Interpreting God’s Protection through a Dynamic Faith Partnership

This article examines how Christians in a faith partnership between Malawi and Scotland sought and defined God’s protection as they responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Malawi and Scotland have different cultures, societies and economic prosperity but a shared Presbyterian history,...

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Auteurs: Hartswood, Eve (Auteur) ; Nyang’ama, Thomas Bright C. (Auteur) ; Mazinyane, Lindirabe (Auteur) ; Wild-Wood, Emma (Auteur) ; Grant, Elizabeth (Auteur) ; Thipa, Joseph Andrew 1953- (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2023
Dans: Exchange
Année: 2023, Volume: 52, Numéro: 4, Pages: 314-339
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KBF Îles britanniques
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
NBC Dieu
Sujets non-standardisés:B Covid-19
B Malawi
B Health
B co-operation
B Scotland
B Protection
B mission-partnership
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Résumé:This article examines how Christians in a faith partnership between Malawi and Scotland sought and defined God’s protection as they responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Malawi and Scotland have different cultures, societies and economic prosperity but a shared Presbyterian history, and long-standing faith partnerships through the two national churches. Qualitative interviews articulate striking comparisons of expectations of God’s protection when confronting global disease. This research shows how the dynamics of this partnership allowed both member churches to contribute to each other’s needs and hold a critical solidarity in each other’s interpretation of God’s protection.
ISSN:1572-543X
Contient:Enthalten in: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10047