P. Knox, Aids, ancestors and salvation: local beliefs in Christian ministry to the sick
From text: Taking his cue from the Kairos document, Knox engages Aids in the Southern African context, especially the context of Lesotho. The role of the veneration of the ancestors in seeking a possible solution to the challenges posed by dealing with the illness forms a substantial part of his di...
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University of the Free State
2009-12-01
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From text: Taking his cue from the Kairos document, Knox engages Aids in the Southern African context, especially the context of Lesotho. The role of the veneration of the ancestors in seeking a possible solution to the challenges posed by dealing with the illness forms a substantial part of his discussion. A prophetic theology in line with the Kairos document’s suggestions is then proposed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-505d035abe554e3dbfa7412b34c532542025-02-11T10:05:20ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892009-12-0129210.38140/at.v29i2.2259P. Knox, Aids, ancestors and salvation: local beliefs in Christian ministry to the sickPieter Verster0University of the Free State From text: Taking his cue from the Kairos document, Knox engages Aids in the Southern African context, especially the context of Lesotho. The role of the veneration of the ancestors in seeking a possible solution to the challenges posed by dealing with the illness forms a substantial part of his discussion. A prophetic theology in line with the Kairos document’s suggestions is then proposed. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2259 |
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