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Die metafoor "diskoers" word in hierdie navorsing verkies aangesien dit resoneer met die narratiewe benadering. Die ondersoek is prakties-teologies begrond en vanuit postmoderniteit as paradigma nagevors met sosiaal-konstruksionisme as epistemologiese vertrekpunt. Die navorsing is binne die narratief-hermeneutiese navorsingsbenadering geplaas en beginsels onderliggend aan deelnemende aksie-navorsing is as deel van kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetodiek gebruik. Die ondersoek is deur die gebruik van meganismes van die narratiewe benadering geïnformeer. Tydens die pastoraal-terapeutiese gesprekvoering het vroue hulle verhale gekonstrueer en hulle diskoerse oor die hemel word in verbatimuittreksels aangehaal. Die moontlikheid om die belewenis van rou te verstaan en te interpreteer sowel as om hoop en vertroosting met behulp van eskatologie en promissioterapie te fasiliteer, word ondersoek. Eskatologie beklemtoon die Christelike aspek en handel met die eintlike en nie slegs met die uiteindelike nie. Promissioterapie handel met die beloftes wat gemoeid is met die begin en die einde, met ander woorde, die eskatologie. In hierdie bespreking word die vroue se siening van die lewe hierna en die rol wat dit kan speel om hoop en vertroosting te bied, toegelig. The central metaphor "discourse" is used in this research because it links with the narrative approach. This discourse is founded in practical theology and researched from postmodernity as paradigm and social constructionism as epistemological point of departure. The research is placed within the narrative hermeneutic approach and principles underlying participatory action research, as part of qualitative research methodology, are portrayed. The discourse is informed by using mechanisms of the narrative approach. Women, affected by the loss of a husband, constructed their stories during the pastoral therapeutic dialogue and their discourses on heaven are portrayed in verbatim conversations. The prospect of eschatology and promissiotherapy, to understand and interpret the experience of mourning and to facilitate hope and consolation, is explored. The concept eschatology emphasises the Christian aspect and deals with the actual and not just the ultimate. Promissiotherapy deals with the promises that are concerned with the beginning and the end or, in other words, the eschatology. The prospect of eschatology and promissiotherapy, to understand and interpret the experience of mourning and to facilitate hope and consolation, is explored. In this discussion the women's portrayal of life hereafter and the role it can play to offer hope and consolation are illustrated.

In this article practical theology is portrayed as a work-zone under construction. In order to understand the architecture associated with the construction work, the impotence of so called zombie categories and shell institutions are used to illustrate that practical theology needs to be re-constructed. This re-construction is being developed through reconsidering paradigm, epistemology and methodology operating within a relevant re-constructed practical theology. Theoretical principles are embodied in the use of the qualitative delphi forecast method, documenting the consensus opinion of 10 informed participants on the possible role of spirituality within the workplace. Building on these accents, some markers are mapped for the further development of the so called recapitalisation of practical theology with emphasis on a possible meaning for the workplace. Future perspectives for the facilitation of spirituality in the workplace are mapped in conclusion.

Belangrike nuwe ontwikkelings het die afgelope dekades binne die praktiese teologie en in besonder die pastorale teologie plaasgevind. Met die veronderstelling dat hierdie ontwikkelings ook deur die Woord ondersteun word, word die betekenis van 'n narratiewe pastorale betrokkenheid op 'n besondere wyse geïllustreer, aan die hand van die Evangelie van Lukas en in besonder die verhaal van Saggeus. Die betekenis daarvan vir die pastoraat word onder die volgende opskrifte ontgin: agter-grond tot pastorale betrokkenheid, die eko-hermeneutiese benadering in 'n pastoraat van narratiewe betrokkenheid, 'n spiralende pastorale betrokkenheid en verhale wat pas. In 'n herme-neutiese proses word paradigmatiese-, epistemologiese- en metodologiese oorwegings in 'n geïntegreerde sirkulêre model aan die orde gestel. Voortspruitend uit 'n eko-hermeneutiese ontwikkeling in die pastoraat word 'n epistemologie van nar-ratiewe betrokkenheid gevolg. Deur ko-konstruksionisme as verdere aksent in die sosiale konstruksionisme te plaas, word die rol van die Skrif verder beskryf. In 'n voortdurende sirkulêre beweging tussen praktyk en teorie word teoretiese perspektiewe gekaats teen die verhaal van Saggeus. Important new developments have occurred during the last few decades within practical theology and in particular within pastoral theology. The article illustrates that narrative passages in Scripture can depict the meaning of these newer developments. Images portraying the spiritual life in the Gospel of Luke and in particular the story of Zacchaeus are explored under the headings: background to a pastoral engagement, an eco-hermeneutic approach in a pastorate of narrative engagement, a spiralling pastoral engagement, and stories that fit. The story of a narrative pastoral engagement unfolds in a circular model, integrating paradigmatic-, epistemological- and methodological matters. An eco-hermeneutical approach closely linked to a pastorate of narrative engagement is followed within the designated epistemology. Social constructionism is augmented to become co-constructionism, thus providing for the recognition of truth as revealed in Scripture. Exemplary of this is that in a life-changing metamorphosis, Zacchaeus' saturated dominant story is replaced by a liberating thickened alternative story.