Abstract
Divorce is a painful and traumatic experience that disrupt the lives of people. Research has shown that the phenomenon of divorce among black South Africans is escalating on a yearly basis. This is accompanied by both emotional, spiritual and psychological effects which impact on the well-being of people. Furthermore, divorce is understood as a disruption of normal life and it also threatens the stability and sustainability of social institutions. As the article is written from a context of pastoral care and counselling, it acknowledges the existence of other forms of care beyond the boundaries of the Christian ministry of healing. The indigenous African martial therapy plays a vital role in black African communities in strengthening marital bonds and its longevity. Even though this African model has been disrupted by the wave of industrialisation and urbanisation, the article argues that its methods of healing, counselling and mediatory role are necessary for African people and in response to the collapse of the institution of marriage.
Highlights
The article deals with the phenomenon of divorce which is becoming common in contemporary society
As the article is written from a context of pastoral therapy, it acknowledges the existence of other forms of care beyond the boundaries of the Christian ministry of healing
Even though this African model has been disrupted by the wave of industrialisation and urbanisation, the article argues that its methods of healing, counselling and mediatory role are necessary for African people and in response to the collapse of the institution of marriage
Summary
The article deals with the phenomenon of divorce which is becoming common in contemporary society. The article argues that while pastoral therapy (as non-African based model) has done well in Christian counselling, there is much to be gained and learned from the indigenous African marital therapy. As this play a significant role in black African communities, its incorporation to the therapy models would enrich the therapy for African people. While this indigenous African marital therapy approach is common in most regions of Africa, the approach in this article is located within communities such as the Sotho, Tswana, and Tsonga ethnic groups. This model can go a long way as part of pastoral therapy, a perspective from which this article is written
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