Pastoral Care Functional Approach as Panacea For Involuntary Childlessness Among Christian Couples In Africa
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| Title | Pastoral Care Functional Approach as Panacea For Involuntary Childlessness Among Christian Couples In Africa |
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| Abstract | The phenomenon of involuntary childlessness is a serious one in Africa where parenthood is given a pride of place. The fact that there is a high population growth has not removed the trauma associated with inability to reproduce from the African society. The weight of the crisis cuts across socio-economic and religious boundaries. Little wonder why studies continue to emerge from various fields on the issue. This paper focused on the application of some functions of pastoral care that can be of help while pastoral caregivers and counsellors are caring for childless couples in Africa. The functions are educating healing and sustaining. The intention, since there have been several papers on causes and effects of childlessness, is to avail pastoral caregivers with a handy guideline in the process of ministering to the involuntarily childless couples in Africa |
| Publisher | Maryland Institute of Research (MIR) |
| Date | 2013-07-24 |
| Source | 2167-9045 |
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