Christian social practise in a context of HIV/AIDS-related stigmatism in Tanzania

Bible reading and compassionate practices play important roles in church related work for people living with HIV and AIDS in Africa. Those who are affected by this disease experience stigma and exclusion; so compassion is both relevant and important. But the Bible has to be read with the intention t...

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Main Author: Mligo, Elia S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [2012]
In: Diaconia
Year: 2012, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-184
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Summary:Bible reading and compassionate practices play important roles in church related work for people living with HIV and AIDS in Africa. Those who are affected by this disease experience stigma and exclusion; so compassion is both relevant and important. But the Bible has to be read with the intention to reduce the power relation between the Bible reading experts and the non-experts. This is a challenge for the Ujamaa Centre in South Africa.
ISSN:2196-9027
Contains:Enthalten in: Diaconia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.13109/diac.2012.3.2.172