Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity

This article pays attention to Youth unemployment as one of the most serious socio-economic challenges in South Africa. The nature of unemployment in South Africa is followed by a discussion on the interconnectedness between unemployment and poverty. The psychological and theological meaning of work...

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Main Author: Cloete, Anita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-12-01
Series:Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology
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Online Access:http://missionalia.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/133
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spelling doaj-5ac7d8b134b24827b09881b7445c61552020-11-25T01:33:58ZengStellenbosch UniversityMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology0256-95072312-878X2015-12-0143351352510.7832/43-3-133Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human DignityCloete, Anita 0University of StellenboschThis article pays attention to Youth unemployment as one of the most serious socio-economic challenges in South Africa. The nature of unemployment in South Africa is followed by a discussion on the interconnectedness between unemployment and poverty. The psychological and theological meaning of work is discussed in short, followed by the psychological effect of unemployment. In order to indicate how unemployment undermines human dignity, certain theological themes on human dignity are outlined. The final section explores ways in which the church could assist in affirming human dignity in the context of unemployment.http://missionalia.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/133Youthunemploymenthuman dignitychurch
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Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology
Youth
unemployment
human dignity
church
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title Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
title_short Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
title_full Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
title_fullStr Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
title_full_unstemmed Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity
title_sort youth unemployment in south africa: a theological reflection through the lens of human dignity
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology
issn 0256-9507
2312-878X
publishDate 2015-12-01
description This article pays attention to Youth unemployment as one of the most serious socio-economic challenges in South Africa. The nature of unemployment in South Africa is followed by a discussion on the interconnectedness between unemployment and poverty. The psychological and theological meaning of work is discussed in short, followed by the psychological effect of unemployment. In order to indicate how unemployment undermines human dignity, certain theological themes on human dignity are outlined. The final section explores ways in which the church could assist in affirming human dignity in the context of unemployment.
topic Youth
unemployment
human dignity
church
url http://missionalia.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/133
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