The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: What is at Stake for Christian Mission?

The scale and severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic raises the question of whether our understanding of Christian mission requires to be reshaped. The imperative to respond with justice and compassion leads to a forging of alliances with a surprising variety of social actors. The attention required by t...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ross, Kenneth R. ca. 20./21. Jh. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage 2004
In: Missiology
Jahr: 2004, Band: 32, Heft: 3, Seiten: 337-348
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Zusammenfassung:The scale and severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic raises the question of whether our understanding of Christian mission requires to be reshaped. The imperative to respond with justice and compassion leads to a forging of alliances with a surprising variety of social actors. The attention required by the sexual dimension of life calls for new concepts, new vocabularly, and new emphases in Christian worship, teaching, and outreach. Gender-based power and sexual violence invite prophetic critique as never before. In a context in which many feel abandoned, the significance of a Christian ministry of presence is thrown into sharp relief. Through responding to the epidemic, Christian mission discovers a formative moment at which it is significantly reshaped.
ISSN:2051-3623
Enthält:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182960403200304