Bachelor of pastoral theology Theology

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    The Impact of Women Development in The Church: Case Study of the Catholic Women at Holy Savior Parish, Kafue Zambia
    (Tangaza University College, 2011) Kelly, Sanicalimba
    This essay is intended to show the dignity of women in today's society by studying the impact of the service of women in the development of the Church and the society at large. This case study intends to show how women are actively involved in the process of development of the Kafue Parish in Zambia in the Archdiocese of Lusaka. It has been my concern to find out how women have been contributing to the development of the Church in Zambia. In this particular instance, I have looked at a particular case that will give an overview of the role of women in the development of the Church in Zambia. A case study of my Parish, Kafue in Zambia was what I came out with to help investigate this scenario. For sometime, I would say 15 years; I have seen great improvement in the way women are trying to contribute to the development of the Parish. As the number of women joining various organizations that exists at the Parish has steadily increased. I have been asking myself why this is the case. Fifteen years ago it was not like that. This has been my experience and that is what the parishioners who have been attending the Parish are also asking. I AM interested to know what cultural values were embraced at that particular time and if at all they were in conflict with values held by the parishioners and the teachings of the church. What then has changed that their development efforts are being recognized? I am motivated to find out what these channels are that women currently have employed in their contributions to the development in the Church. Have they overcome some stigmatizations or rather stereotypes that were there in the past years? We will also investigate what contributions women have made in the whole area of leadership in the church. We will further look at its theological and sociological implications. It is my view that this paper will also help in further research concerning women in the church.
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    The Dignity of Human Person The Morality of Human Act and the Problem of Moral Judgment: A Catholic Perspective.
    (Tangaza University College, 2011) Sendabo, Dawit Daniel
    Social Darwinism was foremost amongst the philosophies impacting views of human dignity in the decades leading up to Nazi power in Germany. Charles Darwinism's evolutionary theory was quickly applied to human beings and social structures. The term 'survival of the fittest' was coined and seen to be applicable to humans. Belief in the inherent dignity of all humans was rejected by social Darwinists. Influential authors of the theory proclaimed that an individual's worth and value were to be determined functionally and materialistically. The popularity of such views ideologically prepared German doctors and nurses to accept Nazi social policies, promoting survival of the fittest humans.' Clearly this ideology ignored that human life possesses an intrinsic dignity and value because it is created by God in his own image for the distinctive destiny of sharing in God's own life. And also a failure to believe that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God, which calls man to respect all humans based on an inherent dignity.2 Pope John Paul II emphasizes in Evangelism Vitae that "...when the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is threatened and poisoned, as the Second Vatican Council concisely states: "...when God is forgotten, the creature itself grows unintelligible."3
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    Formation of Lay Leadership and Its Influence on Pastoral Planning and Organisation
    (Tangaza University College, 2016) Ssegujja, Emmanuel
    The study on formation of lay leadership and how it influences pastoral planning and organization comes timely and as it will be explored in the literature that the mission and vocation of the laity in the Church unless clearly understood affects the Church and its mission. In Ecclesia in Africa, the Holy Father Pope John Paul II called on the African Church to use all possible means to ensure that the “laity are helped to become increasingly aware of their role in the Church, thereby fulfilling their particular mission…, so that in their places of work they will be faithful witnesses to the Gospel” (EA, 90).Though a lot has been written about the laity and their vocation in the Church, a lot of challenges still confront them in the daily exercise of their duties and this study sees formation as a key to empowerment of the laity, if they are to make meaningful contribution in the area of pastoral planning. Pastoral planning though vital still remains a challenge in many parishes yet when well understood contributes to the renewal of vitality in any parish or diocese, the researcher seek to respond to this by clearly explaining the elements of pastoral planning and the various challenges that come with it. The researcher has worked in a number of parishes involved in catechetical teams, pastoral councils and various lay movements but whenever the laity could ask a question “what can we do to make our ministries better”, this question after deep reflection could touch on the issue of formation of the laity and this affects so much the pastoral planning and organization process of any ministry. The researcher has witnessed the laity demanding to know their place in ministry, yearning to do the work of God better but with no one to teach them how to do things that is why formation of lay leadership and its influence on pastoral planning was identified as a research gap this study seeks to addressed. This study seeks to establish a relationship between formation of lay leaders and pastoral planning and this is based on the assumption that pastoral planning and elements that come with it are complex yet a good parish cannot do away with them. If pastoral planning is to bear fruit, then those entrust with the role of leading others in a parish setting need to be formed first in their vocation and mission in the Church and lastly trained in the area of how to achieve this mission through pastoral planning and organization.The paper is divided into five chapters, chapter one gives a background to the research, insertion experience, statement of the problem, objectives, research questions, scope as well as justifications. Chapter two covers the literature review, mainly what different scholars say about the laity, their vocation and mission and pastoral planning. Chapter three entitled Research Design deals with data collection and analysis and Chapter four entitled theological reflection deals with what the Bible, Tradition and the magisterial teachings of the church say on the formation of the laity, vocation and mission and the aspect of pastoral planning. Chapter five deals with the Action plan for formation of lay leaders in Dandora Parish and lastly a general conclusion of this research.