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Facing a pandemic : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / Elias K. Bongmba.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bongmba, Elias Kifon, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- AIDS (Disease)--Africa.
- AIDS (Disease).
- HIV infections--Africa.
- HIV infections.
- AIDS (Disease)--Africa--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- HIV infections--Africa--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Facing a Pandemic traces the history and spread of the HIV/AIDS virus in Africa and its impact on African society and public policy before considering new priorities needed to combat the pandemic. The central argument is that the theological motif of the image of God invites a prophetic critique of the social environment in which HIV/AIDS thrives and calls for a praxis of love and compassion.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Ch. 1: Background to HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Ch. 2: The Imago Dei and its Implications for HIV/AIDS
- Ch. 3: HIV/AIDS and Human Virtues
- Ch. 4: The Imago Dei Invites a Bold Community Praxis
- Ch. 5: The Church, Globalization and HIV/AIDS
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610839704
- 9781280839702
- 1280839708
- 9781435657618
- 1435657616
- 9781602580275
- 1602580278
- OCLC:
- 290591704
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