Substance abuse and domestic violence within families : a pastoral hermeneutical response
Date
2011
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust
Abstract
Substance abuse among young people is an ever increasing reality and one of
the most significant contributing factors to domestic violence within families.
The essential question is how practical theology and, to be more exact, pastoral
interpretive guides (within the local church) can contribute to assist individuals,
families and communities in dealing with this traumatic reality in a responsible way.
This article argues for a theologically responsible pastoral hermeneutic as it engages
with the challenges of the presented case study, within a transdisciplinary approach.
Description
CITATION: Thesnaar, C. H. 2011. Substance abuse and domestic violence within families : a pastoral hermeneutical response. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 52(1):25-36, doi:10.5952/52-0-33.
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Substance abuse, Family social work, Family violence -- Prevention
Citation
Thesnaar, C. H. 2011. Substance abuse and domestic violence within families : a pastoral hermeneutical response. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 52(1):25-36, doi:10.5952/52-0-33