Neglecting Religious Health Assets in Responding to HIV and AIDS: An Assessment of the Response of the Free Methodist Church in Southern Africa to HIV and AIDS

This paper is an assessment of the response of the FreeMethodistChurchof Southern Africa (FMCSA) to HIV and AIDS. It shows that this church is neglecting a crucial religious health asset the Wesleyan Health Care Ministry in responding to HIV and AIDS. While this church is rooted in JohnWesleys the...

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Auteur principal: Iyakaremye, Innocent (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of South Africa [2015]
Dans: Missionalia
Année: 2015, Volume: 43, Numéro: 1, Pages: 23-44
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
KDD Église protestante
NCC Éthique sociale
RB Ministère ecclésiastique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Wesley
B Wesleyan Health Care Ministry
B Free Methodist
B Religious Health Assets
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Résumé:This paper is an assessment of the response of the FreeMethodistChurchof Southern Africa (FMCSA) to HIV and AIDS. It shows that this church is neglecting a crucial religious health asset the Wesleyan Health Care Ministry in responding to HIV and AIDS. While this church is rooted in JohnWesleys theology and practice, the findings show that it is not using appropriately the insights that his ministry offers for addressing the pandemic. The content of the article was obtained through interviewing church leaders and caregivers, and conducting focus group discussions with ordinary church members in the FMCSA,Southern KwaZulu-Natal.
ISSN:2312-878X
Contient:Enthalten in: Missionalia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7832/43-1-80