050/6734
 
Coverage — — African Studies
Rights Copyright (c) 2016 David K. Semenya https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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