The Spiritual Practices of South African Clergy

Shaun Joynt

doi:10.5771/9781666922387

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-2237-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-2238-7
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 182
Product type: Edited Book

Preface No access Pages i - x
1. The Genesis of the Series No access
2. Christian Spirituality No access
3. The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model No access
4. Luke 2:52 as Basis Text No access
5. Defining Clergy per Denomination No access
6. The Focus and Structure of this Volume No access
7. Notes No access
8. Bibliography No access
1. The Importance of Clergy No access
2. Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Practices/Disciplines No access
3. Definitions of Spiritual Practices/Disciplines No access
4. Clergy and Spiritual Practices/Disciplines No access
5. 1. 1. Definitions of Meditation No access
    2. Commonalities and Techniques of Meditation No access
    3. The Mental/Psychological Health Benefits of Meditation No access
    4. The Physical Health Benefits of Meditation No access
    5. The Spiritual Health Benefits of Meditation No access
    6. The Social Health Benefits of Meditation No access
  2. 1. Definitions of Prayer No access
    2. Prayer Variables No access
    3. The Mental/Psychological Health Benefits of Prayer No access
    4. The Physical Health Benefits of Prayer No access
    5. The Spiritual Health Benefits of Prayer No access
    6. The Social Health Benefits of Prayer No access
  3. 1. Definitions of Fasting No access
    2. The Mental/Psychological Health Benefits of Fasting No access
    3. The Physical Health Benefits of Fasting No access
    4. The Spiritual Health Benefits of Fasting No access
    5. The Social Health Benefits of Fasting No access
  4. 1. Definitions of Study (Bible Study/Bible Engagement) No access
    2. The Mental/Psychological Health Benefits of Bible Study No access
    3. The Physical Health Benefits of Bible Study No access
    4. The Spiritual Health Benefits of Bible Study No access
    5. The Social Health Benefits of Bible Study No access
6. Research Design No access
7. Limitations and Delimitations No access
8. Conclusion No access
9. Note No access
10. Bibliography No access
1. Spiritual Disciplines and the MCSA: An Historical Influence No access
2. The Methodist Church in Southern Africa No access
3. 1. Prayer No access
  2. Meditation No access
  3. Fasting No access
  4. Bible Study No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. 1. Findings No access
  2. Prayer No access
  3. Meditation No access
  4. Fasting No access
  5. Bible Study No access
6. Other Disciplines No access
7. Common Threads No access
8. Observations No access
9. 1. Education and Ordination No access
  2. Districts and Synods No access
  3. Possible Future Investigation No access
10. Conclusion No access
11. Notes No access
12. Bibliography No access
1. A Short History No access
2. Research Methodology No access
3. Foster and Helmers’s Four Inward Spiritual Disciplines No access
4. 1. Prayer No access
  2. Meditation No access
  3. Fasting No access
  4. Bible Study No access
5. The Clergy of the NHKA’s Response to Participate No access
6. The Clergy of the NHKA and the Four Inward Spiritual Disciplines No access
7. Points to Ponder No access
8. Recommendations No access
9. Notes No access
10. Bibliography No access
1. Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of South Africa No access
2. Research Methodology No access
3. Findings No access
4. Conclusions No access
5. Notes No access
6. Bibliography No access
1. A Short Global History of Presbyterianism No access
2. A Short Local History of South African Presbyterianism No access
3. Definitive Aspects of Inward Spiritual Practices No access
4. The Author’s Research Stance/Position/Approach No access
5. Research Methodology No access
6. Findings No access
7. 1. 1. Frequency No access
    2. Length No access
    3. Value No access
    4. Value to Others No access
    5. Prayer No access
  2. Fasting No access
  3. Bible Study and Related Activities No access
8. 1. 1. Frequency No access
    2. Length No access
    3. Value No access
    4. Value for Others No access
9. Discipline No access
10. Summary, Recommendation, and Conclusion No access
11. Note No access
12. Bibliography No access
1. The Catholic Church in South Africa: Its Global and Local Roots No access
2. Ordained Ministry in the Catholic Church in South Africa No access
3. Why This Long Background Account Matters: Facing the Limitations of This Study No access
4. The Findings of the Study No access
5. Profile of Catholic Clergy No access
6. 1. 1. Liturgy of the Hours/Breviary No access
    2. Spiritual Practices outside the Liturgy of the Hours No access
    3. Spiritual Practices outside the Christian Tradition No access
  2. Bible Study No access
  3. Fasting No access
  4. Retreats No access
  5. Spiritual Direction No access
7. 1. Analysis: What This Study Indicates No access
  2. Critique No access
  3. Conclusion No access
8. Notes No access
9. Bibliography No access
1. Demographics No access
2. The Practice of Prayer by Clergy within the Denominations No access
3. The Practice of Meditation by Clergy within the Denominations No access
4. The Practice of Fasting by Clergy within the Denominations No access
5. The Practice of Bible Study (Engagement) by the Clergy within the Denominations No access
6. The Researchers’ Findings No access
7. The Researchers’ Recommendations No access
8. Conclusion No access
9. Bibliography No access
Index No access Pages 175 - 178
About the Contributors No access Pages 179 - 182