Arguments to alleviate perceived discrimination in public schools against students experiencing ancestral callings: The case for promoting chaplaincy services

Theologia Viatorum

 
 
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Title Arguments to alleviate perceived discrimination in public schools against students experiencing ancestral callings: The case for promoting chaplaincy services
 
Creator Montueli, Lebohang P. Sukdaven, Maniraj
 
Subject Religious Inclusivity, Education Policy, Workplace Diversity, Spiritual Guidance ancestral callings; spiritual possession; ATR; African traditional religion; chaplaincy services; South African; public schools
Description This article addresses the need for chaplains to be involved in South African public schools to accommodate students who are experiencing or witnessing acts of ancestral callings or manifestations of ancestral spirits in schools. The data gathered in this research among students and teachers are analysed to assess whether African traditional religion (ATR) is disadvantaged or discriminated against, leading to potential conflicts that arise in schools because of manifestations of ancestral callings.Contribution: Therefore, the article attempts to offer a solution to this problem and to advocate for a holistic approach to religious inclusivity in South Africa’s complex religious landscape.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor University of Pretoria
Date 2026-05-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — interviews on survey questions
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/tv.v50i1.376
 
Source Theologia Viatorum; Vol 50, No 1 (2026); 7 pages 2664-2980 0378-4142
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Gauteng province South Africa Chronological Leaners 14-20 males and females, teachers 25-60 males and females , all participants were African
Rights Copyright (c) 2026 Lebohang P. Montueli, Maniraj Sukdaven https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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