Daddy's Come Home: Evangelicalism, Fatherhood and Lessons for Boys in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain

Olsen, Stephanie

doi:10.3149/fth.0503.174

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“…e typical situation in African rural culture is that an older brother replaces the absent or deceased father. is replacement may however create serious problems such as wrong identi cation and the adoption of wrong values on the part of the children (Olsen 2007). In reality, there are many single-parent families with only a mother gure at the head of the family.…”

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Responding to the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness in the South African context: A case study involving concerned fathers from the North West Province

Freeks

2017

STJ

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This article is about the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness in the South African context, and the involving of concerned fathers. To address this challenge, an intervention was crucial as well as the training and equipping of fathers. This intervention consists of different fathers from the North West Province who responded to the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness after workshops presented in a narrative form. The workshops were based on research on fatherhood as this is conceptualized from a Biblical perspective. The research is necessary because South Africa experiences a challenge of absent fathers and fatherlessness. This research showed that the greatest problem with regard to fatherhood is centred on a man’s failure to resolve an identity crisis in the 21st century, but men are generally afraid to admit it. This problem has consequences for families and communities. Furthermore, this article reports on the responses and feedback of fathers and the supporting of literature in the research.

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Responding to the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness in the South African context: A case study involving concerned fathers from the North West Province

Freeks

2017

STJ

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Adolescent Empire: Moral Dangers for Boys in Britain and India, c.1880–;1914

Olsen

2014

Juvenile Delinquency and the Limits of Western Influence, 1850–2000

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Views of mothers on the fundamental role of the Christian father as mentor in a nuclear family environment

Freeks

2018

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The present empirical study explored and described the views of mothers elicited through in-depth interviews. This research followed an explorative, interpretive and descriptive qualitative design by using purposive voluntary sampling. Mothers were selected by their lived experience and knowledge of the father absence problem, leadership, prominence in society, and involvement in their community. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, and field notes were taken. The data was analysed through open coding. The results of the empirical research in which mothers were involved indicated that the Christian father as mentor is deemed crucial and relevant within current families. Mentoring by the father is vital in the lives of children and should be implemented and emphasised within the family context. As mentor, the father should nurture the children spiritually and shape their character, thus helping them become complete, whole and, by the grace of God, holy ‘before God’ (coram Deo).

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Daddy's Come Home: Evangelicalism, Fatherhood and Lessons for Boys in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Responding to the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness in the South African context: A case study involving concerned fathers from the North West Province

Responding to the challenge of father absence and fatherlessness in the South African context: A case study involving concerned fathers from the North West Province

Adolescent Empire: Moral Dangers for Boys in Britain and India, c.1880–;1914

Views of mothers on the fundamental role of the Christian father as mentor in a nuclear family environment

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