Dataset corresponding to 'The model for the accompaniment of seekers into silence in their quest for wholeness'

Abstract

This dataset belongs to the following dissertation: Barend Johannes Geyser (2017). The model for the accompaniment of seekers with a Christian background into silence in their quest for wholeness. Radboud University

Data gathering has taken place by means of phenomenological interviews , observations and making field notes during the interviews, as well as video-stimulated recall. The interview transcripts are written in the South African language. This dataset contains the interview transcripts.

The researcher decided to select participants who were starting with their second half of life, thus from 40 to 55 years of age. The participants are all from a Christian background and they were all living in the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg, which means that they are from the socio- economic middle class and upper middle class. There are 3 women and 5 men interviewed. The interviews involve the conscious selection of certain participants. In this instance, the participants are seekers that ask for accompaniment into silence. They are all Christian seekers on a quest for wholeness and investigating the possibility of the practice of silence as an aid in their quest. They all attempted to practice silence in some or other way for at least three years.

In addition to the eight interview transcripts, a read me text is added to explain the context of the dataset.