The Faith Sector And Hiv Aids In Botswana

Author : Lovemore Togarasei,Fidelis Nkomazana
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781443827652

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The Faith Sector and HIV/AIDS in Botswana by Lovemore Togarasei,Fidelis Nkomazana Pdf

This book is a collection of chapters by seasoned scholars of religion covering the role played by various religions at home in Botswana in the struggle against HIV and AIDS. The book is a direct result of field research projects conducted by the authors on the role of religion in a country that once ranked as the worst affected by HIV and AIDS in the world. It comprises of twelve chapters that are divided into four parts. The first part, comprising of three chapters, provides a background of the faith sector in Botswana. Part II of the book focuses on the Christian religion and comprises of four chapters. Part III comprises of three chapters discussing other religious groups apart from Christianity. Part IV addresses the role of culture and religion in HIV and AIDS response in Botswana. With several attempts to mainstream HIV and AIDS in education both in schools and in tertiary institutions, the book serves both the academic and research community at national and international levels. It does not serve only those studying religion, but all who address issues of HIV and AIDS from whatever field of study.

Author : Kipton E. Jensen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781443837255

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Parallel Discourses by Kipton E. Jensen Pdf

Animated by the belief that public health programs in Botswana, or other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, would be more effective if those who designed and implemented them possessed a better understanding of existing ethno-medical as well as religious beliefs and cultural practices, Parallel Discourses provides a revised topology of religious identity in Botswana and then shows why it is important to disaggregate or otherwise distinguish between diverse faith-based communities – from traditional African religions and African Independent Churches to mainline Christian denominations and Muslim communities – when designing or implementing faith-based HIV prevention programs. It also describes the identity politics at work within various faith communities as well as between the faith sector and public health officials. And while it may be true that there have existed parallel if not competing discourses on HIV and AIDS in Botswana, between the public health sector and the faith sector or between traditional healers and allopathic physicians, each with their own paradigms of authority and evidence, these strands of discourse are, as suggested throughout this book, amenable to a dialogical rapprochement. Interweaving parallel discourses on HIV and AIDS is itself instrumental to the implementation of increasingly effective HIV prevention programs, enhanced HIV diagnostic capacities and better care for PLWHA (People Living with HIV and AIDS). Though these essays focus on the many obstacles to collaboration between faith communities and the public health sector in Botswana, they also suggest common ground for increasingly collaborative and effective faith-based HIV prevention interventions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Church and social problems
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132882155

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An Assessment of the Capacity of Faith-based Organizations for HIV Prevention in Botswana by Anonim Pdf

Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri,Bev Haddad,Madipoane Joyce Masenya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000100478027

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African Women, HIV/AIDS, and Faith Communities by Isabel Apawo Phiri,Bev Haddad,Madipoane Joyce Masenya Pdf

The book has 3 parts: re-reading the Bible, challenging faith communities and practical resources for faith communities. It is the fruit of a conference of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians on "Sex, Stigma and HIV/AIDS: African Women Challenging Religion, Culture and Social Practices."

Author : Jenny Trinitapoli,Alexander Weinreb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199714605

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Religion and AIDS in Africa by Jenny Trinitapoli,Alexander Weinreb Pdf

The first comprehensive empirical account of how religion affects the interpretation, prevention, and mitigation of AIDS in Africa, the world's most religious continent.

Author : Jenny Trinitapoli,Alexander Weinreb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199831555

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Religion and AIDS in Africa by Jenny Trinitapoli,Alexander Weinreb Pdf

The first comprehensive empirical account of how religion affects the interpretation, prevention, and mitigation of AIDS in Africa, the world's most religious continent.

Author : Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : IND:30000110602459

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A Faith-based Response to HIV in Southern Africa by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Pdf

While there is a general acknowledgement within the church itself that the Church was initially slow to respond to the magnitude of the problem of HIV and AIDS, during the recent past, as the effects of HIV and AIDS within the congregations and communities of the church have become progressively more evident, the Catholic Church has emerged as an increasingly central role-player in a range of initiatives to combat the pandemic. This publication describes the work of the 'Choose to Care' initiative and the way it has been successfully scaled-up through the diocesan and parish network so that programmes are formed by local needs but work with common guidelines and can draw on central support.

Author : Marian Burchardt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137477774

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Faith in the Time of AIDS by Marian Burchardt Pdf

This book describes how Christian communities in South Africa have responded to HIV/AIDS and how these responses have affected the lives HIV-positive people, youth and broader communities. Drawing on Foucault and the sociology of knowledge, it explains how religion became influential in reshaping ideas about sexuality, medicine and modernity.

