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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Autor principal: Ross, Kenneth R. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Sage 2004
En: Missiology
Año: 2004, Volumen: 32, Número: 3, Páginas: 337-348
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario: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
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182960403200304