The therapeutic and integrative significance of faith in the African quest for healing and wholeness

The therapeutic and integrative significance of faith in the African quest for healing and wholeness has attracted a considerable level of interest amongst scholars in recent times. Despite the increasing interest in places of healing, faith communities have not paid much attention to studying the i...

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Main Author: Chiroma, Nathan H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 76, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Healing Sites
B Healing and Wellness
B Triangulation
B Therapeutic
B Faith
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