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 2825415235

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Living with Hope by Ezra Chitando Pdf

Addressing the need for an in-depth understanding and analysis of how Churches in Africa are living with the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, Ezra Chitando's book insists that the church must accompany people and communities living with HIV and AIDS on their journeys of faith. He argues that the church in Africa must be one with friendly feet, which ministers to every need, thus repenting its negative attitudes as well as the stigma and discrimination surrounding the disease. As it works with and among those living with HIV, it must also interrogate its theology, its attitude to sexuality and its gender insensitivity and awaken to the realisation that it must become an all-embracing community. Chitando insists that a church with friendly feet does not pose questions about the moral standing of those with whom it is journeying. African churches need friendly feet to journey with individuals and communities living with HIV and AIDS, warm hearts to demonstrate compassion and anointed hands to effect healing. Reflecting on these themes, Living with Hope is the first of two books.

Author : Oliver Freiberger,Magnus Echtler,Afe Adogame
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647540177

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Alternative Voices by Oliver Freiberger,Magnus Echtler,Afe Adogame Pdf

When scholarship presents the histories, belief systems, and ritual patterns of specific religious groups, it often privileges victorious and élite fractions of those communities to the detriment and neglect of alternative, dissonant, and resurgent voices. The contributions in this volume, which include case studies on various religious and academic contexts, illustrate the importance of listening to those alternative voices for the study of religion.

Author : Lovemore Togarasei
Publisher : Springer
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319785653

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Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe by Lovemore Togarasei Pdf

This edited book offers an engaging portrait into a vital, religious movement inside this southern Africa country. It tells the story of a community of faith that is often overlooked in the region. The authors include leading scholars of religion, theology, and politics from Botswana and Zimbabwe. The insights they present will help readers understand the place of Pentecostal Christianity in this land of many religions. The chapters detail a history of the movement from its inception to the present. Chapters focus on specific Pentecostal churches, general doctrine of the movement, and the movement’s contribution to the country. The writing is deeply informed and features deep historical, theological, and sociological analysis throughout. Readers will also learn about the socio-political and economic relevance of the faith in Zimbabwe as well as the theoretical and methodological implications raised by the Pentecostalisation of society. The volume will serve as a resource book both for teaching and for those doing research on various aspects of the Zimbabwean society past, present, and future. It will be a good resource for those in schools and university and college departments of religious studies, theology, history, politics, sociology, social anthropology, and related studies. Over and above academic and research readers, the book will also be very useful to government policy makers, non-governmental organizations, and civic societies who have the Church as an important stakeholder.

Author : Gideon Byamugisha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015051570060

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Journeys of Faith by Gideon Byamugisha Pdf

Looks at how churches in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa challenge public and official denial of HIV and AIDS; confront stigma, discrimination and judgementalism; educate communities about HIV/AIDS and sexual health; support orphans; campaign for political action; and, provide social support, counselling and health care.

Author : Georges Tiendrebeogo,Michael Buykx
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : UOM:39015069143355

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Faith-based Organisations and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Impact Mitigation in Africa by Georges Tiendrebeogo,Michael Buykx Pdf

Author : Dr Marian Burchardt,Dr Rijk van Dijk,Ms Thera Rasing,Professor Hansjörg Dilger
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472428417

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Religion and AIDS Treatment in Africa by Dr Marian Burchardt,Dr Rijk van Dijk,Ms Thera Rasing,Professor Hansjörg Dilger Pdf

This book critically interrogates emerging interconnections between religion and biomedicine in Africa in the era of antiretroviral treatment for AIDS. Highlighting the complex relationships between religious ideologies, practices and organizations on the one hand, and biomedical treatment programmes and the scientific languages and public health institutions that sustain them on the other, this anthology charts largely uncovered terrain in the social science study of the Aids epidemic. Spanning different regions of Africa, the authors offer unique access to issues at the interface of religion and medical humanitarianism and the manifold therapeutic traditions, religious practices and moralities as they co-evolve in situations of AIDS treatment. This book also sheds new light on how religious spaces are formed in response to the dilemmas people face with the introduction of life-prolonging treatment programmes.

Author : Azetsop, Jacquineau
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336715

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HIV & AIDS In Africa by Azetsop, Jacquineau Pdf

A comprehensive look at the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, this volume features contributions from noted scholars from across the continent and beyond, providing badly needed social analysis and theological reflection from an African perspective.